RANCHO PALOS VERDES
Weekly Activity Report,
July 15, 2001 – July 21, 2001
CRIME SUMMARY
Crimes reported this past week in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes included
two armed robberies, one commercial burglary, two residential burglaries, one vehicle burglary, one felonious assault, one grand theft (auto), two grand thefts, three petty thefts and three acts of vandalism.
ARRESTS
Vehicle Laws - 2
Felonious Assault -1
July 15
Grand Theft (daytime) - Person(s) unknown stole numerous items from a home
in the 28400 block of Lomo Drive. There was no sign of forced entry.
Vehicle Burglary (overnight) - Person(s) unknown broke a window and stole a
woman's handbag from a car in a driveway in the 28500 block of Leacrest Drive.
July 16
Armed Robbery (nighttime) - A male suspect, armed with a handgun, forced his
way into a home on Marguerite Drive, tied up a male victim and stole U.S. currency.
July 17
Grand Theft (weekend) - Person(s) unknown stole two saws from an unlocked
truck in a parking lot in the 29700 block of Western Avenue.
Grand Theft (auto) (overnight) - A 1993 Volvo 850 GLT was stolen from the
30500 block of Rue Langlois.
Armed Robbery (daytime) - Two male suspects, one armed with a handgun, took
a bicycle from a male victim in the 28600 block of Western Avenue.
July 18
Residential Burglary (weekend) - Person(s) unknown damaged a door lock and
stole numerous pieces of furniture from a garage of a home in the 6700 block of Via Canada.
July 19
Commercial Burglary (nighttime) - Person(s) unknown removed a padlock and
stole numerous items from a locker in a business in the 28900 block of Western Avenue.
July 20
Residential Burglary (overnight) - Person(s) unknown entered and ransacked a
home in the 1800 block of Redondela Drive. There was no sign of forced entry and it was unknown at the time of this report if anything was taken.
July 21
Felonious Assault (daytime) - A male suspect was arrested after threatening
a female victim with a knife during an argument at a home in the 5400 block of Bayridge Road.
Traffic Summary 07/15/01 through 07/21/01
TOTAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 4 - last week - (7)
INJURY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 3 - last week - (1)
PERSON(S) INJURED 4 - last week - (1)
HAZARDOUS CITATIONS 39 - last week - (61)
NON-HAZARDOUS CITATIONS 10 - last week - (4)
PARKING CITATIONS 7 - last week - (16)
ENFORCEMENT INDEX (YTD) 47.1 - last week - (50.1)
The RPV Neighborhood Watch program is a very successful
program and we are proud of the many volunteers who work to inform their neighbors of problems in their areas. You may contact Gail Lorenzen at the city hall phone number - 310 377-0360.