Oct. 9
900 block of Chehalem Road in La Cañada, deputies responded to a burglary alarm and discovered the glass on a door at a residence was shattered and the door was open. Deputies found several rooms in the home had been ransacked. There were two pillowcases found; both contained items from the home.
The alarm activated at 10:20 a.m.
Oct 8
600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a card scanner device was found on a gas pump at the location. The card scanner is used to store and possibly transmit credit card numbers used at that specific gas pump.
The scanner was on the pump from 7 a.m. on Oct. 8 to 8:40 a.m. on Oct. 9.
1900 block of Verdugo Boulevard in La Cañada, a vehicle’s third row seats were stolen and pry marks were found on a rear window of a vehicle that was parked in the UA Theater parking lot between 1:45 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 4
800 block of Greenridge Drive in La Cañada, a resident received a call from his alarm company telling him the burglary alarm had been activated. He immediately checked the alarm application on his phone and saw no movement in the home; however, when he looked at the backyard camera, all he saw was a blank screen. He contacted deputies who found a glass door at the home had been shattered. No rooms appeared to be disturbed and nothing was reported missing. The alarm was activated at 9:35 p.m.
600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, an employee reported that three suspects, described as two male black adults and one female black adult, had taken several items from the store and left without attempting to pay. The theft occurred at 3:54 p.m.
Oct. 2
2200 block of Mira Vista Avenue in Montrose, the body of a vehicle was vandalized with an eight-inch long scratch on the front passenger side panel and both passenger side tires were punctured overnight.
4400 block of Saint Francis Place in La Cañada, a woman reported that on Sept. 15 she had found a website that would assist her in finding a place to lease/rent. She found a residence in Sun Valley and submitted her contact information and waited for the homeowner to reply. She went to see the residence but was unable to get past the outside locked gate. She received an email from the homeowner asking her if she was still interested in renting his residence. She replied she was and later received a rental application, which she completed and sent back.
On Oct. 2 she received a phone call from the homeowner informing her he had decided to rent to her. However, he told her she had to deposit funds into a Bank of America account and gave her the account information. When she attempted to move in she was unable due to the outside gate being locked. She contacted the homeowner and he told her he had sent the key and gave her a shipping tracking number. A check on the package showed she would receive the key by Nov. 11, a date much later than agreed upon. She has made several attempts to contact the homeowner but the calls went unanswered.
She reported the theft by false pretenses at 9:24 a.m.