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Sept. 16
Excuses, excuses
7:51 p.m. — 400 Block of Bryant Street. Loitering or Prowling. The police officer received a tip saying that a wanted subject was seen in a driveway on Bryant Street. The subject had felony warrants for violation of probation related to a grand theft charge, dealing in stolen property and resisting without violence.
While en route, the officer received a call saying the suspect was walking north on the street. The officer had passed that location, so figured the suspect had ducked into a yard when he saw the patrol car.
Searching for the suspect, another officer heard “crunching” from some bushes in a backyard. The officer looked over the fence and saw the suspect walking slowly as if trying to conceal himself in the darkness.
The officer ordered him to the ground. The suspect complied, but could not be secured right away because he was on the other side of the fence.
Other officers, hearing the commotion, arrived and secured the suspect and escorted him to a patrol car.
In a post-Miranda interview, the suspect was asked what he was doing sneaking around in a backyard. He said he saw a truck coming so was just trying to get out of the road.
Told that it must have taken a lot of effort to jump over the fence, the suspect said the gate was open.
When told the gate was closed when officers arrived, he said he must have closed it behind him.
Asked directly if he was hiding from the officers, he said no. Since he could not provide a good reason for being in the backyard, he was charged with loitering and prowling in addition to the warrants.
Sept. 13
Don’t forget to lock up
7:45 a.m. — 1200 Block of West Granada Boulevard. Suspicious Incident. The employee said that when she arrived for work she found a door to a closet propped open. The closet had a ladder that goes up to the roof, and the door to the roof was also open.
The officer searched the business and found no signs of forced entry. There was also no forced entry on the door to the roof.
The officer then received a call from another employee. The employee said he found out that an air conditioning company was doing work at the business and needed to be on the roof. The officer noted that it appeared the air conditioning employee had forgotten to lock the roof door when he left. Nothing was missing from the business.
Sept. 17
Permit needed for door-to-door solicitors
7:58 p.m. — Hidden Hills Subdivision. Solicitors. The officer was responding to a report of door-to-door solicitors when he saw two suspects walking. They said they were subcontractors, trying to get customers to upgrade their wireless service.
Both had credentials, but did not have permits issued by the city. The officer said he would give them a warning, but future violations could result in a fine.
The solicitors said they would go to City Hall the next day to obtain the permit.
