Feb. 15

2900 block of Fairway Avenue in La Crescenta, a catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle overnight.

2000 block of Stoneyvale Road in Tujunga, a worker parked and locked his vehicle at the location. When he returned he found that the interior of his vehicle had been ransacked and several items were missing. There was no visible damage on the vehicle. The theft occurred  between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Feb. 13

2300 block of Florencita Drive in Montrose, the driver’s side window of a vehicle was smashed, nothing was reported stolen overnight.

Feb. 12

2300 block of Florencita Drive in Montrose, the rear hatchback window was shattered and several items were stolen from a vehicle between Feb. 12 and 14.

2400 block of Cross Street in La Crescenta, deputies responded to a report concerning trespassing. Deputies reported that as the victim/resident was being evaluated by LA County Fire Dept. personnel regarding a medical emergency, a man [suspect] attempted to enter the home but was stopped by a family member. The suspect was described as a white male and apparently stated he owned the residence and wanted everyone out. The suspect did not own the property. When deputies arrived they found the suspect had locked himself inside a backyard shed on the property. Law enforcement was able to talk to the suspect and persuade him to leave the shed without incident. The suspect asked to be taken to the metro station in Pasadena, deputies transported him to the gold line train station at  5:30p.m.

Feb. 6

900 block of Town Center Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a suspect described as a heavy set male, 5’10” tall and at the time was wearing a black sweater with red “NIKE” log on it, a black surgeon face mask and dark colored jeans entered a store at the location. He browsed the electronic aisle until he stopped at a display case that contained several sealed “earbuds.” He took a screwdriver he had in possession and began using it to break into a secured display case. He then began grabbing all the “earbuds” in the display case and placed them into a black trash bin, which he had in a shopping cart. He then exited the store through a door that triggered a door alarm. The theft occurred between 8 p.m. and 9:17 p.m.

Jan. 24

2400 block of Florencita Avenue in Montrose, a resident received a debit credit card in the mail that she had not ordered. She called the bank and found that someone had fraudulently opened an account in her  name, had obtained an IRS check also in her and her husband’s name and had cashed that check. The bank is conducting an investigation. The incident occurred at  1 p.m.