Crime & Safety
Blotter: Burglaries, Stolen Vehicles
The following information was supplied by the Redondo Beach Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
In addition to the on June 2, the investigated burglaries—commercial, residential and vehicle—and a couple of car thefts, according to the department's Part I crime recap covering May 29 through last Friday.
Commercial burglaries
Someone stole a television and a pair of sunglasses from a business in the 1600 block of South Pacific Coast Highway in Riviera Village at some point between 4:30 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Friday.
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On June 3 between 9:45 a.m. and 10:20 a.m., someone entered an office in the 100 block of Torrance Boulevard in South Redondo Beach via unknown means. The thief stole cash and a deposit box.
Residential burglaries
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A would-be burglar attempted to break into a home in the 2000 block of Ruhland Avenue in North Redondo Beach between 3 p.m. June 2 and 1:30 a.m. June 3 via unknown means, damaging the door frame in the process. Nevertheless, no loss was reported.
On June 4 between 9 a.m. and 2:45 p.m., someone removed a plastic fence and crawled through a dog door to break into a home in the 200 block of Avenue C. The burglar stole a pearl ring, a Nikon camera, a gym bag, a MacBook and some jewelry.
A resident in the 500 block of the Esplanade lost an IBM laptop, Ray Ban sunglasses and some medication after someone broke into a secured garage at some point between June 1 and June 2 and took the items from the 2008 Mercedes C350 parked inside.
Vehicle burglaries
A golf bag containing clubs was stolen from a 2006 Land Rover parked in the 1600 block of Massena on June 3. The thief entered the vehicle "via bodily force to (the) rear hatch."
A thief entered a 2002 BMW 325 in the 500 block of the Esplanade between 9 p.m. May 29 and 1 p.m. May 30 and stole a GPS unit, a flashlight and a pair of prescription sunglasses.
A burglar used a lock punch to break into a 1999 Cadillac Escalade parked in the parking lot of in North Redondo Beach between 12:45 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on May 30 and steal a briefcase, gym bag and the car's third-row seat.
Stolen vehicles
A blue 1984 Toyota Camry with license No. 1KRT358 was stolen from the 2900 block of Blaisdell Avenue between 7 p.m. last Monday and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Police Department's Harbor Division on May 31 recovered a green 1994 Honda Accord stolen from the 100 block of South Prospect Avenue at some point between May 29 and 30.
Questions on this blotter should be addressed to editor Nicole Mooradian at nicole.mooradian@patch.com.
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