Mountain Views News          Saturday, August 8, 2015

Mountain View News Saturday, August 8, 2015 


MONROVIA POLICE BLOTTER 


Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. No. 327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 Email: editor@mtnviewsnews.com Website: www.mtnviewsnews.com 

2015 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES 


Last week, our Public Services Department coordinated the kickofffor Monrovia’s 2015 Summer Concert Series as participants wereable to enjoy the smooth sounds of Big Papa & the TCB! Throughoutthe summer, everyone is invited to come to the Rotary ClubBandshell at Library Park each Sunday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
for an evening of free musical entertainment.
The musical act this Sunday, July 26, 2015, will feature the classicrock sounds of The Bulldogs Classic Rock Band, and the schedulefor the rest of the summer includes: 
§ July 26 - The Bulldogs Classic Rock Band - Classic Rock
§ August 2 - Cold Duck - Old School 40’s Music
§ August 9 - Time Bomb - Hits from 1975 to 1985
§ August 16 - Mariachi Divas - Mariachi Music
§ August 23 - Pickleback Shine - Today’s Country Music
§ August 30 - Yari More Latin Band - Latin/Salsa MusicFor additional information, please contact the Public Services 
Department at (626) 256-8246. 


Following are the weekend’s highlighted issues and events. To see a completelisting of crimes reported, go to the City of Monrovia website and click on thecrime mapping link. Sign up to follow us on Twitter for police notifications. 

Shoplifting – Suspect Arrested July 31 at 1:50 p.m., an officer wasdispatched to a business in the 1600 block of South Mountain regardinga shoplifter in custody. pon arrival, the officer discovered the suspect alsohad an outstanding warrant out of El Monte for her arrest. The officerarrested the suspect and took her into custody. She was later released ona citation to appear in court on the shoplifting charges. El Monte PoliceDepartment officers responded and took custody of the suspect per theauthority of their warrant. 

Driving nder the Influence – Suspect Arrested July 31 at 9:27 p.m., officersobserved a vehicle heading southbound on Ivy, approaching Huntington.
The male driver drove through the posted stop sign without coming toa complete stop. The officer pulled the vehicle over for the violation inthe area of Myrtle and Maple. Through investigation, it was determinedthat the driver of the vehicle had been drinking, and after field testing, hewas arrested for driving under the influence. During the investigation,
the driver’s girlfriend drove up in a second vehicle. Officers observed thatshe was also displaying signs of intoxication. Field sobriety tests wereperformed, and it was determined she had driven to the location whileunder the influence of alcohol; she was arrested for DI, also. 

Drunk in Public – Suspect Arrested August 1 at 12:30 a.m., an adultfemale was located lying on the asphalt in the parking lot across fromthe police department in the 100 block of East Lime. Officers contactedher and discovered she had been drinking and was having difficultycommunicating and standing. Officers determined she could not care forher own safety; she was placed under arrest for being drunk in public andheld for sobering. 

Driving nder the Influence – Suspect Arrested August 1 at 1:32 a.m.,
officers observed a vehicle driving erratically and stopped the vehicle atMyrtle and California. After contacting the driver, it was determined thatthe driver had been drinking. The officers asked the driver to perform fieldsobriety tests. The driver was arrested for driving under the influence. 

Violation of a Domestic iolence Restraining Order – Suspect ArrestedAugust 1 at 8:45 p.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 300 blockof East Olive regarding the violation of a domestic violence restrainingorder. The female resident called police to report she saw her ex-husbandoutside her residence. He has been served with a restraining order andis to stay away from the location. Officers located the suspect nearby andhe admitted to being at the location; he was arrested for violation of therestraining order. 

Traffic Collision/Driving nder the Influence – Suspect Arrested August2 at 3:35 a.m., a driver heading the wrong way on Central at Mountainstruck another vehicle. There were no obvious injuries, but both partiescomplained of pain. They were both treated at the scene by Monrovia FireDepartment paramedics. The driver of the wrong way vehicle was arrestedfor driving under the influence and was later released to a parent. 

