Crime Blotter: A Drunk Drives Over the Sidewalk Until Light Pole Stops Him

Editor's Note: Reported from the Los Alamitos Weekly Crime Summary for the most recent week reported.

AUTO BURGLARY

• 6/12/11 – 2:57 PM – 3500 Cerritos – A report of a vehicle window smash and loss of property sometime during the day.

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY

6/13/11 – 9:11 AM – 10600 Oak – A report of an unauthorized person removing property from a common room.

DUI

• 6/18/11 – 2:06 AM – 10800 Los Alamitos Blvd. – A solo vehicle traffic collision across  the sidewalk and into a street light.  A 24-year-old man from Maywood was arrested on suspicion for DUI.

POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

• 6/12/11 – 9:35 AM – Cerritos and Humbolt – Pedestrian check.  A 42 year-old man from Garden Grove was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance.

THEFT

• 6/12/11 – 11:07 AM – 3500 Orangewood – A report of an unauthorized person taking property from a building.
• 6/15/11 – 08:35 AM  – 4000 Howard – A report of bicycle locks cut and one bicycle taken overnight.
• 6/15/11 – 10:35 AM – 10700 Reagan – A report of several delivered packages being taken from the front porch of a residence recently.
• 6/15/11 – 11:55 AM – 3600 Howard – A report of a bicycle being taken during the early morning.
• 6/17/11 – 7:30 AM – 10800 Kyle – A report of a person fraudulently ordering property from a business by telephone and having it delivered to Indiana.

IDENTITY THEFT/CREDIT CARD/CHECK FRAUD

• 6/13/11 – 12:35 PM – 11100 Midway – A report of an unauthorized person using the victim’s debit card information.
• 6/16/11 – 2:23 PM – 10900 Portal – A report of an unauthorized person cashing fraudulent checks against victim’s account.

MISCELLANEOUS

• 6/13/11 – 1:26 PM – Katella and Walnut – A report of unsafe driving through an empty lot.  A Juvenile was arrested on suspicion of reckless driving.
• 6/14/11 – 11:37 AM – 10300 Los Alamitos Blvd. – A report of a person drinking alcohol and urinating in the parking lot.  A 36 year-old man from Los Alamitos on suspicion of having an open alcohol container and drinking alcohol in public.
• 6/15/11 – 8:31 PM – Valley View and Chapman – Traffic stop.  A 42 year-old man from Huntington Park was arrested  for a warrant.
• 6/16/11 – 3:11 PM – Katella and Lexington – Traffic stop.  A 45-year-old man from Maywood was arrested for a warrant.
• 6/17/11 – 11:56 AM – 3900 Myra – A report of juveniles throwing rocks from the flood control channel and damaging property in the rear of a residence.
• 6/17/11 – 11:47 PM – 3600 Kempton – Pedestrian check.  A 18 year-old man from Los Alamitos was arrested on suspicion of possession of alcohol.