[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for February 10–12. - Brad Haugaard]
During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 358 service events, resulting in 66 investigations.
February 10 at 9:23 a.m., a parking control officer noticed a vehicle parked in a no parking zone in the 100 block of West Central Avenue. The officer determined the registered owner lived at an address nearby and the owner was contacted. The owner said they last saw their vehicle in their driveway. It was determined that the vehicle had been stolen and left a few blocks away. A police officer responded to take a report. The investigation is continuing.
February 10 at 10:47 p.m., an officer was on patrol in the 200 block of North Grand Avenue when he saw a male subject who he recognized from a wanted persons flyer. He detained the suspect and confirmed it was the person from the flyer. The suspect was wanted for assault with a deadly weapon, a crime that occurred on February 7 in the 300 block of South Myrtle Avenue. The suspect was arrested and taken into custody.
February 11 at 6:03 a.m., police responded to the report of a vehicle burglary. A resident in the 500 block of West Duarte parked her vehicle in the carport area of her apartment complex in the evening. At approximately 4:40 a.m., she heard her car alarm activate. She looked out her window and saw a tan Honda Accord parked next to her vehicle that drove away with its lights blacked out. The victim saw three male Hispanics in the vehicle. The loss consisted of two jackets, the vehicle manual and service records. The investigation is continuing.
February 11 at 7:06 a.m., a vehicle was reported stolen from the 700 block of South Myrtle. The resident parked his vehicle in front of his residence in the evening and at 7:00 a.m. noticed it was missing. The vehicle was entered into the stolen vehicle system and the LoJack system was activated. Officers received a hit and located the vehicle in the 200 block of Stedman. There appeared to be no loss from the vehicle and there was no sign of forced entry. It was discovered during the investigation that the victim had left the valet key in the vehicle. The investigation is continuing.