Hit & Run Traffic Collision August 2 at 8:15 a.m., an officer responded toa residence in the 400 block of East Maple on the report of a hit and runtraffic collision. The victim parked his company vehicle in his driveway at

2:00 a.m. When he returned to the vehicle at 8:00 a.m., he found collision 
damage to the rear of the vehicle. It appears a vehicle drove into thedriveway, crashed into the rear of the vehicle, and fled the scene. The victimdid not hear a collision during the night. The investigation is continuing. 
Grand Theft Auto August 2 at 3:18 p.m., a vehicle was reported stolenfrom a business in the 900 block of West Duarte. A 1992 Toyota pickup,
white with blue stripes, was stolen. The bed of the truck was full of wood.
The suspect is described as a male White in his mid-30s with shaggyhair. The victim left the vehicle running in the parking lot while he wentinto the business. The suspect jumped into the vehicle and fled the area. 

ANOTHER GREAT DAY AT THE BEACH 



By Joan Schmidt

August is time for grandkids and fun! First request is a day at 
Santa Monica’s great beach/pier. Transportation is the County 
Sponsored Beach Bus.

Visit www.LAGoBus.info or call (888) 769-1122. There are several 
options, and you won’t see “Duarte”. Click “Charter Oaks”. The 
cost is $3 per adult/child, and $1.50 for seniors. The total was $12- 
that’s the cost of the parking lot! Plus no aggravation of fighting 
traffic or the OUTRAGEOUS price of gasoline! They give you a 
confirmation number, you print out the page, and you must bring 
cash (exact change) when you board the bus at Pamela Park.

Bob and I didn’t want to go into the freezing water. The grandkids 
said it was really cold, but went in all the way and had a great time. 
The youngest one spent most of the beach time building sand 
castles. (We had no bucket or shovel but a vendor came around. 
The netted bag of “goodies’ was only $5! It had a bucket, shovel, hoe, 
and a few little plastic toys of various shapes that made turrets and 
parts of a castle!)

Lunch time came and we went up on the pier for burgers: even 
vegetarian! There were several little stores, an arcade with games 
and little individual rides that you put kids on and put money in 
the slot. (50 cents) This time we passed on the rides, but there is that 
great Ferris wheel-always seen during the “weather” portion of the 
news, a Merry-Go-Round, a few fast rides, and very high swing. I 
also saw there was an Aquarium, but that will be good for another 
trip.

The bus left Pamela Park at 9:30am. It arrived at Santa Monica 
Pier at 10:30. It left Santa Monica at 3:30 and in spite of heavy L.A. 
traffic, we were back to the Park at 4:30. It makes for a great day 
trip. For those who may not want to brave freezing water, there’s a 
lot to do on the Pier. If we go again, we may do the Pier first, before 
the water. We couldn’t take kids with wet bathing suits into Bubba 
Gump’s Shrimp House for example! 

People did bring lunches but BEWARE! In front of our eyes, BOLD 
seagulls got into a girl’s tote bag and pulled her subway sandwich 
out! Before it could be stopped, at least 20 seagulls descended and 
devoured it. The last thing we saw was a seagull fly off with her bag 
of chips! They were so smart, that they pulled tee shirts out of a bag 
in hopes of finding food underneath! How bold is that?

The day we went to the beach there were two buses. Pamela Park’s 
Summer Camp was also going to the beach on a field trip, so there 
were two buses. We were on the bus with the kids and they were 
well-behaved. The other bus had mostly people by themselves-even 
Senior citizens. No fighting traffic and there are compartments on 
the bottom of the bus that have room for folding chairs! When we 
go again, we’ll bring our chairs! See you on the bus! 

Officers searched the area, but the vehicle was not located; surroundingagencies were notified. The vehicle was recovered in Pasadena at 6:10 p.m.
and was returned to the owner. The investigation is continuing. 

