Mountain Views News          Saturday, March 15, 2014

Mountain Views-News Saturday, March 15, 2014 

DUARTE STATE OF THE CITY PRESENTATION AND 
RECEPTION, MARCH 19 

DUARTE, CA – Duarte Mayor Liz Reilly will present her assessment and future vision for the 
community at the annual State of the City address on Wednesday, March 19 in the City Hall Courtyard 
presented by the Duarte Chamber of Commerce. “Duarte: Rising into the Future” is the theme for 
this year’s event. The reception and presentation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Duarte City Hall, 
1600 E. Huntington Dr. Tickets to the reception are $10 per person.

For more information and reservations, call Duarte Chamber of Commerce, (626) 357-3333. 
Tickets can be purchased online at duartechamber.com under the Events section on the homepage. 


Monrovia Police Blotter 

Highlighted Activity for the Weekdays of March 10-12, 2014 

During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 439 service events, resulting in 73 
investigations. To see a complete listing of crimes reported, go to http://www.crimemapping.com/
map/ca/monrovia for crime mapping. For Police Department news and information, visit our website 
and follow us on Twitter. 


Under the Influence – Suspect Arrested 
March 10 at 1:51 p.m., a resident in the 200 block of South Violet called police and reported a suspect 
inside a neighbor's house. The suspect was seen leaving the residence holding a tub of ice cream, 
which he was eating with a spoon. The suspect was reportedly going door-to-door, trying doorknobs 
to see if he could gain entrance. 


Officers responded along with the Foothill Air Support Team helicopter, which helped direct officers 
to the suspect. The suspect had entered several homes ending up at a residence in the 400 block of 
South Sunset. While officers were checking the rear of the location, the suspect exited the home but 
would not comply with the officer’s commands. The suspect appeared to be under the influence and 
took aggressive steps toward the officers. The officers hit the suspect with a beanbag round in an attempt 
to get him to comply, and the suspect fled back into the residence. Containment of the area was 
established and Monrovia High School was placed on lockdown by the district as the residence backs 
up to the school. 


After a 45 minute standoff, the suspect eventually exited the residence and was taken into custody. He 
was evaluated by paramedics and taken to a hospital for clearance. The suspect told officers he was 
under the influence of bath salts. He was later released, brought to Monrovia Police Department for 
booking, and then taken Los Angeles County Jail for housing. 


Burglary / Assault with a Deadly Weapon / Vandalism – Suspect Arrested March 10 at 3:45 p.m., 
police responded to a business in the 1600 block of South Mountain. A subject was seen entering the 
men’s restroom with a can of computer dust cleaner. A loss prevention officer walked in and saw the 
subject was inhaling the substance. Loss Prevention officers followed the subject as he exited the store. 


As the suspect exited the store, he noticed loss prevention following him. Before they could detain 
him, he smashed a passing vehicle's window and then pulled out a paint can opener and threatened 
to stab the loss prevention officers, who then grabbed a crowbar to protect themselves. They tried to 
stop the subject, but he fled the location. He was stopped by the responding officers a block away and 
taken into custody. 


Vehicle Burglary 
March 11 at 7:40 a.m., a resident in the 100 block of Seymour Place reported a vehicle burglary. Unknown 
suspect(s) smashed a window on the vehicle and stole items from inside. The investigation is 
continuing. 


Vehicle Burglary 
March 11 at 10:14 a.m., a victim came into the police department to report a vehicle burglary. The 
victim believes the burglary occurred the day prior while he was parked in a business parking lot in 
the 500 block of West Huntington. The victim parked his vehicle in the lot and went into a restaurant 
to eat. He believes unknown suspect(s) went into the vehicle, opened the trunk of the vehicle and 
his tools from the trunk. The victim does not remember if he locked the vehicle. The investigation is 
continuing. 


Vehicle Burglary 
March 11 at 2:50 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the police department lobby on the report of a 
vehicle burglary. The victim parked her vehicle at her residence in the 200 block of East Lemon. She 
reported that someone entered her vehicle and took her purse, which she had left on the floorboard of 
the vehicle under a sweatshirt. She found her purse in the trashcan behind her home. The purse had 
been emptied out on the ground by the trashcan and her identification was missing from the purse. 


Theft from an Unlocked Vehicle 
March 11 at 4:15 p.m., a resident from the 100 block of North May Avenue reported a theft from his 
vehicle. Unknown suspect(s) entered the unlocked vehicle overnight and took the victim’s wallet, 
which he had left inside. 


Commercial Burglary 
March 11 at 5:00 p.m., loss prevention from a business in the 500 block of West Huntington phoned 
police to report a female suspect inside the store, concealing items into her purse and on her person. 
She emptied the contents of her purse before leaving, but fled the store with the items concealed on 
her person. She was detained outside the store by responding officers and arrested for burglary. 


Brandishing a Replica Firearm – Suspect Arrested 
March 12 at 1:00 a.m., security from a bar in the 300 block of South Myrtle called police to report 
that a 21-year-old male subject had brandished a black handgun at them and yelled at them for no 
apparent reason. The suspect was last seen entering a bar in the 400 block of South Myrtle. Officers 
arrived at the location, surrounded the bar and located the suspect in the rear alley. He appeared to 
drop something in the shadows of the alley when officers told him to stop. The officers detained him 
and recovered the gun on the ground next to him. It was a black, metal, Airsoft pellet gun, which 
had the red tip removed. After the suspect was positively identified by the victim, he was arrested for 
brandishing a replica firearm. 


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