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The following lists crimes reported in West Hollywood last week. See below for a day-by-day description.
WeHo News also carries an interactive map of the text version of the Crime Blotter.
For that, just click on the WEST HOLLYWOOD SHERIFF’S CRIME BLOTTER link to see the West Hollywood interactive Google map of recent criminal activity.
You can now track the neighborhoods in which the crimes were reported by satellite, with street views so you can refresh your memory of the area.
Additionally, we now carry a Melrose District CRIME MAP issued by LAPD’s Wilshire Station, courtesy Melrose Action, which facilitated its creation.
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Remember, you can call in a crime news tip or notice of police or first responder activity to 323.650.2879 to alert WeHo News to the incident. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) now offers citizens a way to be involved in the public crime mapping website www.crimereports.com/westhollywood.
The CrimeReports.com service provides an affordable and easy-to-use, web-based service for managing and controlling the sharing of crime data with the public.
Community members can access their neighborhood crime information for free, empowering them to make informed decisions to help improve the safety of their families, friends, property, and the community at large.
At CrimeReports.com users are able to:
query crimes by address, zip code, city;
the notification includes a map of the crimes and a list of each crime, including date, crime, and file number.
June 16
8:50 am, 1100 block of Clark. During the night, four vehicles in a subgarage had their exterior emblems stolen by unknown thieves. Damage to the vehicles was estimated at about $600.
June 18
6:45 am, 8500 block of Sunset. During the night, an unknown burglar broke into two businesses and stole two cash register drawers containing about $475. Damage to the two glass doors was estimated at about $1,400.
June 19
8:00 pm, 9000 block of Beverly. Following a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation, the male Caucasian driver was later arrested for reasonable cause driving the Rolls Royce vehicle without the owners consent.
8:30 pm, 8900 block of Cynthia. An unknown burglar entered a residence and stole four paintings. The owner estimated the loss at $60,000.
June 20
8:15 am, 8500 block of Sunset. During the night, an unknown burglar broke into a business office and stole about $2,000 from a desk drawer. Damage was estimated at about $100.
6:35 pm, 1400 block of Hayworth. A man reported that an unknown burglar had recently broken into his residence and stole a Dell laptop computer, Tag Heuer watch, Bose sound system, Playstation 3 game system and an
X-Box game system. The loss was estimated at about $2,369.
8:03 pm, 1000 block of San Vicente. While at a hotel restaurant, a woman took off her two rings in the restroom while washing her hands and inadvertently left them on the counter. She later discovered an unknown thief had stolen the rings. The victim estimated the loss at about $37,000.
June 23
5:30 pm, 1100 block of Clark. During the day, an unknown thief stole a girl’s red three speed bicycle from an apartment building subgarage.June 24
9:51 pm, 1200 block of La Brea. A male Hispanic suspect broke into a market supply room and stole six cases of commercial wax and stripper valued at about $240. Damage to a door area and alarm system was estimated at about $500.
During the week, three male suspects were arrested for burglary or theft after being observed shoplifting at local drugstores and a market.
During the week, two vehicles were burglarized by unknown suspects. Total estimate of damage and articles taken was $1,350.
During the week, three vehicles were stolen by unknown thieves.
During the week, four reported stolen vehicles were recovered and the owners notified.
During the week, twelve vehicles were impounded for thirty days since they were being driven by an unlicensed driver or a person with a suspended or revoked license.