From the Desk of Senior Lead Officer Art Gallegos - Basic Car 7A1 - Published January 4, 2012

Hello,

Happy New Year, I hope that your holidays were filled with good times and cheer! This is the first e-policing of 2012, which included a total of 5 reported crimes from 12/25/11-12/31/11. We did end the year with two robberies, the first occurred on 12/29/11 at approx 3:30 hrs, at the 7900 block of Melrose Ave. The Suspect entered the business and removed property without paying for the item. The crime was intially a theft, yet became a robbery when the Suspect became engaged in a physical altercation with the employee. Suspect is described as a male, Hispanic, 5'7", 210lbs, approx 21 years of age. The second robbery occurred on the 300 block of N. Hayworth Ave on 12/26/11 at approx 4:00 p.m. Suspect approached the Victim from the rear and grabbed her purse simultaneously throwing her to the ground. We have no Suspect or vehcile description for this incident.

We also had one commercial burglary that occurred on 12/28/11-12/29/11 between the hours of 7:00 p.m.- 4:55 a.m. at the 400 block of N. La Cienega Blvd. Suspect gained entry by kicking down the door, once inside the location the Suspect selected and removed property. We also had burglary from motor vehicle from the Melrose Ave and Martel Ave on 12/26/11 at approx 8:30 a.m. Suspect smashed the vehicle window and removed property, fleeing in unkown direction. The remaining crime was a theft at Beverly Blvd and La Cienega Blvd, Victim went to the restroom and observed property missing from her purse. That concludes this weeks briefing and please remember that I will happily attend any block captains meetings with advance notice.

Art Gallegos

Senior Lead Officer

Wilshire Area

E-Policing

(*To see where these crimes occured, click here to view the crime map for this week.)

Hello,

The following crime trends are from 10/30/11-11/05/11, which included a total of 14 reported crimes. We had three reported robberies, the first to report occurred on 10/31/11 at approx 11:45 p.m at Melrose Ave and Alfred St. Suspect-1 approached the Victim from behind and grabbed a cell phone from the Victim and then pushed him to the ground. Suspect is described as a male, Black, 5'10", 150 lbs, approx 20 years of age. The second robbery occurred at the 800 block of N. Fuller Ave on 10/30/11 at approx 3:00 p.m. Suspect approached Victim and brandished a handgun in his waistband and stated "Give me your phone!" In fear, Victim gave the Suspect the phone and Suspect fled the location. Suspect is described as a male, Hispanic, 5"5", 130 lbs, approx 25 years of age. Suspect was seen driving a possible Toyota, Corrolla, 1999, black in color. The last robbery on the crime map did not occur in are area, but it did occur just east of La Brea and north of Melrose Ave.

We did go down in burglaries, with a report of only one business burglary at the 800 block of N. La Brea Ave. Suspect cut padlock to the rear door and entered location removing property. Suspect is described as a male Hispanic, with have no further information. We did have 2 reported grand theft autos, and one burglary from motor vehicle. The remaining crimes were four thefts that occurred at department / clothing stores. Please be advise that Wilshire Division will be having it Station Carnival on December 2nd - December 4th in front of Wislhire Station (4861 W. Venice Blvd). Please be aware that the Holiday's are coming up, meaning property crime may increase. So please, do not leave any items or Christmas Presents in your vehicle. Please Be Safe!!

Art Gallegos

Wilshire Area

E-Policing

The following was  Published November 1, 2011

Hello,

The following crime trends are from 10/23/11-10/29/11, which included a total of 12 reported crimes for basic car 7A1. We had four reported burglaries, the first occurred on the 7700 block of Melrose Ave. The incident occurred between the dates of 10/23/11-10/24/11 and hours of 7:30 p.m.-10:50 a.m. Suspect entered location by kicking open the front door and removing a vintage 1943 tan in color motorcycle. A residential burglary occurred at the 700 block of N. Martel Ave on 10/27/11-10/28/11 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. Suspect entered location by prying open locked window, then once inside location removed property. An additional residential burglary occurred at the 400 block of N. Alfred Ave on 10/26/11-10/27/11 between the hours of 6:00 p.m.-9:00 a.m. Suspect entered vacant location and removed tools used for intalling wood floor. The last burglary occurred at the 300 block of N. La Brea Ave on 10/26/11-10/27/11 between the hours of 12:30 a.m-9:30 a.m. Su! spect used tool to pry open door and entered location, removing Victim's property.

