Police Blotter: Grand Theft Auto and Residential Burglary

This week, a woman’s vehicle was stolen and another woman’s jewelry and cell phone were stolen from her residence.

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During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 447 service events, resulting in 99 investigations.

Grand Theft Auto

On March 6 at 7:36 a.m., officers were dispatched to the report of a stolen vehicle in the 1800 block of South Fifth Avenue.  A female victim parked her silver, 2005 Dodge Stratus in front of her apartment complex on the street at approximately 8:00 p.m.  The victim returned to her car the following morning and discovered the vehicle was missing. The vehicle was entered into the Stolen Vehicle System and the investigation is continuing.

Residential Burglary - Suspect Arrested

On March 6 at 5:51 p.m., a residential burglary was reported in the 900 block of West Colorado.  The female resident had received a phone call from her friend/suspect while she was in the hospital. The friend told her the window of her house was open and that she should be more careful.

When she was released from the hospital on March 1, the victim went home and found her cell phone and some jewelry had been stolen.  She called the number of her cell phone and a female friend who lives in San Diego answered.  The victim asked her friend how she acquired the phone and was told her son obtained it from the suspect; the son also had the victim's jewelry.  The victim subsequently confronted the suspect, who admitted he went into her home and took the items.  The victim desires prosecution.

A wanted person was placed on the suspect by the investigating officer for burglary and receiving stolen property.  On March 7, an officer was searching for the known suspect and located him on the city streets.  The suspect was arrested and taken into custody.  He admitted to taking the property to teach the victim a lesson for leaving her residence unlocked.  The property was returned by the friend in San Diego to the victim.  Additional property was also recovered, which was not related to this case.  The investigation is continuing.