Police Discover No Pattern in Two Day Vehicle Theft Spree

The South Gate Police Department (SGPD) has told South Gate Patch Latino that no pattern has been found on both July 13 and July 14.

“There is no pattern or anything in particular that ties these together to any one suspect or area,” said Captain Keith Hupp of the SGPD, in reference to the thirteen vehicles that were reported stolen over that two-day period. “It appears just to have been a busy weekend.”

Vehicle thefts are among the most common of crimes that occur in South Gate. The number of local grand theft auto incidents in a month can be as high as 100.

“We are down in [Grand Theft Auto's] from past years statistics, but are still averaging 60 [to] 100 a month,” said Capt. Hupp.

However, the number of vehicle thefts can fluctuate immensely, warned Capt. Hupp.

“Sometimes we have no [Grand Theft Auto’s] in a day [but] sometimes [we have] between 5 [and] 10,” said Captain Hupp. “It is very difficult to predict.”

more intensely on this illicit activity. In some cases officers have also managed to arrest suspects.

“We have been making quite a few [Grand Theft Auto] arrests lately,” said Capt. Hupp. “Officers have been finding [the vehicles] with suspects inside.” 

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