Crime & Safety

Burglaries, Car Theft, Fraud

Here is the latest weekly crime summary from the Los Alamitos Police Department.

Editor's Note: The following crime calls were made to the Los Alamitos Police Department and reported in its crime summary for Sept. 22-Sept. 28.

AUTO BURGLARY
  • 09/22/13 –2:4AM –3000 Marna–a report of a vehicle window smash with the loss of property which occurred within the past five minutes
COMMERCIAL BURGLARY/SHOPLIFT
  • 09/22/13 –2:20PM–10700 Los Alamitos Blvd. –a report of an unauthorized taking of property from a business which occurred within the past thirty minutes. The suspect was described as a Male, Hispanic, 25 –27 years old, unshaven, wearing a white shirt, shorts, and a grey baseball cap with the letters “LA”. The suspect fled in a silver Jeep Cherokee.
  • 09/24/13 –1:32PM –3700 Katella –a report of an unauthorized taking of property from a business which occurred within the past month.
  • 09/26/13 –6:58PM –3900 Cerritos –a report of an unauthorized entry into a business with the loss of property which occurred within the past twenty minutes.
DRUNK IN PUBLIC
  • 09/23/13 –1:48AM –Catalina and Los Alamitos Blvd. –a pedestrian check. SUSPECT ARRESTED: Male, 36 years, of Berkley for public intoxication.
POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
  • 09/23/13 –9:39AM–3500 Cerritos –a report of a suspicious person. SUSPECT ARRESTED: Male, 32 years, of Long Beach for possession of a controlled substance. 
  • 09/28/13 –11:08PM –4300 Howard –a report of a disturbance. SUSPECT ARRESTED: Male, 23 years, of Los Alamitos for cultivation of marijuana
IDENTITY THEFT/CREDIT CARD/CHECK FRAUD
  • 09/23/13–11:42AM –3500 Thor –a report of unauthorized use of personal information to establish credit card accounts.
MISCELLANEOUS
  • 09/24/13 –9:15PM –3400 Katella–a report of a suspicious person in a vehicle. SUSPECT ARRESTED: Male, 19years, of Artesia for an outstanding warrant.
  • 09/26/13 –5:50AM –10900 Los Alamitos Blvd. –a report of a suspicious person. SUSPECT ARRESTED: Male, 35 years, of Westminster for under the influence of a controlled substance
To report a crime in Los Alamitos, call 562-594-7232. For emergencies, call 911.

Editor's Note: Not all facts in each report are made public. There should be no assumption of guilt based on this limited information.

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