Crime & Safety

Altadena Crime Blotter: Assault With Deadly Weapon, Residential Burglaries

Several residential burglaries, a stolen car and an assault with a deadly weapon are among some of the recent crimes reported in Altadena.

The most serious recent incident to occur is a shooting that took place Dec. 6 and is not included in the blotter. 

The following information was supplied by the Altadena Sheriff's Station:

Tuesday, November 27

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Between 8:00 AM and 3:30 PM – A residential burglary occurred in the 1100-blk of New York Dr. Suspect(s) entered the residence by kicking in the front door and shattering the front window. Loss: platinum wedding band, gold wedding band. 

Between 9:30 AM and 4:30 PM – A residential burglary occurred in the 2000-blk of Midlothian Dr. Suspect(s) entered the residence via the unlocked front door. Residence ransacked. Loss: gray Casio camera, large bag containing costume jewelry. 

Between 11:00 AM and 5:45 PM – A residential burglary occurred in the 1900-blk of Braeburn Rd. Suspect(s) entered the residence by shattering the rear bathroom window. Residence ransacked. Loss: (2) large glass jars w/currency, shoebox containing silver foreign coins. 

Between 8:00 PM and 10:55 AM (Wednesday) – A residential burglary occurred in the 2500-blk of N. El Sol Av. Suspect(s) entered the residence via unknown means. The vict believes a prior tenant may be the suspect. Loss: CD’s. 

Wednesday, November 28

Between 5:00 PM and 7:30 PM – A grand theft from an unlocked vehicle occurred in the 600-blk of Alameda St. Loss: black briefcase containing personal documents, silver laptop, silver iPad, silver iTouch. ***black briefcase was recovered in the area of Hill Ave. and New York Dr. *** 

Thursday, November 29

Between 11:03 AM and 11:45 AM – A petty theft of a delivered package occurred in the 200-blk of E. Altadena Dr. Loss: miscellaneous archery equipment. 

Friday, November 30

Between 8:00 PM and 7:00 AM – A vehicle was reported stolen from the 1500-blk of E. Woodbury Rd. Loss: black ’95 Chevrolet 3500. 

11:16 PM – An assault with a deadly weapon occurred in the 400-blk of E. Woodbury Rd. Deputies responded to the area regarding shots fired. Upon arrival, several witnesses advised that (3) vehicles were seen fleeing the area. A short time later, deputies responded to the area of 500-E. Alameda St. and contacted a gunshot victim. Investigation is on-going. 


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