A Pit Bull Attack and Vandals Thrash the Golf Course

The Seal Beach Police Blotter reflects police reports from the week of Feb. 21 to Feb. 27. Notable incidents of the week involved three reports of dog bites including one incident where a pit bull was allowed to roam off-leash on a baseball field where it reportedly bit a child and could not be contained without the help of animal control.

Last week, the Old Ranch Country Golf Club was severely vandalized when unknown vandals broke in, thrashed a bathroom and threw benches and golf equipment into the lake.

The week also saw another report of an ongoing scam in which elderly victims are targeted by a caller purporting to be the victim’s grandson in jail and in need of a money wire. Anyone who believes they have been victims of such a scam should call the police department at 562-799-4100.

The vast majority of police reports were traffic related, however last week saw an unusual number of burglar alarms going off. Anyone with information about incidents in the blotter can contact the police department at 562-799-4100.

BURGLARY

• Feb. 22 — 6:35 p.m. — Pacific Coast Highway — An unknown suspect entered the premises through a small window, dismantled the office and made off with a safe and $9,200 in cash.
• Feb. 25 — 3:39 p.m. — Seal Beach Boulevard — Vehicle Burglary — A woman reported that someone had broken into her Astrovan, stealing her GPS, iPad and printer.

THEFT

• Feb. 24 — 9:30 a.m. — Glenview Road — A person reported that a six-speed yellow Schwinn bike was taken from the carport.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Feb. 24 — 8:29 p.m. — 2nd Street — Identity Theft — A victim reported that their name, social security number and personal information had been used to open credit accounts.

• Feb. 24 — 12:45 p.m. — Information Taken — A man had received numerous calls from someone purporting to be his grandson and in jail and in need of money for bail. In recent months, several local senior citizens have been the target of similar scams.
• Feb. 25 — 10:17 a.m. — Main Street — Counterfeit Bill — A customer used a counterfeit $20 bill at a Main Street business.
• Feb. 25 — 1:38 p.m. — 16th Street — Mail Theft — A man reported that someone had been ordering credit cards in his name and stealing the cards from the mail.
• Feb. 26 – 8:15 a.m. — Seal Beach Boulevard — Fraud Report — A man reported that $275,000 had been stolen from an escrow account through a wire transfer.
• Feb. 27 — 6:38 a.m. Lampson Avenue — Vandalism — A report was taken after someone allegedly cut through the golf course fence, threw ball washers and benches into the lake, trashed a bathroom and destroyed an irrigation clock.
• Feb. 27 — 8:49 a.m. — College Park Drive — The caller reported that a man had let his pit bull off-leash inside the baseball field, and the dog had attacked a child who was playing on the field. When police arrived, the reporter and child were gone, but the dog owner was still on the field, unable to control his dog. Animal Control was called to get the dog, and the man was cited.