Robbery of Gardening Equipment

On Tuesday, Feb. 23 at approximately 9:15 a.m., Glendale police officers responded to a report of a robbery that occurred on the 1500 block of El Miradero Avenue. An immediate area check for the suspects was conducted, but officers were unable to locate them.

The initial investigation revealed that the victim of the robbery was working as a gardener at a residence on the 1500 block of El Miradero Avenue when he noticed a blue minivan parked next to his work van and three suspects stealing gardening equipment from his van. As the suspects attempted to flee the scene in their vehicle, the victim grabbed the keys from the minivan’s ignition to try to stop them. The driver of the suspect vehicle grabbed the victim’s arm and drove the minivan in reverse at a high rate of speed for approximately 300 yards at which point he stopped and punched the victim in the face, causing him to fall onto the roadway. After this, the suspects fled the scene in the minivan.

The suspects are described as three male Hispanics in their early 20s. The driver of the suspect vehicle was described as having a shaved head. There is no further description of the suspects. The suspect vehicle was described as a late 90s to early 2000s blue Dodge Caravan with traffic collision damage to the front passenger side headlight.

The victim received a minor injury during the robbery and declined medical attention. The total value of the stolen gardening equipment was estimated to be approximately $7,400. There is no further information to release at this time.

Anyone with information that can assist with the investigation is encouraged to contact the Glendale Police Dept. at (818) 548-4911. Those who wish to remain anonymous cab call the LA Regional Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (800-222-8477), use a smartphone by downloading the “P3 MOBILE APP,” or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org.

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Juvenile Male Arrested for Disorderly Conduct Relating to Revenge Porn

On Oct. 18 just before midnight, officers responded to a residence in Glendale regarding a revenge pornography investigation.

A juvenile female was scrolling through the social media platform Snapchat when she noticed several people she follows repost an account that had pictures and videos of naked, under-age girls. The pictures and videos had names listed and sometimes what middle or high school (in Glendale) they attended.

During this investigation, a detective received a phone call from an officer who had responded to another call for service regarding revenge pornography.
Throughout the investigation, detectives learned of more than 14 under-age victims involved in having nude or partially nude photographs of them posted online by this same account. Detectives followed up with each of the identified victims and learned of a potential suspect. On Oct. 20, 2020, the detectives were granted a search warrant for Snapchat relating to the accounts.

On Feb. 9, detectives received information from Snapchat that confirmed a suspect based on IP addresses and other account information. The suspect appeared to be out of the country at the time the posts were made.

On Feb. 10, detectives were granted a search warrant for the suspect’s residence.

On Feb. 19, detectives went to the (juvenile male) suspect’s house and spoke with him regarding all of the information obtained.

Ultimately, the juvenile was arrested for disorderly conduct relating to revenge porn.

The Glendale Police Dept. urges parents and guardians to discuss with children the seriousness of taking and sending nude photographs. For information on what people can do if they are made aware of any situation involving nude photos of underage individuals circulating online watch this PSA from Sergeant Gaxiola: https://tinyurl.com/ec58akac.