Police Blotter: July 19-25

July 19

6:22 p.m. – A resident of Montford Ave. called police to report that her neighbor, against whom she had a restraining order, grimaced at her and stared at her deliberately from the deck. A police officer informed the woman that the restraining order had expired, and provided advice on how to deal with the matter as no crime had been committed.

6:47 p.m. – A resident of Lomita Dr. reported that parents rushing to pick up their children at camp in the area are driving recklessly in the area between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. every night.

July 20

12:06 p.m. – A resident of Locust Ave. reported being the victim of a major fraud, as $10,000 had gone missing from a savings account and another $20,000 had been transferred electronically without permission. The victim did not identify any possible suspects. One day later, a friend of the victim reported another possible embezzlement of $16,000 from a caretaker. An officer determined that no loss had occurred in this instance. 

July 21

3:47 p.m. – A resident walking her dog spotted two SUVs with the driver’s side window smashed and glass all over the street in the area of Bolsa and Oakdale avenues. The woman didn’t see anything occur. A police officer responded and left response cards on both cards to advise their owners to call police.

July 22

7:13 a.m. – A resident called police to report that had begun at , despite crews not being allowed to start until 7:30 a.m.

2:33 p.m. – A resident of Sycamore Ave. apparently received a free but unwanted carpet cleaning, as someone from Stanley Steamer came through the unlocked back door of her house and cleaned the carpet although she hadn’t ordered a carpet cleaning. The incident ended up being a mistake, as the woman’s neighbor had ordered a carpet cleaning.

July 23

8:35 a.m. – A police officer spent approximately 90 minutes at the intersection of Corte Madera Avenue and Eldridge avenues, looking out for possible bicycle violations. Two cyclists were given written warnings.

July 24

2:07 a.m. – A resident of Kite Hill Lane reported that a group of kids were up near the water tower, behind the resident’s property, making noise. Police responded but were unable to locate the juveniles.

10:21 p.m. – A resident reported that people were playing baseball on the Boyle Park tennis courts and being very loud. An officer went to the courts and told the group of adults to quiet down.

July 25

7:45 a.m. – A resident of Laurelwood Avenue reported that a man with a handlebar mustache in an older vehicle gave him a weird vibe. The resident said the man was leaning back in his vehicle. A police officer responded, contacted the man and found that he was waiting to start work nearby.

5:11 p.m. – A crash involving five vehicles on East Blithedale and Hilarita avenues somehow managed to produce zero injuries. The accident involved two Jeeps, a Honda, a Mercedes-Benz and a BMW, and police officers assisted the drivers in exchanging insurance information.