June 7

3100 block of Santa Carlotta Avenue in La Crescenta, two bicycles were stolen from the side of a home overnight.

June 6

4200 block of Florencita Avenue in Montrose, a 41-year-old North Hollywood man was arrested for burglary after a witness reported seeing him exit a vacant house with a small box. After an investigation it was found that the man allegedly admitted to entering the vacant home and took an electrical socket to recycle. The incident occurred at 11 a.m.

June 4

3000 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a 24-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a controlled substance. A deputy conducted a traffic stop and found the driver was on parole. After he found the driver was in possession of a small pill bottle he reportedly said was soap he had taken from a fast food restaurant. He was allegedly going to take it home to do some cleaning. The powder did not appear to be soap but resembled methamphetamine. He was arrested. His passenger, a 22-year-old man, was cited for suspicion of possession of marijuana. The arrest occurred at 8:20 p.m.

June 3

5800 block of Edmund Avenue in La Crescenta, someone entered a vacant home and stole a cable box and wireless router sometime between June 3-5.

June 2

Foothill Boulevard and Ramsdell Avenue in La Crescenta, a 48-year-old Glendale man was arrested for public intoxication. Deputies responded to a call concerning a possible intoxicated man urinating on vehicles in the area. A deputy reportedly witnessed the man leaning against a shopping cart full of empty and full beer cans. When he let go of the cart he began to sway and stagger. When deputies approached, the man was belligerent. He was arrested at 8:05 p.m.

2900 block of Community Avenue in La Crescenta, numerous areas of the Crescenta Valley High School were vandalized by graffiti. Most of the buildings on campus were vandalized. An estimated cost of damage to the school due to the graffiti was $11,000.  The incident occurred overnight.

June 1

2600 Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, someone stole an iPad from an unlocked vehicle parked in Ralph’s Market parking lot sometime between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.

  crime blotter, JUNE 09, News