West Hollywood suffered 33 vehicle burglaries last week, with 15 of them occurring during the late evening hours of Aug. 31 and into the early morning hours of Sept. 1. All of the incidents were window smashes targeting property left visible inside the vehicles, the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station reports. According to the station, the suspects targeted cars on Melrose Avenue between Doheny Drive and Robertson Boulevard.
Following is the weekly report by the Sheriff’s Station of serious crimes that took place in WeHo from Aug. 27 through Sept. 2. 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. 27
Grand Theft. 1200 block La Brea Avenue at 11:17 a.m. An unknown suspect removed a mail package that was left outside the door of the victim’s apartment. #05836
Vehicle Burglary. 8700 block Sunset Boulevard between 6:40 and 11 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear passenger’s side window and removed property. #05712
Aug. 28
Residential Burglary. 1300 block Crescent Heights Boulevard between 7:15 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. An unknown suspect removed clothing, electronics, and jewelry from the bedroom of the residence. No sign of forced entry. #05730
Vehicle Burglary. 8400 block Santa Monica Boulevard between 9 and 9:05 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the front passenger’s side window and removed property. #05733
Vehicle Burglary. 8700 block Sunset Boulevard between 7:45 and 10:30 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear driver’s side window and removed property. #05735
Vehicle Burglary. 9000 block Santa Monica Boulevard between 7 and 9:30 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear passenger’s side window and removed property. #05736
Vehicle Burglary. Laurel Avenue / Santa Monica Boulevard between 8:30 and 11:10 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear passenger’s side window and removed property. #05738
Vehicle Burglary. 8800 block Sunset Boulevard between 4:50 p.m. and 1:35 a.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear passenger’s side window and searched the vehicle but did not take anything. #05740
Vehicle Burglary. 800 block Palm Avenue between 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear passenger’s side window and removed property. #05748
Aug. 29
Residential Burglary. 1200 block North Hayworth Avenue at 5:10 a.m. A man smashed a living room window to gain access to the residence but fled the area after realizing the victim was home. #05742
Strong Arm Robbery. 7300 block Santa Monica Boulevard at 10:15 a.m. A man involved in a verbal argument was punched in the face and had his cell phone taken from him. The suspect returned the cell phone to the victim and fled the area. #05747
Vehicle Burglary. 400 block North Robertson Boulevard between 9:30 and 10 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the front passenger’s side window and removed a property. #05763
Vehicle Burglary. 8600 block Melrose Avenue
08/29/2018 @ 8:45 pm – 10:55 pm. An unknown suspect smashed the rear driver’s side auxiliary window but did not take any items. #05764
Vehicle Burglary. Laurel Avenue / Santa Monica Boulevard between 9 and 11:15 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear passenger’s side window and removed property. #05766
Vehicle Burglary. 8300 block Sunset Boulevard between 11 and 11:30 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear passenger’s side window and removed property. #05768
Vehicle Burglary. Santa Monica Boulevard / Crescent Heights between 8:40 and 11:45 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the front passenger’s side window and removed property. #05770
Vehicle Burglary. Santa Monica Boulevard / Crescent Heights between 10 and 11:45 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the front passenger’s side window but did not take anything. #05772
Aug. 30
Vehicle Burglary. 500 block La Cienega Boulevard between 7:15 and 8:35 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear passenger’s side window and removed property. #05785
Vehicle Burglary. Holloway Drive / Sunset Boulevard between 8:45 and 9:45 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear driver’s side window and removed property. #05786
Vehicle Burglary. Holloway Drive / Sunset Boulevard between 8:49 and 9:50 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the front passenger’s side window and removed property. #05787
Vehicle Burglary. 7300 block Santa Monica Boulevard between 8:20 and 10:50 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear passenger’s side window and removed property. #05789
Vehicle Burglary. 800 block Palm Avenue between 7:40 and 11:10 p.m. An unknown suspect smashed the rear driver’s side window and removed property. #05790
Aug. 31
Grand Theft (Suspect Arrested). 8500 block Melrose Avenue at 6:30 p.m. A man removed two leather jackets and left the store without payment. Responding deputies located and arrested the suspect. The jackets were recovered. #05808
Armed Robbery. Dicks Street / Hilldale Avenue at 11:20 p.m. A man was standing on the sidewalk when two suspects approached him while armed with handgun and demanded his property. The victim complied and the suspects fled the area on foot. #05791
Sept. 1
15 Vehicle Burglaries occurred during the late evening hours of Aug. 31 and into the early morning hours of Sept. 1. All of the incidents were window smashes targeting property left visible inside the vehicles. The suspects targeted Melrose Avenue between Doheny Drive and Robertson Boulevard.
Sept. 2
Aggravated Assault – Knife (Suspect Arrested). 7600 block Santa Monica Boulevard at 4:57 p.m. A man pointed and waved a pair of scissors at two employees after being asked to leave the store. The suspect was located and arrested by responding deputies. #05867
Residential Burglary. 8900 block Cynthia Street between midnight and 2:45 a.m. An unknown suspect pried the front door open to gain access and removed jewelry from the bedroom. #05853
Armed Robbery. 800 block Hilldale Avenue at 3:15 a.m. A man was walking on the sidewalk when the suspect approached him from behind and pressed a hard object into the victim’s back. The suspect pulled the victim’s phone from his hand and fled the area on foot. #05852
