Monrovia Police: Drug Bust, Stuff Stolen from Vehicle

[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for August 26-28. - Brad Haugaard]

 

During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 540 service events, resulting in 83 investigations.

 

Petty Theft with Priors / Possession of Methamphetamine / Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – Suspects Arrested

On August 27 at 4:00 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1600 block of South Mountain regarding burglary that just occurred.  Both suspects were being detained by loss prevention officers.  A record check revealed both suspects had been arrested for prior thefts.  A search was conducted, which revealed one suspect to be in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.  Both suspects were arrested and taken into custody.

 

Vehicle Burglary

On August 27 at 11:02 p.m., an officer responded to the 100 block of North Canyon regarding a vehicle burglary  The victim parked and locked his 1996 Acura in front of his residence.  A short while later, the victim returned to his vehicle and saw it had been burglarized.  The items stolen from his vehicle were bank checks and a GPS system.   The investigation is continuing.