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The following is a synopsis of crimes reported for the week of August 01, 2021– August 07, 2021.        
 
August 01, 2021

• Petty Theft:

1193 Huntington Drive (Smart and Final). Victim was shopping at the location and had her purse inside of a shopping cart. While her attention was elsewhere an unknown suspect took her coin pouch from inside of her purse. A check of video surveillance video shows a male black adult wearing dark clothing and a face mask steal the coin pouch. Loss was approximately $5.00 in coins and the victim’s house keys.

• Grand theft:

968 Hamilton Road (LA-Z-Boy). Suspect unknown entered an unlocked area of the location and stole a 20” X 15” X 8” un-mounted safe. Loss was approximately $1,050. No surveillance video was available.
 
August 02, 2021

• Grand Theft:

1600 Mountain Avenue (Walmart). Loss prevention from the business reported 2 male Hispanic adults (suspect 1 wearing a black hat and dark colored shirt, suspect 2 wearing a tan hat, black shirt, gray shorts with “El Monte” tattoo on right forearm) walked out an emergency exit with three televisions, two sound bars, a Bluetooth speaker and miscellaneous men’s apparel. Loss prevention attempted contact and detain the suspects as they entered a 2010 4 door white Volkswagen driven by a third suspect. As the suspects fled the area, they left behind the stolen men’s apparel. Loss prevention was able to capture the license plate of the vehicle prior to leaving the area. Loss was approximately $2,750.

• Attempt murder:

1300 Block of Chandler Lane. Victim was approached by two male black adults in a black 4 door BMW. One of the male occupants exited the vehicle and shouted gang verbiage at the victim. The victim hearing the gang verbiage believed he was going to be assaulted and began to run away. As the victim ran away he heard several gun shots. As deputies arrived, the suspect vehicle was located and the occupants were taken into custody.  
 
August 03, 2021

• No significant activity.

August 04, 2021

• Attempt grand theft:

1900 block of Broach Avenue. Victim’s 2006 Honda Accord was parked in the street in front of his house. Two unknown suspects in a blue BMW parked alongside of victim’s vehicle and attempted to remove the catalytic converter. Victim’s neighbor attempted to contact suspects to see what was going on, when they fled the area. Damage to catalytic converter was approximately $1,000.

• Assault with a deadly weapon:

1300 Block of Highland Avenue.  Victim and suspect who are going through a divorce were involved in an argument. During the argument, the suspect produced a firearm and pointed it at the victim and chambered a round into the barrel. Suspect was arrested at the scene by deputies.

• Grand theft:

1400 block of Third Street. Suspect(s) unknown stole the catalytic converter to the victim’s 2006 Honda Accord that was parked in the street in front of his house. Loss was approximately $1,700 to replace the stolen catalytic converter. 
 
August 05, 2021. 

• Grand Theft Auto:

1000 Block of Newington Street.  The victim’s 2010 Honda civic was stolen between 08/04/21 5:00 pm and 08/05/21 2:45 am from the location.  Vehicle recovered by Laguna Beach police department with one suspect in custody.
 
August 06, 2021

• Assault on a police officer:

2705 Huntington Drive (7-Eleven). Deputies contacted a male Hispanic adult at the location for committing a theft. While attempting to detain the suspect, the suspect became assaultive towards the deputies. Deputies were injured during the contact. Suspect arrested.      
 
August 07, 2021

• No significant activity.

Crime Prevention Tip
We recommend you take the following steps in protecting your property and to discourage would-be criminals from committing auto burglaries or theft from unlocked vehicles:

• Do not leave valuable items visible in your car. Car Burglary and theft from unlocked vehicles is a crime of opportunity, be sure to keep your car clean from any clutter.
• Don’t think your dark tinted windows will hide your valuables. Thieves often use flashlights to see through tint.
• Close all windows and lock all doors before leaving your vehicle.
• Park in well-lit, heavily populated areas.
• Make a copy of your registration and insurance, and keep them in your wallet or purse. Then remove all forms of identification from your vehicle. Anyone with permission to drive your vehicle should also have a copy of the registration and insurance with them to furnish to the law enforcement if necessary.
• Do not leave garage door openers in parked vehicles.
• If you are parking your vehicle for several days check on it periodically.
• Inspect your vehicle regularly, thieves often times will remove license plates or replace them with stolen plates from stolen vehicles or take vehicle registration tabs.
• Secure truck tail gates- tail gates are stolen due to the ease of removal.
• Catalytic converter theft is on the rise, get your converter engraved with some sort of identifying number on it.

It is also important to follow these basic safety tips to keep your property safe. Most importantly ALWAYS Call Temple Sheriff’s Station for any suspicious activity at (626) 285-7171