BB Gun Shooting, Knifepoint Robbery: Manhattan Beach Crimes

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Police in Manhattan Beach have released their weekly crime summary. Here's what you may have missed.

From April 17 to April 23, there were:

• 836 Calls For Service
• 18 arrests
• 47 crime reports taken
• 11 crashes

Notable incidents:

• Manhattan Beach police are looking for several burglary suspects who stole from a store in the 200 block of Manhattan Beach Boulevard during the early hours of April 17. The suspects arrived at the store in a stolen vehicle and then ran across the street where a getaway driver in a white SUV was waiting for them. They fled eastbound on Manhattan Beach Boulevard, according to police.
• Two minors accused of spray painting the wall of a Spyder Surf, a home and a construction site in Manhattan Beach on April 20 were arrested on suspicion of vandalism and possessing spray.
• Two suspects who tried to rob someone's skateboard at knifepoint in the 100 block of Valley Drive on April 20 were arrested with the help of a drone, according to Manhattan Beach police. The two suspects were trying to hide in the foliage of a backyard following a foot pursuit with officers, but were eventually located.
• A minor was taken into custody on suspicion of shooting an elderly man with a BB gun in the 200 block of North Poinsettia Avenue on April 21, Manhattan Beach police said. The elderly man sustained minor injuries and refused medical treatment, according to police.

Crime Prevention:

MBPD officers conducting a burglary investigation recently found a camera that had been hidden in a bush.

Police believe these types of "trail cameras" are being used to conduct surveillance on residential areas in Manhattan Beach and are reminding the community to check foliage in their area for any random electronic items.