Burglars, vandals, robbers strike in RB
Here's a few things from Redondo's crime report from last week.
Jan. 5
Police received four calls about car break-ins at the Performing Arts Center in the 1900 Block of Manhattan Beach Boulevard between 9:20 and 10:20 p.m.
Jan. 6
Police found an elderly man dead in a home in 1600 Block of Steinhart Avenue after a neighbor called with concern about him at 7 p.m. Officers determined he committed suicide.
Jan. 8
A man got out of a car in the 1800 block of Hawthorne Boulevard and approached a man walking on the street at 2:45 a.m. He demanded his wallet. When the victim said he didn't have a wallet, the robber hit him in the leg with a baseball bat. The robber jumped back into the car, which had two other occupants.
Jan. 5
Police received four calls about car break-ins at the Performing Arts Center in the 1900 Block of Manhattan Beach Boulevard between 9:20 and 10:20 p.m.
Jan. 6
Police found an elderly man dead in a home in 1600 Block of Steinhart Avenue after a neighbor called with concern about him at 7 p.m. Officers determined he committed suicide.
Jan. 8
A man got out of a car in the 1800 block of Hawthorne Boulevard and approached a man walking on the street at 2:45 a.m. He demanded his wallet. When the victim said he didn't have a wallet, the robber hit him in the leg with a baseball bat. The robber jumped back into the car, which had two other occupants.
Jan. 11
A male driver stopped in the 1200 Block of Amethyst Street at 2:35 p.m., was approached by the driver and passenger of another car. They punched him in the face and demanded whatever he had. He had nothing, so they took off.
A police officer who saw two men walking in and out of the men's and women's bathrooms at the Galleria transit terminal at 7:15 p.m.found fresh graffiti scrawled on the walls there.
The suspects, 18- and 19-year-old Los Angeles men, admitted to doing it and were arrested.
Two men approached another man walking in the 1800 Block of Kingsdale Avenue at 10:40 p.m. They beat him and knocked him to the ground. One then kicked him in the head while the other took his wallet containing $500 and his back pack.
A male driver stopped in the 1200 Block of Amethyst Street at 2:35 p.m., was approached by the driver and passenger of another car. They punched him in the face and demanded whatever he had. He had nothing, so they took off.
A police officer who saw two men walking in and out of the men's and women's bathrooms at the Galleria transit terminal at 7:15 p.m.found fresh graffiti scrawled on the walls there.
The suspects, 18- and 19-year-old Los Angeles men, admitted to doing it and were arrested.
Two men approached another man walking in the 1800 Block of Kingsdale Avenue at 10:40 p.m. They beat him and knocked him to the ground. One then kicked him in the head while the other took his wallet containing $500 and his back pack.
About the Blogger
Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
E-mail Larry at larry.altman@dailybreeze.com.
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