Dec. 8

600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a man reported that, as he was standing outside the gas station at the location, three suspects described as male blacks exited the store and approach him. Suspect No. 1 asked him if he could use his phone. The man said yes and handed him the cellphone. The suspect took it and pretended to use it while slowly waling away. Then he and the other two suspects began to run away. Suspect No. 1 followed the other two and ran from the area. The victim started to chase them and yelled at them to give his phone back. The three suspects stopped running and walked back to the victim. The victim agreed to give the suspects money and he walked back to the store to use the ATM machine. When he was standing at the ATM the victim decided to try to get the phone back from Suspect No. 1. He tugged on the phone a couple of times but the victim lost his grip and Suspect No. 1 took off running with the cellphone in hand. Again, the victim ran after the suspects, attempted to get the phone but could not and the suspects ran away.

The robbery occurred at 9:50 p.m.

Dec. 5

2700 block of Frances Avenue in La Crescenta, a fence was vandalized at a residence overnight.

Dec. 4

900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, as a woman was shopping she placed her purse in the child seat area of a shopping cart. When she went to check out at the register she found her wallet was missing. She was notified that someone had attempted to use one of her credit cards but was denied the purchase. She canceled all the credit cards that were in her wallet.

The theft occurred at noon.

3000 block of Community Avenue in La Crescenta, a resident reported that he received a call from his neighbor who said he saw a male and female in a black Ford pickup truck with Arizona license plates taking items out of the bed of the resident’s pickup truck. The couple then drove away from the area. The resident returned home to find that three boxes of miscellaneous electrical wiring were gone from his truck.

The theft occurred at 9:18 a.m.

3900 block of Alta Vista Drive in La Cañada, a resident received a notification on his phone from his Ring system that showed a prowler walking around his backyard. He contacted the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station; when deputies arrived they did not find any suspects. Surveillance footage showed a suspect, described as a male, possibly Hispanic, wearing a dark blue hooded sweatshirt with a white single stripe or zipper on the left side breast area, light gray pants, white sneakers and yellow gloves on his hands, who was talking on a cellphone. The man may have had a mustache or goatee. The suspect was trying doorknobs and window sliders of the home in an attempt to gain entry at 10:18 am.

Dec. 2

4700 block of Alta Canyada Drive in La Cañada, a resident reported that he received a phone call from a man who identified himself as an attorney that was representing the resident’s granddaughter. The attorney stated the granddaughter was in jail on a reckless driving charge. The attorney passed the phone over to woman who, allegedly, was the resident’s granddaughter. The woman explained she was in jail and needed bail money. The man stating he was the attorney told the resident to go to his bank and withdraw the bail money and a courier service would come to the resident’s home to pick up the funds. Although the resident was suspicious of the courier service, he was focused on helping his granddaughter.

He handed the money to the courier service representative who he described as a white female who was in her 20s, 5’8” tall with blond hair. He did not see what type of vehicle she was driving. Later that day the resident contacted his granddaughter and found her to be safe and realized the earlier call was a scam. The alleged attorney called the resident the next morning and said he needed additional funding and that the resident was on a 48-hour “gag order.” The resident said he was aware of the scam and hung up the phone. The initial call occurred at 10 a.m.