Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin.
Pacific Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin released the crime statistics for this area from November 19 to 24. There are a record 20 reported crimes for that time period.
Espin wrote in his weekly message, “as the holidays are here, our community is more appealing for our property crimes.
“Keep an eye out for our neighbors. When there is something suspicious, call the police to come out to investigate. I know the wait times are long but we need the calls for service to paint our crime picture so we can effectively deploy resources,” Espin said and added he had met with detectives to see if there were any patterns.
“Please do not leave any valuables in your vehicles,” Espin said. “These criminals are out walking around at night and during the day checking cars on streets and driveways.”
Another disturbing trend is some burglars are coming into the backyards of residences using the surrounding hillsides (trails, brush area). “They might park a street or two over then hike in through the brush to gain access to the rear yard,” Espin said. “Keep an eye out if you live near these trailheads or parking areas where there is easy access to the brush/hillsides.”
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT:
November 11, 11:59 p.m., in the 16900 block of Sunset Boulevard. Four unknown suspects jumped out of the vehicle, pepper-sprayed the victim and then returned to vehicle and fled location.
BURGLARY:
November 20, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of El Hito Circle. A suspect made entry through unlocked rear sliding door. The suspect ransacked rooms and fled location with property.
November 20, 10:32 a.m. in the 600 block of Kingman Avenue. Two unknown suspects entered the location via unlocked side door. The suspects fled location with property.
November 21, 2:35 p.m. in the 800 block of Lachman Lane. The unknown suspect made entry into residence by an unknown metho. The suspects fled location and it is unknown if property taken at the time of report.
November 21, 5 a.m. in the 800 block of Bienveneda Avenue. The unknown male suspects entered victims locked garage, fled with victim’s property. The Incident was captured by a security camera.
November 23, 5:27 p.m., in the 900 block of Napoli Drive. The suspect climbed to the second floor and broke the glass door. The suspect ransacked the residence, took items and loaded property into vehicle parked in the front yard, and then fled.
BURGLARY THEFT FROM VEHICLE:
November 19 to 20, 9 p.m. to 7:10 a.m., in the 1000 block of Fiske Street. The suspect smashed vehicle window, entered vehicle, removed property and fled.
November 19, noon, in the 17700 block of Pacific Coast Highway. The suspect removed property from unsecured vehicle and fled.
November 20, 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. in the 700 block of Jacon Way. The suspect entered secured vehicle, took property and fled.
November 20, 12:18 p.m., in the 800 block of Toyopa. A suspect smashed a vehicle window, removed property and fled.
November 20 to 22, 9:35 to 10:30 a.m., in the 600 block of Racliffe Avenue. The suspect removed property from an unsecured vehicle and fled.
November 21, 3:45 to 5 p.m., at Will Rogers State Park and Villa View Drive. A suspect forcefully entered a locked vehicle, took property and fled.
November 22, 4:40 a.m., in the 500 block of Almoloya Drive. The suspect can be seen on video. The suspects smashed the front vehicle window, took property and fled.
November 22, 10 to 11:30 a.m., in the 15100 block of Pacific Coast Highway. The victim left vehicle’s key fob on rear bumper and left the vehicle unattended. The suspect grabbed the key fob and ransacked vehicle taking unknown items.
November 23, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., in the 500 block of Los Liones Drive. The suspect entered the vehicle and took victim #1’s and victim #2’s property.
GRAND THEFT AUTO:
November 21 to 22, 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., in the 1000 block of Glenhaven Drive.
November 21 to 22 6 p.m. to 10 a.m. (Attempted) in the 200 block of Monte Grigio Drive. The victim parked and secured vehicle on the street. The suspect forced entry into vehicle and attempted to take vehicle, but ignition was damaged. Suspects fled with property.
ROBBERY:
November 24, 2:30 to 3 a.m., in the 17900 block of Pacific Coast Highway. The suspect and victim knew each other. The suspect used bodily force to gain access to victim’s vehicle. The suspect fled in victim’s vehicle. The vehicle was later recovered.
THEFT:
November 22 to 26, 8 to 10:15 a.m., in the 1000 block of Galloway Street. The suspect and victim knew each other. The suspect took property from victim’s home and move them to another location without victim’s permission.
November 22, 6:45 a.m. in the 15100 block of Sunset Boulevard. The suspect entered business and grabbed items from store shelves and fled without paying for them.