For the period of Sunday, July 28, through Saturday, August 3, the Police Department responded to 981 calls for service of which 99 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of some of the incidents handled by the Department during this period.
Sunday, July 28:
1. At 7:38 a.m., officers were dispatched to Albertano’s Mexican Food restaurant at 211 E. Live Oak Avenue following a report of a commercial burglary. The victim had received an alarm notification on their phone at 4:00 a.m. but chose not to involve the police. Upon arriving at the restaurant at 7:30 a.m., the victim discovered a broken side glass window. The stolen cash register box, containing $150, was missing. Surveillance footage showed an unidentified male suspect breaking the window at 4:10 a.m. using an unknown tool. The suspect then entered, took the cash box, and fled on foot eastbound on Live Oak Avenue. The empty cash box was later found in the rear parking lot of a nearby church. DNA was swabbed from the cash box and collected as evidence.
Monday, July 29:
2. At 11:52 p.m., officers were called to the 30 block of Alta Street in response to an ongoing armed robbery. Upon arrival, they found that the victim had recently returned from the Commerce Casino. While the victim was parking in the garage, three men with handguns entered the open garage. They proceeded to restrain the victim using zip ties and duct tape before searching the home. The suspects took $380,000 in cash and a $67,000 watch before escaping through the rear alley before the officers arrived.
Tuesday, July 30:
3. At 6:40 p.m., an officer was called to CVS at 1401 S. Baldwin Avenue for a fraud report. The victim received a call from an unknown male claiming to be from Southern California Edison. The caller told the victim that his account would be disconnected for owing $250, instructing him to wire the payment via a CVS e-cash transfer and sending a CVS barcode via text message. The victim complied and made the transaction at CVS. Shortly after, the victim received another call demanding an additional $131, which raised suspicion, leading to the victim ending the call. The victim then contacted Southern California Edison, who confirmed they had not contacted him. Edison informed the victim of the scam and advised contacting the Arcadia Police Department.
Wednesday, July 31:
4. At 10:43 p.m., workers at Santa Anita Spreading Grounds noticed a transient individual wandering in one of their job site yard areas. The transient quickly left upon seeing the employees arriving. Upon returning later, the employees discovered a duffle bag containing approximately 10 feet of conveyor electrical wire (that belonged to the jobsite) left behind. Additionally, they observed that one of the transformers had been tampered with. The employees reported the attempted theft, and an investigation was pending at the time of the report.
Thursday, August 1:
5. At 11:05 a.m., the victim visited Bank of America at 1234 S. Baldwin Ave to conduct a wire transfer. After finishing the transaction, the victim returned to her vehicle. While seated in the driver's seat, an unidentified male suspect forcibly opened the passenger side door, snatched the victim's Louis Vuitton purse from her shoulder, and a struggle ensued. The suspect managed to overpower the victim and escaped with her purse in a brown Honda Civic. There were no witnesses or CCTV footage available to assist in identifying the suspect.
Friday, August 2:
6. At 2:36 p.m., officers responded to The Shops at Santa Anita at 400 South Baldwin Avenue regarding a female subject who was verbally aggressive with mall security and refused to leave. The officers found the woman walking around the store and tried to engage with her, but she ignored them and kept walking. When the officers eventually stopped her and started communicating, she began making nonsensical statements, mistaking the officers for her family members. She believed they were her husband and father to her baby, accusing them of being possessed by unknown entities and shouting at passersby. Due to their training and experience, the officers suspected that the woman was undergoing a mental health crisis and posed a risk to others. Consequently, she was placed under a W.I.C. 5150 hold for a 72-hour mental evaluation.
Saturday, August 3:
7. At 1:59 a.m., an officer pulled over a vehicle for lane straddling under CVC 21658(a) during a traffic stop. Upon approaching the driver through the open window, the officer noticed a strong smell of alcohol inside the vehicle and observed the driver's watery, bloodshot eyes. The driver admitted to consuming "2-3 shots of whiskey" when questioned by the officer. Due to the signs of alcohol intoxication and the driver's statements, the officer asked the driver to step out of the vehicle for a Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST). Following the test and the driver's performance, the officer had reasonable cause to believe the driver was driving under the influence of alcohol, leading to an arrest for CVC 23152(a) - Driving Under the Influence. During an inventory search of the vehicle, the officer found a partially empty bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey on the rear passenger seat.
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