[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for May 12-18. - Brad Haugaard]
During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 533 service events, resulting in 88 investigations. Following are the last week's highlighted issues and events:
Grand Theft Auto / Vehicle Burglary
May 13 at 9:12 p.m., police responded to the report of a stolen vehicle in the 900 block of South Primrose. The victim parked his 1994 Honda Accord at the location. When he returned to where he parked his vehicle, approximately an hour later, he discovered his vehicle was missing. The victim did not know his license plate number. The vehicle was located an hour later, half a block away in an alley. The stereo and speakers were missing from the vehicle.
Attempt Suicide / Mental Evaluation
May 13 at 9:29 p.m., a female subject came to the police department lobby to report her ex-husband had stated that he was going to commit suicide. He had grabbed the garden hose and left the location in his truck, which has a camper shell. When his son called him, he stated that he was going to park somewhere, connect the hose to the exhaust pipe, and die of carbon monoxide poisoning. The ex-wife had driven around searching for the ex-husband, but when she was unable to find him, she came to the police station. The father refused to tell his son where he was parked.
Police dispatchers where able to locate the vehicle by using the cell phone and discovered the vehicle was parked in a parking lot in the 400 block of East Foothill. Officers arrived and located the vehicle with the hose attached to the tailpipe, leading into the camper shell. The officers opened the rear hatch and smelled a strong odor of carbon monoxide. The subject was lying in the bed of the truck, lethargic. Paramedics responded and took the subject to a hospital for treatment, where he was held for 72-hour mental evaluation.
Assault with a Deadly Weapon - Suspect Arrested
May 13 at 10:14 p.m., officers were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of Montana regarding a large party at the location, and someone reported seeing a firearm on a subject. A few seconds later, dispatch received a second call reporting a fight at the location and someone had been stabbed in the neck. Officers arrived and saw numerous subjects running from the location. A stabbing victim was found on the ground. Witnesses reported seeing the victim fighting with another male subject. Sometime during the fight, the suspect stabbed the victim. The suspect was last seen running south through the property. Containment of the area was established. During the investigation, police received a call from a business reporting a subject lying on the ground in front of their establishment between two vehicles. Officers responded and noticed the subject matched the description of the suspect from the stabbing incident. The subject was positively identified as the suspect, and he was arrested and held for bail. The investigation is continuing.
Assault with a Deadly Weapon - Suspect Arrested
May 15 at 10:31 a.m., officers responded to the area of Mayflower and Evergreen, where a fight between two male subjects had just occurred. One of the subjects had a pocket knife and slashed at the victim, causing a laceration to the victim's arm. The suspect ran north on Mayflower, where he was detained by an officer. The suspect still had the knife in his pocket. The suspect had gone to the location to drop off his child and an argument ensued between the suspect and the boyfriend of the child's mother, which escalated into a fight. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of his injury.
Attempt Suicide / Mental Evaluation
May 15 at 2:31 p.m., a female subject called to report she had received a telephone call from her mother, who told her she had taken an entire bottle of pills. The mother hung up the phone and then would not answer. Officers responded to the residence located in the 400 block of East Foothill and were able to gain entry through an open sliding glass door. They searched the house, which was empty except for one bedroom that was locked, and no one was answering inside the room. An officer forced entry into the room and found the woman unresponsive. The officer performed first responder emergency aid until paramedics arrived. She was then taken to a hospital for medical treatment and held for 72-hour mental evaluation.
Vandalism / Emergency Restraining Order Issued
May 16 at 8:01 a.m., police responded to the 800 block of West Olive regarding a disturbance. An adult male that had just moved in with his grandparent's became verbally abusive toward them and his mother. The police were called to mediate the situation. While police were at the residence, the subject broke the bathroom window with his fist. He refused medical treatment and was placed under private person's arrest by his family. He was taken into custody and booked. When he was released from custody, he went directly back to his grandparent's house, where he began yelling at them again. The grandmother called back and said she was scared and didn't want him there. She requested an emergency protective order against him and a judge immediately issued a protective order. Officers served the order and removed the male from the home without incident.
Commercial Burglary - Suspects Arrested
May 19 at 6:19 p.m., a business in the 700 block of East Huntington advised a theft of alcohol had just occurred. The male and female suspects fled in a black Honda. A witness followed the suspect's vehicle and directed officers to them by phone. Officers apprehended the suspects on the 210 Freeway. The investigation revealed they had stolen alcohol from multiple stores. Four subjects were in the vehicle and all four were arrested and booked for burglary. Several of the suspects were admitted gang members or gang member associates and said they had taken the alcohol for a party. One of the male subjects is on parole for burglary and the female had recently been arrested for theft.
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