Now vandals are hurling watermelons at cars in Torrance
Just when you thought it was safe to venture outside, there's some new vandal out there causing trouble on the streets of Torrance.
Ok, so police took care of getting the BB-gun guy off the streets. (I don't want to convict
that gentleman here, but I haven't heard of any glass window shootings since he was taken into custody. I'm just saying.)
Now there's a new problem. Residents in the Hollywood Riviera have somebody driving around their streets hurling watermelons and eggs at their cars.
It's happened the last several nights. One resident said there's watermelon all over the streets.
A watermelon dented her car door, causing $1,400 damage. The car's in the auto shop getting fixed.
The streets include Via Los Miradores, Calle de Arboles and Paseo de las Tortugas.
"I want to catch these little suckers," the resident said.
My colleagues suggested I use silly puns in this story, like "these crimes are the pits," or this is a really "seedy" thing to do.
I won't. I'd be pretty upset if this happened to me.
Torrance police Lt. Patrick Shortall said officers are working on the problem.
He said whoever is doing this might think these are pranks, but they are wrong.
"They're crimes," he said.
Ok, so police took care of getting the BB-gun guy off the streets. (I don't want to convict
that gentleman here, but I haven't heard of any glass window shootings since he was taken into custody. I'm just saying.)Now there's a new problem. Residents in the Hollywood Riviera have somebody driving around their streets hurling watermelons and eggs at their cars.
It's happened the last several nights. One resident said there's watermelon all over the streets.
A watermelon dented her car door, causing $1,400 damage. The car's in the auto shop getting fixed.
The streets include Via Los Miradores, Calle de Arboles and Paseo de las Tortugas.
"I want to catch these little suckers," the resident said.
My colleagues suggested I use silly puns in this story, like "these crimes are the pits," or this is a really "seedy" thing to do.
I won't. I'd be pretty upset if this happened to me.
Torrance police Lt. Patrick Shortall said officers are working on the problem.
He said whoever is doing this might think these are pranks, but they are wrong.
"They're crimes," he said.
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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