Deputies responded to a battery report in the 900 block of Foothill Boulevard on Aug. 17 at 10 a.m. The victim, his wife and infant daughter were waiting in front of a business until they opened, when a female walked to the front of the store bypassing the line of customers waiting. The victim then pushed the stroller that had his infant daughter in closer to the front door to prevent the suspect from being the first person in the store. While the victim was shopping with his family, the suspect walked up to him and started to talk to him. The victim was concerned about his daughter’s safety, so he and his wife started recording the suspect. The suspect then tried to grab the victim’s cell phone, but failed and left the store.
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Deputies responded to a vehicle burglary in the 800 block of Town Center Drive on Aug. 17 between 5 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. The victim was at the gym and locked her vehicle which she parked on Town Center Drive. When she returned to her vehicle, she discovered the passenger side window was smashed. Upon inspection, she noticed that multiple credit cards were stolen, along with her driver’s license, permanent resident car, Germany identification card, a handbag, wallet and money. All the items that were stolen were located inside her handbag, which she placed on the front passenger seat covered in towels. She later received two alerts from her bank regarding suspicious transactions and closed all three credit cards.
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A grand theft was reported in the 900 block of Town Center Drive on Aug. 17 at 12:02 p.m. The victim said he arrived at the business and placed his purple Aventon Level 2 electric bicycle, which had his yellow bike helmet, and his two black Pannetier bags attached to the bicycle, by the north corner of the entrance, near the ramp leading to the parking lot. He had a phone charging battery pack inside of the left Pannetier bag. The victim said that he secured the bike by placing a bike chain through the spokes of both tires to prevent the bicycle from being driven away. After going into the business to get some water, he noticed that his electric bicycle was gone and believed that someone had taken it. He notified the business and tried to look for his bike but was unable to find it. After deputies obtained surveillance footage, they found that the footage showed a man making several passes by the bicycle, until he finally took it and carried it away.
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A petty theft incident was reported in the 900 block of Town Center Drive on Aug. 18 between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. The victim met her sister for lunch and sat in the corner of the dining area and placed her purse on the chair closest to the wall. When she went to the counter to order some food, she left her purse behind at the table. She waited for her food for 10 to 15 minutes before returning to the table. When she retrieved her purse prior to leaving, she noticed the weight of it to be lighter than before. She then discovered that her wallet was missing, which contained various credit and debit cards, her driver’s license and banknotes. She then received text messages regarding fraudulent activity associated with her credit and debit cards and froze her cards and did not suffer any financial loss.
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A deputy responded to a grand theft incident in the 1000 block of Lavender Lane between Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Aug. 20 at 8 a.m. The victim parked his locked 2004 silver Honda Accord on the street in front of his residence on Aug. 19. When he returned to his vehicle the next day to start it, he heard a loud noise coming from where his catalytic converter used to be. After reviewing surveillance footage on his Ring camera, he found a still image of a dark vehicle parked next to his Honda.
Editor’s note: Details included in the Sheriff’s crime report are taken directly from the deputies’ reports on file at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s station. The Outlook Valley Sun is not responsible for the incompleteness or inaccuracies in the original reports.
First published in the August 24 print issue of the Outlook Valley Sun.
