Crime: Bottles Explode, Man on Ground Found Surrounded by Beer Cans

Editor's Note: This blotter is from the Los Alamitos Weekly Crime Summary from the Los Alamitos Police Department.

STOLEN VEHICLE

8/12/12 – 11:17 AM – 4000 Green – A report of a stolen work van sometime during the morning. The vehicle was recovered in a nearby city.

AUTO BURGLARY

8/13/12 – 8:48 AM – 10600 Calle Lee – A report of two work vehicles that were forced open with a loss of property from inside sometime over the weekend.

8/16/12 – 8:54 AM – 4100 Green – A report of vehicle window smash and a loss of property sometime overnight.

8/16/12 – 5:41 PM – 4000 Howard – A report of a loss of property from a vehicle by unknown means sometime during the day.

8/18/12 – 11:45 AM – 10800 Oak – A report of two vehicles with a window smashed and a loss of property from both during the prior two hours.

COMMERCIAL BURGLARY/SHOPLIFT

8/12/12 – 1:36 PM – 3500 Cerritos Ave. – A report of a loss of property from a locked storage space by unknown means sometime during the prior three months.

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY

8/14/12 – 7:25 PM – 11200 Reagan – A report of an unauthorized person entering an unsecured residence and taking property sometime during the prior two weeks.

8/18/12 – 5:13 PM – 12100 Cherry – A report of an unauthorized person taking a bicycle from an open garage during the prior two hours.

ASSAULT

8/15/12 – 9:44 PM – 10900 Oak – A report of a family disturbance. A 57-year-old Los Alamitos male was arrested on suspicion of spousal abouse. 

DUI

8/12/12 – 2:25 AM – Cerritos Ave. and Los Alamitos Blvd. – Traffic stop. A Long Beach woman, 29, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. 

8/17/12 –11:50 PM – Katella Ave. and Civic Center Dr. – Traffic stop. A 43-year-old Lakewood man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

DRUNK IN PUBLIC

8/17/12 – 7:46 AM – 10900 Los Alamitos Blvd. – A report of a person lying on the ground surrounded by beer cans. A 37-year-old male transient was arrested on suspicion of being intoxicated in public and unable to care for himself.

8/17/12 – 7:02 PM – 10900 Los Alamitos Blvd. – Several reports of an intoxicated person bothering customers in the area. A 37-year-old male transient was arrested on suspicion of being intoxicated in public and unable to care for himself.

THEFT

8/13/12 – 6:25 AM – 10700 Bloomfield – A report of two batteries being removed from work trucks sometime overnight.

8/17/12 – 12:56 PM – 3900 Katella – A report of a rear vehicle license plate being taken during daytime hours yesterday.

IDENTITY THEFT/CREDIT CARD/CHECK FRAUD

8/13/12 – 12:12 PM – 3900 Ball – A report of an unauthorized person taking money from the victim’s bank account.

MISCELLANEOUS
8/12/12 – 6:20 AM – 5000 Katella Ave. – Pedestrian check. A 45-year-old man from Carson was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

8/12/12 – 10:19 PM – 10600 Los Alamitos Blvd. – A report of someone throwing a rockthrough the front window of a business.

8/13/12 – 7:31 AM – Howard and Langley – Bicycle stop. A 20-year-old man arrested for a probation warrant.

8/13/12 – 2:49 PM – 11000 Essex – A report of suspicious persons in the area. A 32-year-old Placentia man was arrested on suspicion of possessing syringes. Another Placentia man, 33, was arrested for a probation warrant. 

8/14/12 – 8:45 PM – 3500 Green – A report of a suspicious water bottle that had exploded.

8/15/12 – 9:20 PM – 3500 Green – A report of a suspicious water bottle that had exploded, and another that had not exploded.

8/15/12 – 9:32 PM – 4200 Farquhar – A report of a person discharging a laser at an aircraft and passing vehicles.