Baby stroller wallet snatching

The Arcadia Police Department responded to 868 calls for service from Sunday, May 2, through Saturday, May 8, of which 142 required formal investigations.
Here is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the officers of the Arcadia Police Department during this period. (Listed in crime categories created by Arcadia’s Best).

ARCADIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Calls for Criminal Activity
Totals Year-to-Date (thru 5/8)
Calls for Service: 16,661 (2009 total: 50,371; 2008 Total: 49,699)
Formal Investigations: 2,518 (2009 total: 7,092; 2008 total: 6,705)

Dangerous weapon
An 18-year-old El Monte woman was detained for a theft investigation at a store in the Westfield Shopping Town on Friday, May 7. Police discovered a dagger with a 5” blade in her purse.  She was subsequently arrested for possession of a dangerous weapon.

Wallet snatching
Just before 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 2, a woman was shopping at Old Navy at the Westfield Shopping Town. She stopped to feed her baby and while she was distracted, someone stole the wallet from her purse which had been stored under the baby stroller.

BB Gun window damage
Shortly before 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, two windows in the Chamber of Commerce building, located in the 300 block of Huntington Drive, were shattered. Investigation revealed a BB gun was used to commit the vandalism.  No one was injured and no suspects were seen.

Stolen car
* Around 1:00 a.m. Tuesdsay, May 4, officers responded to the report of suspicious persons in the area. Police contacted and arrested an 18-year-old Covina man who was in possession of burglary tools. Investigation also led officers to a cold-plated stolen vehicle in the area. During interrogation the man admitted to driving the stolen car to the area to commit burglaries.
* A 1994 Acura Integra was stolen from the alley in the 00 block of east Duarte Road on Saturday, May 8. The theft occurred overnight and no suspects were seen.

Business theft/burglary
Around noon on Saturday, May 8, an 18-year-old Los Angeles woman was arrested for steal clothing items from American Apparel, located in the Westfield Shopping Town.

Auto burglary
Two vehicles parked in the 100 block of California Street were broken into overnight Monday, May 3. Suspects smashed the passenger side front window of each vehicle and took miscellaneous property including a cellular phone, a Sirius radio, and a GPS unit.

Drugs and alcohol
* An officer made a traffic stop on a vehicle near Second Avenue and Huntington Drive around 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 3. The driver displayed symptoms of intoxication. Field sobriety tests were conducted and the driver was arrested for DUI. A breathalyzer was administered and the 63-year-old Arcadia man had a blood/alcohol level twice the legal limit.
* Two DUI arrests were made on Wednesday, May 5. A 26-year-old Pasadena man was arrested at about 1:45 a.m. at Baldwin Avenue and Camino Real; and a 23-year-old La Puente man was arrested shortly before 11:00 p.m. near Ninth Avenue and Live Oak Avenue. Both arrestees had blood/alcohol levels above the legal limit.
* About 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 6, two High School students were arrested on campus for possession of marijuana. Both students were issued citations and released to their parents.
* An 18-year-old Arcadia man was arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of a dangerous weapon.  The man was in a vehicle at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 6, in an alley in the 700 block of Southview Road when a patrol officer made contact with him and a companion.  An investigation led to the arrest.
* Shortly before 9:00 p.m. Friday, May 7, a 56-year-old West Covina woman was arrested for drunk in public in the 00 block of east Huntington Drive.

Suicidal man in traffic
About 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, officers responded to the area of Colorado Place and San Juan Drive on the report of a man in traffic. Officers located a 21-year-old Pasadena man who was suicidal.  The man was taken into protective custody and transported to a psychiatric facility for evaluation and treatment.

Stolen construction materials
Suspects entered a locked and fenced property in the 2000 block of Sixth Avenue overnight Sunday, May 2, and stole professional contractor tools from the unsecured home that is being remodeled. Tools valued at $2,500.

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