Criminal Incidents

David Matthews
May 2
2 min read

Vacant Building located at 13501 Main Street Being Burglarized

Over the past several weeks, we have experienced an uptick in burglaries especially vacant buildings. Thieves are stealling copper wiring, toilets, sinks and any items of value on the black market. Often times, the tenant or the building owner is not reporting these incidents. This creates the perfect opportunity for the thieves to continue to target our business corridors.

Reporting can often be done online depending on the extent of the damages. As reminder, if someone is in your building, please call or text 911. Do not call 311 or 211. Neither of these numbers are connected to law enforcement.

Every day, I drive the business corridors reporting the issues from graffiti, illegal dumping and homeless encampments. Often times, I will stumble upon a burglary or a stolen vehicle.

On Thursday, May 1st, I stumbled upon an open electric gate which had its chains damaged. Upon contacting the building owner, we discovered an individual trespassing on the property.

The Sheriff's department was dispatched and the individual was removed from the location.

Another incident of an individual entering a business during normal business hours without authorization and taking property. This same individual appears to be connected other incidents involving copper theft in the Caltrans area.

Saturday, April 26th AT&T fiber optic lines were cut along San Pedro & Compton Blvd in West Rancho Dominguez. I discovered this incident during my morning drive. AT&T asset protection was notified.

To report all AT&T vandalism issues, please contact (800) 924 9420

Stripped, Dumped & Stolen vehicles are often left on our streets. They typically are not reported by the community.

Here are all the ways to report any vehicle which has remained on our streets longer than 72 or appears to be stolen.

City of Los Angeles Streets

Contact LADOT

Call 800 ABANDON

Visit the link below https://prodpci.etimspayments.com/pbw/include/laopm/abandonc.htm

Unincorporated LA County Areas

Compton Sheriff (310) 605 6500

Century Sheriff (323) 568 4800

Carson Sheriff (310) 830 1123

CHP

530trafficrequest@chp.ca.gov

Meet The Artists

Graffiti or Tagging continues to be problematic throughout our neighborhoods. These individuals are brazen and strike throughout the day & night. Last week, we reported over 300 incidents of tagging. We are contacting law enforcement when we see it in action.

Graffiti is a choice. We can utilize our free resources to request immediate removal. Below please find all the available way to request graffiti removal:

City of Los Angeles Neighborhoods