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Crime Blotter: Robbery Assault, Bike Thefts

A strong armed robbery occurred outside on liquor store on Fair Oaks Avenue on March 21. There were several notable property crimes, including the theft of two bikes at the 24 Hour Fitness at Lincoln.

Tuesday, March 20th 
10:50 AM – A residential burglary occurred in the 900-blk of Woodbury Rd. Deputies responded to the area regarding a male who was observed loading items into a vehicle. Upon arrival, deputies contacted the male who stated he was given permission to pick up the items. After further investigation, it was determined that the male was not given permission to retrieve items from the property. The suspect (male, 40yrs, 508, 180, black hair, brown eyes) was subsequently arrested. Suspect vehicle: white ’94 Mazda B2300 pickup. Loss: none – items were recovered at the scene. 
Between 1:30 PM and 2:30 PM – A vandalism occurred in the 200-blk of Mountain View St. Suspect(s) shattered the bedroom window with a red brick. 
Between 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM – A grand theft from an unlocked vehicle occurred at Loma Alta Park. Loss: black Targus backpack, silver MacBook, white MacBook, white iPad tablet, currency. 
Between 11:00 PM Tuesday and 5:00 AM, Wednesday – A petty theft from an unlocked vehicle occurred in the 2600-blk of Glen Av. Loss: silver floral wallet containing personal documents. 

Wednesday, March 21st 
Between 12:00 AM and 5:00 AM – A petty theft from a locked vehicle occurred in the 60-blk of E. Las Flores Dr. Suspect(s) reached into the vehicle that had the driver’s side window partially down. Loss: black Samsung Galaxy tablet with black casing. 
Between 4:45 PM and 5:30 PM – A strong armed robbery occurred in the 2500-blk of N. Fair Oaks Av. As the victim was exiting the Town and Country Liquor store, she was approached by suspect #1 (female, African-American, 19 yrs, 505, 120, black hair) who began to punch and strike the victim in the head, face, and upper torso. As the victim was trying to defend herself she dropped her wallet and suspect #1 yelled to suspect #2 (female, African-American, 27 yrs, 509, 135, black hair) to start hitting the victim. Suspect #2 reached down and started to pick up the money that fell from the wallet. After gathering the money and wallet, suspect #1 and #2 entered a green 1990’s SUV with chrome rims & dark tint which was in the parking lot occupied with suspect #3 (male). Loss: Louis Vuitton wallet, identification card, currency. 
Between 8:20 PM and 10:21 PM – A residential burglary occurred in the 600-blk of Mountain View St. Suspect(s) entered the residence by tampering with the screen and forcing open the bedroom window. Loss: black Century safe 1 ½ x 1 ½ containing currency. 

Thursday, March 23rd 
11:30 AM – A residential burglary occurred in the 200-blk of E. Loma Alta Dr. Suspect(s) entered the residence by removing the bedroom window screen and opening the window. Loss: brown jewelry box containing misc. jewelry. 

Saturday, March 24th 
Between 12:30 PM and 2:00 PM – A residential burglary occurred in the 100-blk of E. Woodbury Rd. Suspect(s) entered the residence by breaking the bedroom window. Loss: brown jewelry box containing jewelry and misc. costume jewelry. 
Between 4:15 PM and 5:30 PM – Two grand thefts occurred at the 24Hr. Fitness, 2180 N. Lincoln Av. Loss: white/blue Giants Avail 15sp road bike, burgundy/black Giants Avail 15sp road bike.

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