Aug. 24

700 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, after arriving at his business the owner discovered four decorative trees at the location had been pulled from the ground and broken at the base of their trunks. It was also found that apparent human feces had been smeared on the double sliding glass doors, front facing window and display motorcycle located on the premises. Surveillance footage revealed a male suspect approaching the front of the business while pushing a shopping cart. The suspect stopped at the base of the front steps and lifted the cart to place it on the north side of the entrance. He was seen retrieving a rag from the shopping cart, placing it on the ground and standing over it with his legs positioned shoulder-width apart. He then picked up the rag, approached the motorcycle and smeared feces from the rag onto the vehicle. The suspect then continued vandalizing several doors and windows at the business. The suspect then walked down the property steps and began to pull the decorative trees from the ground. He then walked westbound on Foothill Boulevard and out of view of the cameras at 5:19 a.m. 

Aug. 22

800 block of Berkshire Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, deputies responded to a call concerning a possible burglary. The informant, who is the owner of the property, returned to his residence and found a broken glass door and windows in the master bedroom. After an investigation numerous rooms had been ransacked in the home and the wood frame of the living room television was ripped from the entertainment system. Several other windows were shattered and items stolen. 

The residential burglary occurred overnight. 

Aug. 21

3000 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, an informant reported that a suspect, described as a Black adult wearing a grey hooded pullover jacket, black sweatpants, white shoes and a dark colored backpack, entered the location and took a clear donation box containing miscellaneous denominations of U.S. currency. The box was placed on the counter allowing patrons to donate to various charities. Surveillance footage showed the suspect enter the store and walk to the back of the store; he then walked to the front of the store to the front counter, grabbed the donation box and left the store at 5:40 a.m. 

Foothill Boulevard and Alta Canyada Road in La Cañada Flintridge, a driver reported that as he was traveling eastbound on Foothill Boulevard from Hillard Avenue he stopped at a traffic stop. He reported witnessing a male exit his parked vehicle, a blue Toyota Corolla, with a mallet in his hand. The suspect walked up to a white Porsche, which was stopped at the traffic light, and hit the vehicle’s trunk with the mallet. The victim in the Porsche drove away. 

The victim reported that she had been driving eastbound on Foothill Boulevard from Alta Canyada Road. She stopped her Porsche at a traffic signal red light when the suspect parked his vehicle, got out with a mallet and hit the trunk of her car. The  victim began driving eastbound on Foothill Boulevard and noticed the suspect was following her. She noticed the suspect made a U-turn and began driving westbound on Foothill Boulevard while she entered the 210 Freeway eastbound hoping the suspect would not continue to follow her. When she noticed the suspect was not following her she returned to the area to meet deputy personnel at 3:30 p.m.

Editor’s note: Details included in the crime reports are taken directly from the reports on file. The Crescenta Valley Weekly is not responsible for the incompleteness or inaccuracies in the original reports.