Armed Robbery Attempt

TYPE: Armed Robbery Attempt
WHERE: National and Military
WHEN: Thursday, July 23rd @ 7:00 am
SUSPECTS: White male medium build about 5'-3" tall with brown curly hair wearing shorts (possibly blue).

CHARACTERISTICS: Thursday morning at 7:00 a woman was confronted at knifepoint to give up her purse. She held on tightly and he grabbed it away. A passerby noticed and ran after the guy who then dropped the purse. This occured on the corner of National and Military. The man who was holding the knife was about 5'3", white medium built had brown curly hair and was wearing shorts (she thinks it was blue).

Anyone with information regarding this crime please notify LAPD SLO Ceja at 310-622-3975 or call 877-ASK-LAPD

Home Burglary

TYPE: Home Burglary
WHERE: 3400 Military
WHEN: Wednesday, July 15 @ 12:30 pm
SUSPECTS: Three Black Males 16-19 yrs.
CHARACTERISTICS: Three well dressed black males (approx. 16-19 years old) were seen coming from a home on 3400 Military that was burglarized today at 12:30. We will provide more details as we get them.

Anyone with information regarding this crime please notify LAPD SLO Ceja at 310-622-3975 or call 877-ASK-LAPD

Attempted Home Burglary

TYPE: Attempted Home Burglary
WHERE: 3400 block of Veteran
WHEN: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 1:30 pm
SUSPECTS: A black male - 5'10" approximately 150 lbs, early to mid 20's and a black female - 5'9" approximately 140 lbs, early to mid 20's.

CHARACTERISTICS: 2 suspects attempted to break in by breaking a window in the front of the house. The resident, who was home, confronted suspects and they fled.

Anyone with information regarding this crime please notify LAPD SLO Ceja at 310-622-3975 or call 877-ASK-LAPD

Possible suspects in recent burglaries

Several Westside Vilage residents have reported a suspicious knock on their door. When they answer they door a young black male (approximately 19) says he is looking for Robert. When told no Robert lives there he apologizes and says he has the wrong address. Two younger black males (approximately 17 and 14) were seen waiting out by the street. The three individuals were seen driving very slowly in a dark blue, four door car looking at homes.

These individuals had knocked on several doors on the 3500 block of Greenfield and 3200 block of Kelton around 5:00 to 5:30 Monday evening. This was shortly before the Burglary/Home Invasion reported on 3300 block of Kelton.

Given these reports and the five burglaries in recent weeks it is very important to take notice of your surroundings. If anyone erroneously knocks on your door looking for a "Robert" or the like or if you see three young black males driving a dark blue, four door in the neighborhood, please call the LAPD and tell them of these suspects and the recent burglaries in Westside Village.

Home Burglary

TYPE: Home Burglary/Home Invasion
WHERE: 3300 block of Kelton
WHEN: Monday, July 6th, 2009 about 6:00pm
SUSPECTS: -
CHARACTERISTICS: Burglars broke into a home on the 3300 block of Kelton Monday evening around 6pm while one of the residents was home. The resident hid in a closet and called 911. No more details are available at this time.

Anyone with information regarding this crime please notify LAPD SLO Ceja at 310-622-3975 or call 877-ASK-LAPD

Home Burglary

TYPE: Home Burglary
WHERE: 3500 block of Veteran
WHEN: Saturday, July 4th, 2009
SUSPECTS: -
CHARACTERISTICS: There was another burglary on Saturday on the 3500 block of Veteran. Access was through an open window. A laptop and other items were stolen.

(This is currently all the information we have on this incident)

Anyone with information regarding this crime please notify LAPD SLO Ceja at 310-622-3975 or call 877-ASK-LAPD

Home Burglary

TYPE: Home Burglary
WHERE: 3500 Block of Tilden
WHEN: Friday, July 3, 2009, between 4:10 - 4:50 PM
SUSPECTS: -
CHARACTERISTICS: The burglars were probably watching the house as they only had a 40-minute window of time while the owners were out grocery shopping in order to get in and out quickly. The burglars gathered some wood left by the side of the driveway, propped it up against the gate leading to the back yard, hopped over the locked gate, then entered through an open window in the rear of the house. They took iPods, a camera, a lap top computer, cash, and jewelry. The owners have two large dogs, but that did not deter the burglars.

Anyone with information regarding this crime please notify LAPD SLO Ceja at 310-622-3975 or call 877-ASK-LAPD

Please take notice of unfamiliar individuals parked in their car on your block. Do not engage them but try to safely jot down any information you notice such as license number, color and type of car and personal characteristics. If another burglary occurs, your information may be useful and could be shared with police to help their investigation.