June 1

2800 block of Altura Avenue in Montrose, a man reported that his girlfriend’s grandmother asked him to leave her residence, which he did. According to the man, when he left the house the grandmother was in possession of his car keys as well as his real ID card. The next day his girlfriend returned to the grandmother’s house and stated her uncle’s friend was inside her boyfriend’s vehicle. She also saw the vehicle panel boards had been removed and the “friend” was apparently attempting to reprogram the key fob. When approached, the friend left the area.

According to the grandmother, she found the man’s car keys near the vehicle and placed them on the windshield. That was the end of her knowledge of the keys.

Another informant reported that his mechanic had “helped himself” inside the vehicle and that he was trying to get a hold of the victim. The deputies took possession of the car keys.

The initial incident occurred between 11:05 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

May 31

2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a person reported that he believed his car keys were stolen while he was inside the store at the location. Surveillance video confirmed the informant was not a victim of theft from his person as he first thought; however, as he completed his transaction at the self-checkout register and was walking toward the exit the keys fell out of his pocket onto the ground. The footage showed that a man/suspect, described as White, about 20 years old, wearing a black shirt, black pants and tan cross strapped bag, had finished his purchase at the self-service key kiosk and saw the set of keys on the ground. He held the keys in his hand, briefly looked around as though searching for the owner, then left the area out of view at 10:37 a.m.

May 13

3100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a resident/victim of Burbank was contacted by her bank concerning suspicious withdrawls from her account that had been made with her debit card at several banks including those in La Crescenta and Montrose. The bank representative told the victim that according to banking records someone had called and ordered a new debit card. The card was to be delivered to the victim’s Burbank address. The bank manager in Montrose reported that a man had entered the bank with the debit card and personal identification that matched the card. The victim did not know this man. It is believed the suspect stole the debit card, which she did not order, from her mailbox.

The theft occurred between May 13 and May 16.