Press Release posted 2/1/19 – Sierra Madre Police Department Police Blotter Report January 20 to January 27, 2019
During this period, the Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 317 day and night time calls for service.
Monday, January 21
A theft by unknown suspect(s) from an unlocked vehicle was reported to have occurred in the driveway in the 100 block of Coburn Ave. sometime between Sunday, 1/20/19, at about 5:00PM and Monday, 1/21/19, at about 8:00AM. A tennis bag, tennis rackets, a jacket and possibly a checkbook were apparently removed from the vehicle.
Case to Detectives
1:41pm
Officers were dispatched to interview a citizen to report that his tires, radio and speakers were stolen from his vehicle. The vehicle was parked to the rear of a building in the 100 block of W. Sierra Madre Bl. The apparent theft occurred sometime between 1/18/19 at 5:00PM and 1/21/19 at 10:00AM.
Case to Detectives
Wednesday, January 23
Between 1/20/19 at 10:15AM and 1/23/19 at 8:29AM, an unknown suspect(s) entered a commercial building by prying a door in the 00 block of N Baldwin Ave. The suspect(s) then entered the building, pried open an office door, pried open a safe and took a bag containing money. The suspect(s) then fled in an unknown direction by unknown means.
Case to Detectives
Saturday, January 26
At about 2:14PM, officers responded to the 00 block of N. Baldwin Ave. regarding several juveniles that were seen attempting to break into a vacant structure. Officers made contact with several juveniles. Further investigation revealed that the juveniles were trespassing and were released to their parents.
Sunday, January 27
A resident reported that her daughter parked and locked her car in the driveway at about 2am in the 200 block of N. Sunnyside Ave. At about 6:00AM, the resident discovered the vehicle had been stolen. No one had permission to drive the vehicle and a set of keys is missing.
Case to Detectives
9:42am
A theft of a vehicle was reported in the station’s lobby by a resident who parked his vehicle in his carport in the 500 block of W. Sierra Madre Bl. at about 12:20AM. The VW Golf was locked and secured. At 9:00AM the victim’s wife went to place a bag in the vehicle and discovered it had been stolen. No one had permission to drive the vehicle however, the victim’s purse was stolen on 1/25/19 in Los Angeles that contained her ID and the keys for the stolen vehicle.
Case to Detectives