Police Files - Aug. 6, 2009

Caller says police not like those in Texas

A caller told police he saw three men attempting to open vehicle doors in the 200 block of Chicago Avenue at 12:24 a.m. Sunday.

The caller confronted the men, and one of the men allegedly began to attack the caller.

Police told the caller that he had to perform a citizen’s arrest, as they weren’t there to witness the attempted assault.

The caller told police he didn’t want to conduct a citizen’s arrest, saying police should have arrested the men because “that is how they would have done it in Texas.”

Nichols Street: A woman called to report her Toyota Camry had been stolen in the 16800 block at 12:59 a.m. Sunday.

Viewpoint Lane: About a dozen people were seen fighting in the 16700 block at 1:48 a.m. Sunday.

Algonquin Street at Heil Avenue: A bicycle rider said he was hit by a vehicle that drove away at 1:57 a.m. Sunday.

Viewpoint Lane: A group of people were seen fighting in the 16700 block at 3:24 a.m. Sunday.

Green Street: A victim of domestic violence, whose boyfriend slapped and pushed her, refused medics in the 16900 block at 3:55 a.m. Sunday.

Heil Avenue at Goldenwest Street: Two people were seen climbing up on bus signs and stop lights at 4:29 a.m. Sunday.

Springdale Street: Graffiti, including a swastika and a racial slur, was discovered on a park sidewalk in the 16500 block at 8:45 a.m. Sunday.

Arbor Circle: A Chrysler 300 with Oregon plates was reported stolen from the 16600 block at 11:48 a.m. Sunday.

Beach Boulevard: A man who bought a car from a dealership brought it back a few days later to return it, in the 16500 block at 12:01 p.m. Sunday. The salespeople explained to the man that he can’t return a car after buying it.

Springdale Street: A caller said someone spraypainted a racist slur on a sidewalk in the 16500 block at 12:37 p.m. Sunday.

Kingston Lane: A caller said a woman whom they have a restraining order against was fighting with them and stole a vehicle in the 15000 block at 12:55 p.m. Sunday.

Viewpoint Lane: A caller said their vehicle was broken into, and their vehicle’s seat set on fire, in the 16600 block at 12:58 p.m. Sunday.

Helenbrook Lane: A caller said their home was egged in the 17600 block at 12:57 a.m. Sunday. The caller chased the perpetrators’ vehicle and hit it with a baseball bat, breaking a car window. Neither party desired prosecution.

Beach Boulevard: A group of men was seen hitting a man in a parking lot in the 18700 block at 2:01 a.m. Sunday.

Cypress Avenue: A caller said a “creepy” man was yelling for another man through her door in the 7700 block at 2:42 a.m. Sunday.

Rockinghorse Lane: A caller said they found their front window had been broken overnight in the 18900 block at 8:20 a.m. Sunday. The keypad to their garage door also was found open.

Mora Kai Lane: A caller said a transient whom she caught urinating in her back yard and going through her trash threatened to damage her car in the 18900 block at 9:33 a.m. Sunday.

Warner Avenue: A caller said they were the victim of a “bait and switch” scheme in front of a store in the 7100 block at 11:44 a.m. Sunday.

Wrenfield Drive: A caller said that jewelry, a wedding ring, and a jar of change were stolen when they didn’t lock their door in the 6600 block at 11:55 a.m. Sunday.

Main Street: A caller reported that an elevator door had been kicked inward about an inch, resulting in $3,000 in damage, in the 200 block 8:47 a.m. Sunday.

Pacific Coast Highway: A yellow beach cruiser was stolen from an underground parking garage in the 1400 block at 9:31 a.m. Sunday.

Huntington Street: A caller said their sliding door was broken and left wide open, with nothing missing, in the 1400 block at 10:27 a.m. Sunday.

Osuna Circle: Cash totaling $9,000 was discovered missing from a safe following a resident’s vacation in the 7900 block at 11:08 a.m. Sunday. The resident was unsure whether they locked their front door or the safe prior to going on vacation.

Beach Boulevard: Two men were seen forcing a woman into a motor home in the 21100 block at 1:51 a.m. Sunday. The woman told police she knew the men and was voluntarily entering the motor home.

Elizabeth Lane: A caller said his neighbor kept calling him with anti-Semitic slurs in the 20600 block at 3:33 a.m. Sunday.

Beach Boulevard at Garfield Avenue: A woman was seen wandering the street at 7:03 a.m. Sunday. Her family was notified, and said they would give her her medication.

Yorktown Avenue at Newland Street: An older teen was seen trying to run into a younger teen on his bicycle at 11:48 a.m. Sunday.

Albatross Drive: A caller said a laptop and miter saw were stolen from his unlocked vehicle in the 8900 block at 12:40 p.m. Sunday.

Santa Clara Street: Vandalism was reported in the 17300 block at 3:24 p.m. Monday.

El Lago Avenue: Vandalism was reported in a park in the 8600 block at 3:26 p.m. Monday.

Ostrich Circle: Identity theft was reported in the 8500 block at 5:10 p.m. Monday.

Talbert Avenue: A vehicle burglary was reported from a fitness center in the 10100 block at 1:08 p.m. Monday.

San Bruno Street: A stolen vehicle was reported in the 17000 block at 12:10 a.m. Monday.

Euclid Street at Edinger Avenue: People were seen throwing objects at vehicles at 3 p.m. Monday.

Calle Independencia: Vandalism was reported in the 10400 block at 3:22 p.m. Monday.

Talbert Avenue: Vandalism was reported in the 10800 block at 3:29 p.m. Monday.

La Alameda Avenue: A domestic dispute was reported in the 9900 block at 11:17 a.m. Monday.

Newhope Street: A vehicle burglary was reported in the 17200 block at 1:30 p.m. Monday.