We also had three grand theft auto's, the first to report at Melrose Ave / La Jolla on 10/28/11-10/29/11 between the hours of 10:00 p.m.-1:55 p.m. Vehicle taken was a Honda, Motor Cycle, Black, Silver. The second grand theft auto occurred at Laurel / Willoughby, on 10/28/11-10/31/11 between the hours of 9:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m. Vehicle taken was a Infinity, M30, 4D, 1991, white in color. The last grand theft auto to report occurred on Waring / Sweetzer on 10/29/11-10/30/11 between the hours of 10:30 a.m.- 1:00 a.m. Vehicle taken was a Toyota, Camry, 4D, Blk in color. Lastle, we did have our burlgary from motor vehicles occur within our area, no specific trend in the BFMV's. As you can see, property crime is the number one crime. Being that the holidays are coming up, property crime will go up as well. So please DO NOT LEAVE anything of value in your car or visible to the public. Please be safe!!!

Art Gallegos

Senior Lead Officer

Wilshire Area

E-Policing

Published October 26, 2011

Hello,

The following crime trends are from 10/16/11-10/22/11, which included a total of ten reported crimes. We had one residential burglary at the 8100 block of Clinton St on 10/16/11 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Suspect entered residence and ransacked location, no property was taken. We also had one grand theft auto at Hayworth Ave and Oakwood Ave, which occurred between the hours of 11:00 p.m. - 11:30 a.m. The incident occurred between the dates of 10/17/11-10/18/11, and the vehicle taken was a Toyota, Tacoma, Silver, NFI.

We did have a spike in burglary from motor vehicles with four reported for this past week. We had two at the same location which was Melrose Ave / Martel Ave, Suspect smashed the windows of the vehicle with an unknown object and removed property. The remaining two burglary from motor vehicles occurred at Oakwood Ave and Alfred St and the 400 block of N. Edinburgh Ave. We have no Suspect description for the above-mentioned reported crimes. Please be aware of Halloween and street closures in the area. You can contact West Hollywood Sheriffs Department regarding questions about the Halloween Parade in West Hollywood. Please be aware of pedestrian activity in your community, have fun but keep safety in mind.

Art Gallegos

Wilshire Area

E-Policing

Hello,

The following crime trends are from 10/02/11-10/08/11, which included a total of 12 reported crimes. We did have one robbery that occurred on 10/03/11 at approx 11:00 p.m. at Oakwood / Formosa. Suspect approached Victim from the rear and pointed a handgun demanding property, Suspect obtained the property from the Victim and fled the location on foot. Suspect-1 is described as a male, Black, 6'00", 160 lbs, 20-25 years of age. Suspect-2 is described as a male, Black, 5'10", 160 lbs.

The first burglary occurred on 10/0511 between the hours of 1:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. at the 600 Block of N. Curson Ave. Suspect smashed rear door window and entered location removing property. The second burglary occurred on 10/04/11 at approx 2:40 a.m at the 600 block of N. La Brea Ave. Suspect entered location through smashed window on the side of the location and removed property. A burglary also occurred at the 300 block of N. Genesee Ave on 10/06/11 between the hours 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. Susepct entered residence through unlocked door and hid when resident returned home. A pysical altercation occurred when the Suspect was confronted by the resident. Suspect was struck in the face several times, causing him to bleed. Suspect was identified and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. An additional burglary at the 300 block of N. Martel Ave on 10/8/11-10/09/11 between the hours of 6:00 p.m.-8:30 a.m. Suspect entered business and removed property. The last burglary to repor! t was on the 7400 block of Beverly Blvd on 10/04/11-10/05/11 between the hours of 6:00 p.m.-9:40 a.m. Once inside location, Suspect removed property. We have no Suspect description for the above-mentioned crimes, but please be aware of your surroundings.

Art Gallegos

Wilshire Area

From the Week Ending 10/1/2011

The following crime trends are from 09/25/11-10/01/11, which included a total of 8 reported crimes. We had two burglaries, the first occurred at the 8400 block of Melrose Place. The incident happened on 09/30/11-10/01/11 between the hours of 4:30 p.m - 8:00 a.m. Suspect smashed the front window with a rock and entered location, removing items. The second burglary occurred on 09/30/11-10/01/11 between the hours of 8:00 p.m - 8:40 a.m on the 300 block of N. Martel Ave. Suspect entered location by unknown means and removed property. We have no Suspect information for the above-mentioned burglaries.

We had two grand theft autos, the first occurred on 09/29/11-09/30/11 between the hours of 4:30 p.m.-6:50 a.m. at the 7100 block of Waring Ave. Vehicle taken was a Acura, CL, Black, 2D, 2002. The second grand theft auto occurred on 09/30/11-10/01/11 between the hours of 11:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. on Gardner St and Rosewood Ave. Vehicle taken was Hyundai, ELN, 4D, GRY, 2010, we have no Suspect description for the above-mentioned crimes.

We also had one battery on 09/25/11 at approx 1:40 a.m. at the 600 block of N. Fairfax Ave. Victim was involved in a physical altercation with 5-7 females and males. Victim sustained minor injuries. Lastly, we had two burglary from motor vehicles, and had no Suspect description. Please be safe and have a great weekend.

Art Gallegos

Senior Lead Officer

Wilshire Area

E-Policing

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