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Hawthorne
1. Robbery. 11 a.m. April 7, 4000 block of Imperial Highway. The two victims were walking when a person ran up from behind, demanded a cellphone from one of the victims, snatched a cellphone, causing a wound to one of the victim’s hands, and fled.
2. Robbery. 1 p.m. April 8, 4800 block of 120th Street. A person walked up, snatched the victim’s necklace and fled.
3. Robbery. 4 a.m. April 7, 3700 block of El Segundo Boulevard. A person demanded the victim’s wallet at knifepoint. The victim resisted. The person allegedly cut the victim several times, snatched the wallet and fled.
4. Burglary. April 6, 4900 block of 122nd Street. A catalytic converter was reported stolen from a vehicle.
5. Burglary. April 7, 13500 block of Aviation Boulevard. Vending machines were emptied and the cash acceptance mechanisms were removed.
6. Burglary. April 8, 11800 block of Menlo Avenue. Vehicle registration and insurance information were reported stolen from a vehicle.
– Stolen vehicles (not on map).
April 7, 12200 block of Grevillea Avenue. White 1995 Honda Accord.
April 9, 4100 block of 120th Street. Tan 2000 Honda Accord.
Lawndale
– Identity theft (not on map). Dec. 13 to April 6. The victim’s tax return was not able to be processed because someone had already filed taxes using the victim’s name and Social Security number.
– Identity theft (not on map). Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2008. The victim’s identity and Social Security number were used to file a 2008 tax return. The victim received a letter from the California Franchise Tax Board saying she owed additional taxes for income not reported.
– Identity theft (not on map). March 8. Unauthorized charges were made against the victim’s credit card account.
– Identity theft (not on map). Unknown time and date. The victim’s name and Social Security number were used to file state and federal tax returns for 2011.
7. Vehicle burglary. 7:45 to 8:35 p.m. April 4, 4500 block of Rosecrans Avenue. A window was shattered. A purse, IDS and money were reported stolen.
Unincorporated county area
8. Strong-arm robbery. 1:32 p.m. April 4, 14800 block of Lemoli Avenue. One of two males grabbed the victim’s cellphone. The victim struggled with the male, who was able to break free. Both ran.
– Forgery (not on map). Jan. 6. Someone cashed a money order that the victim had sent for a loan payment. The company did not receive the money order.
9. Residential burglary. 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 9, 3100 block of West 157th Street. Rooms were ransacked. Money was reported stolen.
10. Residential burglary. 2:30 to 10 p.m. April 7, 15300 block of Kornblum Avenue. Residents returned to find a door open and the location ransacked. A window screen was torn. Electronics and sunglasses were reported stolen.
Gardena
11. Robbery. 1:58 p.m. April 8, 1200 block of West Redondo Beach Boulevard. The victim saw a male taking a vending machine outside a restaurant, ran out, and pulled on one end of the vending machine. The male pulled it back, put it in a truck and pushed the victim backward.
12. Robbery. 2 a.m. April 8, 17100 block of South Dalton Avenue. A male with a gun demanded the victim’s purse, grabbed it and ran.
13. Attempted robbery. 10:05 a.m. April 10, 15100 block of South Normandie Avenue. During the incident, a male grabbed the victim from behind, attempted to pull off her necklace, and put his hands in her shirt, possibly looking for money.
14. Residential burglary. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 9, 15900 block of South Brighton Avenue. A window was broken to enter. A television was reported stolen.
15. Residential burglary. 8:30 to 10:48 a.m. April 4, 1000 block of West 130th Street. Entry through a window. An alarm was activated. No loss reported.
16. Residential burglary. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 26, 15900 block of South Gramercy Place. A screen was cut. The location was ransacked. Money and jewelry were reported stolen.
17. Attempted residential burglary. 10 p.m. March 25 to 8 a.m. March 26, 1800 block of 154th Place. A screen to a sliding glass door was cut. A window was cracked. No entry was made.
18. Commercial burglary. 8:53 p.m. April 8, 17300 block of South Western Avenue. A window was pushed out of a frame. Money was reported stolen.
19. Commercial burglary. Noon Jan. 7 to 1:45 p.m. April 9, 1500 block of West El Segundo Boulevard. A lock on a storage unit was removed. Among the items reported stolen were clothing, electronics, jewelry and family photos.
20. Grand theft. 5 to 5:30 p.m. April 7, 2100 block of West Redondo Beach Boulevard. A cellphone was reported stolen from on top of a purse in a shopping cart.
21. Petty theft. 8 p.m. April 9 to 10:30 a.m. April 10, 17000 block of South Denker Avenue. No signs of forced entry. Medication was reported stolen from a vehicle.
– Stolen vehicles (not on map).
10:10 a.m. April 10, 13400 block of South Vermont Avenue. Blue four-door 1990 Honda Accord.
12:30 to 11 a.m. April 7, 15100 block of Harvard Boulevard. Blue four-door 1994 Honda Civic.
7 p.m. April 3 to 6 a.m. April 4, 2900 block of West Rosecrans Avenue. Black 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser.
8 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. April 3, 1700 block of West Artesia Boulevard. Green four-door 1998 Honda Civic.
– Compiled by Stephanie Walton
Article source: http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_20391052/saturdays-police-log-hawthorne-lawndale-and-gardena?source=rss
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