Two thefts from stores and five vehicle burglaries – last week was a light one for crime in West Hollywood. Following is the weekly report by the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station of serious crimes that took place in WeHo from Aug. 20 through Aug. 26. It lists only Part 1 or serious crimes and not misdemeanors.
In a change from previous policy, the Sheriff’s Station has omitted the financial impact of the crimes. The Sheriff’s Station is hoping that by not citing the value of items stolen from parked cars, car thieves will be less likely to break into vehicles. Whether or not that is successful will be determined in coming weeks.
Aug. 20
Aggravated Assault – Other Weapon. Santa Monica Boulevard / Robertson Boulevard at 5:40 pm. A man hit another man on the neck with a wrench during a road rage incident. #05554
Vehicle Burglary. 7700 block Hampton Avenue Between 10:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear passenger’s side window and removed property from the back seat. #05644
Aug. 21
Strong Arm Robbery (Suspect Arrested). 700 block North San Vicente Boulevard at 2:43 p.m. A man pulled a cell phone from the victim’s hand and fled the area on foot. The suspect was arrested. #05566
Vehicle Burglary. 1200 block Genesee Avenue between 7:45 p.m. and 7:45 a.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear passenger’s side window and removed property from the rear floorboard. #05583
Aug. 22
Aggravated Assault – Hands, Fist, Feet. 8900 block Santa Monica Boulevard at 1:30 a.m. A man was involved in a fight while standing on the sidewalk outside of a club. He refused to provide any details about what occurred. #05579
Grand Theft. 7100 block Santa Monica Boulevard at 12:30 p.m. A man removed various clothing and electronics and left the store without payment. When confronted by store security, the suspect dropped the items and fled the area on foot. #05591
Vehicle Burglary. 9000 block Ashcroft Avenue between 6 and 6:45 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the front passenger’s side window and removed property from the front seat. #05600
Aug. 23
Aggravated Assault – Other Weapon (Suspect Arrested). 600 block North Robertson Boulevard at 1:55 a.m. A man hit another man on the head with a glass bottle during an argument inside of the club. The suspect was arrested. #05606
Other Burglary. 600 block West Knoll Drive at 2:16 a.m. An unknown suspect used an unlocked rear door to gain entry to the business and damaged security cameras. No items were taken. #05612
Residential Burglary. 8500 block Santa Monica Boulevard between 10 am and midnight. An unknown suspect removed cash from a hotel room safe. No sign of forced entry. #05617
Aug. 24
Strong Arm Robbery. 7100 block Santa Monica Boulevard at 11 a.m. A women removed clothing and food from display areas and left the store without payment. The suspect was detained by security and used force to escape. #05635
Aug. 25
Grand Theft. 8800 block Santa Monica Boulevard between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. An unknown suspect removed a cell phone from victim’s pocket while inside the club. #05671
Vehicle Burglary. 9000 block Rangely Avenue between 9 and 10 a.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear passenger’s side window and removed property from the back seat. #05656
Vehicle Burglary. 900 block North Curson Avenue between 1 and 11 a.m. An unknown suspect smashed the front driver’s side window and removed property from the center console cup holder. #05675
Aug. 26
Strong Arm Robbery. 1100 block La Brea Avenue at 3:30 pm. A man placed several store items into his backpack and attempted to leave the store. When confronted by an employee, the suspect became upset and threatened to harm the employee with a knife. The employee backed away and the suspect fled the store on foot. #05680
