Police Beat: Burglar takes toiletries, and a rash of grand thefts auto
CONTACT information for LAPD Olympic and Wilshire divisions.
OLYMPIC DIVISION
BURGLARIES: A man woke up and noticed his bedroom door had been closed, on July 31 at 11:30 a.m. Upon further inspection, the screen to his bathroom window had been removed, and a suspect was found hiding in a ditch outside the man’s bathroom window on the 400 block of S. Norton Ave. The suspect, who was taken into custody when police arrived, was found to have in his possession the victim’s bathroom toiletries.
Jewelry and money were stolen from a home on the 800 block of S. Norton Ave. after a suspect unscrewed window bars to enter the property on Aug. 11 at 11 a.m.
Jewelry and money also were stolen from a home on the 400 block of S. Van Ness Ave. after a suspect broke a side window to enter the property on Aug. 11 at 12:30 p.m.
GRAND THEFTS AUTO: A 2019 Hyundai Tucson was stolen while parked on the 500 block of S. St. Andrews Pl. between Aug. 1 at 4 p.m. and Aug. 2 at 8 a.m.
A 2018 Hyundai Sonata was stolen while parked on the 300 block of S. St. Andrews Pl. on Aug. 2 between 12:05 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.
A 2019 Hyundai Sonata was stolen while parked in a parking lot on the 500 block of S. St. Andrews Pl. between Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. and Aug. 3 at 8:15 a.m.
A 2019 Kia Forte was stolen while parked on the 900 block of S. Bronson Ave. between Aug. 4 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 5 at 7:30 a.m.
A 2013 Kia Sportage was stolen while parked on the 700 block of S. Wilton Pl. between Aug. 7 at 9:25 p.m. and Aug 8 at 6:30 a.m.
A 1996 Ford van was stolen while parked on Maplewood Avenue between Van Ness and Wilton between Aug. 8 at 4:30 p.m. and Aug. 9 at 8:30 a.m.
THEFTS FROM VEHICLES: A catalytic converter was stolen from a 2009 Toyota Prius on Aug. 8 at 9:15 a.m. while the car was parked on the 500 block of S. Norton Ave.
WILSHIRE DIVISION
BURGLARIES: A laptop computer and a watch were among the items stolen from a home on the 100 block of N. Arden Blvd. after a suspect broke a front door lock to gain entry and ransack the interior on Aug. 9 between 6:50 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
A bicycle was stolen from behind a gated and locked driveway on the 400 block of S. McCadden Pl. after a suspect broke the gate lock between Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Aug. 15 at 11 a.m.
THEFTS FROM VEHICLES: A wallet and technology equipment were stolen from inside a 2020 Hyundai Elantra after a suspect broke the driver side door to gain entry while the vehicle was parked in a building garage located at the corner of La Brea Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard.
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