Police Files - Nov. 12, 2009

Not so squeaky clean at the car wash

A caller reported not wanting to return the vehicle keys to an impaired man at a car wash in the 18900 block of Beach Boulevard at 11:20 a.m. Sunday.

The caller requested an officer check the 40-year-old man, because he didn’t feel right about returning the keys. The caller said he believed the man was under the influence of something.

The caller reported the man left at first, but then returned and demanded his keys, saying the caller had no right to keep them. Officers found the man to be heavily medicated and with a suspended license.

The man was served a suspension notice, and car wash management kept the car while the man looked for someone to drive him home. He ended up walking home until he could find someone, according to officers.

Edinger Avenue: A caller reported her sister was being held against her will for a week in Huntington Beach in the 5800 block at 12:09 p.m. Monday. The caller said her sister lives in Van Nuys, but an unknown man wouldn’t take her to the train station or let her leave. The sister phoned the caller, but couldn’t give the man’s name. The caller then reported the sister left the man’s house and is safe, but lost.

Edinger Avenue and Springdale Street: A caller reported a drunk driver near a grocery store at 5:44 p.m. Monday. The caller said the driver was yelling when they look too long at the ATM.

Keelson Lane: A caller reported an explosion toward the beach in the 17200 block at 11:22 a.m. Sunday.

Beach Boulevard: A caller reported a woman drunk in public and stumbling around in black clothes near a gas station in the 18500 block at 1:58 a.m. Sunday.

Goldenwest Street: A caller reported vandalism to a black Ford Explorer after finding the windshield broken in the 17500 block at 8:13 a.m. Sunday. Officers reported a brick was thrown from Central Park.

Geneva Avenue: A caller reported being concerned about her neighbor lighting candles after starting a fire the day before in the 800 block at 10:57 p.m. Sunday. The caller said the neighbor doesn’t have electricity and put a lit candle in a bleach bottle before leaving. The caller said the bottle caught on fire and she had to send her daughter in through the window to put it out. The caller informed the neighbor of the incident, but he continued to light candles.

Veering Circle: A caller reported a burglary after finding their black Chevy Tahoe missing all four tires and rims and sitting on cement blocks in the 7300 block at 5:39 a.m. Monday. The caller reported the car had been left on the street.

Villa Pacific Drive: A caller reported an ongoing problem with a neighbor over loud computer noises in the 9800 block at 7:25 p.m. Sunday. The caller said their friend went to ask the male neighbor to turn down the volume, but he told them to come back at 10 p.m. and slammed the door. The caller reported the man had threatened her in the past after she complained about the noise.

Brookhurst Street and Adams Avenue: A caller reported a drunk driver at 9:42 a.m. Monday.

Santa Lauretta Avenue: A caller reported a missing juvenile at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Warner Avenue: A caller reported petty theft at a sports store at 5:07 p.m. Sunday.

Warner Avenue: A caller reported a vehicle burglary at 5:59 p.m. Monday.

Slater Avenue and Euclid Street: A caller reporter a drunk driver at 7:09 p.m. Sunday.

Hood Circuit: A caller reported petty theft at 9:39 a.m. Monday.

Slater Avenue: A caller reported suspicious mail at the police department at 4:33 p.m. Monday.

Warner Avenue and San Bruno Street: A caller reported a domestic dispute at 2:25 p.m. Monday.