Palos Verdes Crime Blotter: Grand Theft Auto, Mail Theft

PALOS VERDES, CA — The following is the most recent Lomita Sheriff's Station crime blotter for the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Rancho Palos Verdes

PETTY THEFT

• Mail - May 23, 2023, between 4:24 p.m. and 4:40 p.m. - 30000 block of Miraleste Drive
  • Packages were reported stolen, according to Sheriff's Station officials. No information about any suspects was available.

GRAND THEFT

• Auto - May 25, 2023, 1:32 p.m. - 27000 block of Longhill Drive
  • A Grey 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee was reported stolen, authorities said. No information about any suspect was available.

BURGLARY

• Residential - May 25, 2023, 10:15 a.m. - 3900 block of Palos Verdes Drive South
  • Handbags were stolen from a home, and deputies said they found the sliding glass door at the back of the home smashed. The first suspect was described as a Black man between 30 to 35 years old who wore a hooded sweatshirt with a red and gold Porsche emblem on the front and dark shorts with a "CK" on the left side. The second suspect was described a s a Black man in his early 20s who wore a grey hooded sweatshirt and grey pants. The pair were seen leaving the location in a burgundy Dodge Durango with the rear license plate covered.
• Residential - May 27-28, 2023, between 2:45 p.m. and 1:40 a.m. - 28000 block Ambergate Drive
  • A safe, baseball cards and jewelry were reported stolen from a home. Authorities said the rear glass door was smashed. No information about any suspects was available.
• Vehicle - May 21, 2023, between 1 p.m. and 1:50 p.m. - 5900 block of Palos Verdes Drive South
  • A wallet, IDs, gift cards, cash and credit cards were reported stolen from a car. Authorities said the driver's side door lock was dented and damaged. No information about any suspects was available.
• Vehicle - May 24-25, 2023, between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. - 2800 block of San Ramon Drive
  • Clothes, jewelry, food containers, a basket, bags and a cell phone were reported stolen from a car. According to the Sheriff's Station, the trunk release button on the car was broken. No information about any suspects was available.

Rolling Hills Estates

PETTY THEFT

• Mail - May 18-25, 2023, no specified time - Buckskin Lane
  • Over a period of a week, residents reported to the Sheriff's Station that their mail was being stolen. No information about any suspects was available.

ASSAULT

• Assault - May 23, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. - San Miguel
  • One suspect was arrested after there was an assault in the San Miguel area, authorities said.

SHOPLIFTING

• Business - May 24, 2023, at 6:20 p.m. - Peninsula Center
  • One suspect was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting detergents, authorities said.
• Business - May 24, 2023, at 9:20 p.m. - Peninsula Center
  • Deputies said alcohol was stolen from an open business at the Peninsula Center. The suspect was described as an Asian man about 5 feet 6 inches tall and he was seen leaving the location in a grey Honda CRV.

• Business - May 26, 2023, at 6 p.m. - Peninsula Center
  
  • According to the Sheriff's Station, food was reported stolen from a shop in the Peninsula Center. The suspect was described as a Black man about 5 feet 10 inches tall with black hair and he was seen leaving the location in a cream-colored four-door Lincoln sedan.

GRAND THEFT

• Catalytic Converter- May 27-29, 2023, between 9 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. - Broken Bow Lane
  • The Sheriff's Station received reports of stolen catalytic converters in the area. No information about any suspects was available.