A residential burglary was reported in the 5000 block of Hill Street on April 6, and upon arrival, deputies found multiple rooms ransacked. The victim called a friend to take a look at the home, and the friend found the dining room glass door shattered with shards covering the floor. The friend proceeded to call the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. Authorities also found multiple cabinets and closets left open with clothes scattered on the floor. Deputies also found the driver door and trunk of two of the homeowner’s vehicle open when they searched the garage. The victim said their son was looking after the home, but he was not present at the time of the incident.
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A business burglary was reported in the 800 block of Foothill Boulevard on April 7 between midnight and 6 a.m. The deputy responded to the incident and saw a glass sliding door of the business shattered. A protective sweep of the business was conducted, and the deputy saw a safe in the back office that was open and completely empty with the keypad dented in. The informant was contacted and said that he arrived at the business and saw the glass door broken and the safe in the office open. He was unsure if the alarm was set the night prior since only managers had access to it. He said that there was some money missing from the safe.
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A petty theft was reported in the 900 block of Town Center Drive on April 5 at 6:30 p.m. The asset protection manager of the location told the deputy that while watching the store through the video surveillance cameras, she saw an adult male wearing a black long sleeve shirt quickly pick out bottles of liquor from the shelf and place it in a red bag. Believing the suspect would steal items because of his behavior, the manager waited for him at the front entrance. The manager saw the suspect walk past the cash registers without paying for the items and immediately identified herself to the suspect before reaching for the bag of liquor. The suspect ran away toward City Hall and entered a black automobile later identified as a Mercedez-Benz E class sedan thanks to surveillance footage. The suspect drove out of the parking lot and out of view. Officials said the suspect stole two bottles of Don Julio Añejo and two bottles of Don Julio Blanco. The manager described the suspect as a man, approximately 18-20 years old, wearing a black long sleeved shirt, gray pants and black shoes.
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A shoplifting incident was reported in 900 block of Town Center Drive on April 4 at 7:49 p.m. The loss prevention employee said that a man walked in from the main entrance of the business, went to the toy aisle and grabbed four LEGO sets. The suspect carried the LEGOs with both hands as he exited the store without paying. The employee said that she was able to take one of the LEGO sets from the suspect but he continued to take three items out of the store. The suspect was described as a man wearing a black hat, a white face mask, a black and white jacket and black pants.
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 April 11 print issue of the Outlook Valley Sun.
