Crime & Safety
Santee Crime: Purse Snatching on Mission Gorge; $35,000 Ring Stolen
This information comes from Santee Sheriff's substation reports.

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Dec. 26
Commercial burglary- 10100 block Mission Gorge Road- tools, bicycle valued at $800.
Stolen car- 10300 block Carefree Dr.
Vandalism- 8600 block Prospect Ave- auto parts valued at $100.
Robbery- 800 block Smokewood Dr- juvenile victim with minor injury.
Grand theft- 10800 block Sima Ct- ring valued at $35,000.
Dec. 27
Stolen license plate- 10300 block Princess Marcie Dr.
Dec. 28
Residential burglary- 10500 block Kerrigan Ct- camera.
Vandalism, obstruct an officer and cause minor injury- 29-year-old male booked.
Stolen license plate- 10000 block Beck Dr.
Dec. 29
Possession of burglary tools- 10900 block Woodside Ave- 48-year-old male cited.
Recovery of stolen property, felon in possession of a firearm, manufacture of short barrel rifle- 100 block Town Center Parkway- recovered stolen license plates, tools, ammo, electronics, and vehicle- 24 and 25-year-old males booked.
Vehicular burglary- 10400 block Mast Blvd- valued at $600.
Dec. 30
Stolen car- 8600 block Graves Ave.
Grand theft of bicycle- 9900 block Mission Gorge Rd- valued at $1,500.
Purse snatching- 9800 block Mission Gorge Rd- 41-year-old female victim- purse and contents valued at $670.
Dec. 31
Grand theft- 10400 block Mission Gorge Rd- Victim: Santee School District- 3 counts valued at $1,200.
Stolen license plate- 10100 block Kerrigan St.
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