Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin
CRIME: Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin reported the following crimes that occurred in this area from December 31 to January 13.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY:
January 13, 3:40 p.m. in the 1000 block of Swarthmore Avenue. Six-male suspects, exited a white Kia Soul, and attempted to break window of a retail store with hammer. The suspects, wearing black hoodies, failed to make entry, and fled when they were unsuccessful. There was $20,000 in damage and there is video footage available.
BURGLARY:
January 4, 5:30 p.m., in the 16700 block of Bollinger Drive. Two suspects pried a second-story, rear door open and ransacked the residence. Suspects fled with a safe, watches, jewelry, and luggage worth $17,910. Video footage is available, and fingerprints were requested.
January 10, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the 16000 block of Linda Terrace. Suspect gained entry through a side door by unknown method. The suspect pried the safe open and took jewelry and removed a Patek-Hillippe watch (valued at $38,000) and fled. Prints were requested.
January 11, 6:30 p.m., in the 600 block of Swarthmore Avenue. A suspect(s) shattered a second-floor bedroom glass door, entered the location and ransacked drawers. The victim, who was downstairs heard the glass break and yelled. The suspect(s) fled immediately when the victim yelled.
January 12, 7:15 p.m. in the 400 block of Swarthmore Avenue. The suspect(s) used a ladder to gain entrance to the second story, broke glass to residence, gaining entry. Suspect(s) ransacked bedrooms and removed jewelry and handbags valued at $7,500. Fingerprints were requested.
BURGLARY THEFT FROM VEHICLE:
January 6, noon to 1:30 p.m. in the 17000 block of Pacific Coast Highway. A suspect entered a secured vehicle and fled with victim’s property.
January 8, 4 to 5 p.m., at Pacific Coast and Sunset Boulevard. The suspect entered the vehicle, took property and fled.
January 9, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the 15900 block of Pacific Coast Highway. The suspect entered the victim’s vehicle by unknown means and fled with the victim’s property.
January 9 to 10, 7:30 p.m. to 7:20 a.m., in the 17200 block of Sunset Boulevard. A suspect used an unknown hard object to smash the victim’s window. The suspect fled with the victim’s property.
January 9, 3 p.m., in the 17300 block of Pacific Coast Highway. The suspect obtained the victim’s hidden key, opened vehicle and fled with victim’s property.
January 11, 3 a.m. in the 1100 block of Las Pulgas Road. The suspect entered a secured vehicle, removed victims property and fled location.
January 11 to 13, 9 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. in the 16900 block of Livorno Drive. A suspect removed the victim’s property from unsecured vehicle and fled.
January 12 to 13, 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. in the 1100 block of Kagawa Street. The suspect made entry into a secured vehicle using unknown means and fled with property.
GRAND THEFT AUTO:
January 6, 11:40 p.m., in the 16900 block of Sunset Boulevard. A vehicle was taken from the street, driveway.
THEFT:
January 2, 4:04 to 4:20, in the 16000 block of Pacific Coast Highway. The suspect removed victim’s bike from vehicle bike rack and fled the location.
January 6, 11:25 to 11:40 p.m., in the 16900 block of Sunset Boulevard. The suspects jumped over a fence into a construction site. The suspects took tools and fled.
January 9, 8:30 p.m. in the 17300 block of Sunset Boulevard. The suspect took the victim’s purse from shopping cart and fled in a white van.
January 10, 6:13 to 7:05 p.m., in the 15200 block of Sunset Boulevard. The suspect entered the store and removed property without paying for the merchandise.
January 13, 3:40 p.m., in the 15200 block of Palisades Village Lane. A suspect entered the store and removed property without paying for the merchandise.