Crime & Safety
Los Alamitos Police Blotter: Smash and Grab
A week in Los Alamitos crime saw a spree of smash and grab car burglaries in the area of Green and Katella.
Editor's Note: Reported from the Los Alamitos Weekly Crime Summary for the most recent week reported.
STOLEN VEHICLE
3/7/11 – 5:41 PM – 5100 Tripoli – a report of a vehicle stolen from a residence sometime in the morning.
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AUTO BURGLARY
3/7/11 – 2:17 PM – 11000 Via El Mercado – A report of two utility trucks where the storage container locks were broken and a loss of property sometime over the weekend.
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3/9/11 – 9:01 AM – 4300 Green – A report of a vehicle window smashed and a loss of property sometime overnight.
3/9/11 – 9:07 PM – 4100 Katella – A report of a vehicle window smashed and a loss of property within the last two hours.
3/11/11 – 11:58 PM – 3700 Green – A report of suspicious noises and a car alarm. Officers found a vehicle window smashed and a loss of property.
COMMERCIAL BURGLARY/SHOPLIFT
3/9/11 – 5:32 PM – 3400 Katella – A report of two people posing as customers and taking property yesterday.
ASSAULT
3/7/11 – 12:20 PM – 4000 Farquhar – A report of a sexual assault committed by a person known to the victim approximately one week ago.
POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
3/6/11 – 1:57 AM – 3700 Cerritos – Traffic stop. Suspects areested: Male, 26 years, of Redondo Beach, for possession of a controlled substance, possession of hypodermic needles, and warrants, and a female, 27 years, of Costa Mesa, for warrants.
3/6/11 – 1:59 PM – Katella and Cara – Traffic stop. Suspect arrested: Male, 30
years, of Buena Park, for possession of a controlled substance.
3/6/11 – 11:42 PM – 3900 San Bonito – Pedestrian check. Suspect arrested:
Male, 18 years, of Rossmoor, for possession of a controlled substance.
3/10/11 – 2:18 PM – 3800 Howard – Pedestrian check. Suspect arrested: Male, 29 years, of Los Alamitos, for possession of a controlled substance.
THEFT
3/9/11 – 10:36 AM – 3600 Green – A report of an unauthorized person entering an unlocked vehicle and taking property sometime overnight.
3/11/11 – 2:19 PM – 10900 Oak – A report of an unauthorized person entering an unlocked vehicle and taking property sometime during the day.
IDENTITY THEFT/CREDIT CARD/CHECK FRAUD
3/7/11 – 5:55 PM – 10600 Oak – A report of an unauthorized person establishing a credit account using the victim’s information.
3/10/11 – 10:08 AM – 12100 Reagan – A report of an unauthorized person establishing credit accounts using the victim’s information.
MISCELLANEOUS
3/7/11 – 4:47 AM – 3500 Cerritos – A report of graffiti and other vandalism sometime overnight.
3/7/11 – 6:46 AM – 5400 Katella – A report of a lock cut off a trailer sometime
overnight.
3/11/11 – 7:29 AM – 3700 Farquhar – A report of damage to a gate and wall sometime during the past two days.
3/11/11 – 9:17 AM – 11000 Via El Mercado – A report of a window smashed sometime overnight.
3/11/11 – 7:49 PM – Farquhar and Rochelle – Traffic stop. Suspect arrested:
Male, 41 years, of Los Alamitos, for warrant.
3/12/11 – 9:07 PM – Cerritos and Humbolt – Traffic stop. Suspect arrested:
Male, 18 years, of Huntington Beach, for possession of a modified imitation firearm and possession of a controlled substance.
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