Attempt Commercial Burglary August 3 at 9:40 a.m., an officerresponded to a business in the 800 block of East Huntington regardingan attempt burglary. The owner received a call from his alarm companyon August 2 at 12:56 p.m., stating the alarm was going off due to possibleglass breakage. The owner told the alarm company he thought it was afalse alarm and that they did not need to call the police. When the ownerarrived at work the next morning, the framing around the window hadbeen removed. It appeared that the suspect was attempting to remove thefront glass window and was scared off by the alarm. The investigation iscontinuing. 

Grand Theft August 4 at 9:27 a.m., an officer was dispatched to a residencein the 800 block of West Olive regarding the theft of a catalytic converter.
The victim parked his vehicle, a Honda Element, on the street in front ofhis residence. He returned to his vehicle the next morning and discoveredthe catalytic converter had been stolen. The investigation is continuing. 

Vehicle Burglary August 4 at 11:51 a.m., a vehicle burglary was reportedin the 900 block of South Primrose. Unknown suspects took tools fromcompany vehicles that were parked in the business parking lot. The theftoccurred sometime during the night when the business was closed andutility work bags containing telephone repair equipment were stolen. The 
employees reported that the vehicles were locked, but there was no sign offorced entry. The investigation is continuing. 

Theft of Mail August 4 at 2:07 p.m., a theft of mail that had just occurredwas reported in the 200 block of West Hillcrest. A package was stolen fromthe porch of a residence. A tan Chevy Suburban was seen stopping in frontof the residence. A juvenile exited the vehicle, wearing athletic clothing,
and took a package from the front porch. The suspect got back into thevehicle and fled west on Hillcrest. The driver of the vehicle was described 
as a female Black. The investigation is continuing. 

Armed Robbery August 4 at 11:28 a.m., officers responded to a gas station inthe 700 block of West Huntington on an armed robbery that had occurred40 minutes prior. Although the report was delayed, officers searched thearea for the suspects, who were reported to be two male Blacks in their lateteens to early 20’s. The suspects were wearing all dark clothing with jeans,
and they had half their faces covered with bandana type material. Theyhad red shoe laces and red belts. One of the suspects was armed with ablack handgun. The suspects entered the gas station store, pointed the gunat the clerk and demanded cash. The clerk opened the register and one ofthe suspects removed the cash. Both suspects fled in a southwest directionon foot. The investigation is continuing. 

Possession of Burglary Tools/Possession of a Controlled Substance/ 
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – Suspect Arrested August 5 at 2:50a.m., an officer was on patrol in the 700 block of East Greystone when heobserved a suspicious subject unloading items from a vehicle. Believinga theft was possibly occurring, he contacted the subject. Although thevehicle was determined to belong to the subject, he was found to be inpossession of burglary tools, over five grams of methamphetamine, anda methamphetamine pipe. He was arrested for the violations and takeninto custody. 

Hit and Run Traffic Collision On August 5 at 4:04 p.m., an officer wasdispatched to the 600 block of West Duarte Road regarding a hit and runtraffic collision. Three parked vehicles were side-swiped by an unknownvehicle. This investigation is continuing. Petty Theft On August 5 at 7:27p.m., an officer responded to the 100 block of South Encinitas regardinga theft of a purse report. At 7:10 p.m. the victim left her purse insideher unlocked vehicle, which was parked in front of her residence. Uponreturning at 7:20 p.m. she discovered that her purse had been stolen. Thisinvestigation is continuing. 

RAY BRADBURY 
EXHIBIIT AT DUARTE 
HISTORICAL MUSEUM 


Honorary Duartean Author Ray Bradbury (1920-1912) isthe subject of an exhibit at the Duarte Historical Museum inEncanto Park. Compiled by Jack Collins and former DuarteLibrarian Peter Rosenwald, the display features articles, books,
photographs, and other memorabilia and will remain throughAugust.

The Museum, 777 Encanto Parkway, Duarte, is openSaturdays 1-4 p.m. and the first and third Wednesday eachmonth from 1-3 p.m. Admission is free.

Bradbury made several appearances in Duarte over the years,
donating all proceeds from his book sales at those visits to theFriends of the Duarte Library.

For more information call (626) 357-9419.