Crime & Safety

Palos Verdes Crime: Meth Possession

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Palos Verdes Estates Police Department supplied this information on crime in Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates, Rolling Hills, Westfield and Palos Verdes Estates.

The reported the following crimes and arrests in Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates and Westfield for the week spanning Aug. 26 through last Saturday. The reported the following crimes and arrests in Palos Verdes Estates for the week spanning Aug. 28 through last Tuesday.

Palos Verdes Estates

Police arrested one person on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, three on suspicion of driving under the influence, two on warrants and one person related to a traffic offense.

Forgery

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Aug. 28, 4400 block of Via Pinzon
An unknown suspect created reprints of checks, filled them out, forged the victim's name and cashed the checks at an unknown location.

Theft

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Aug. 29, 1500 block of Palos Verdes Drive West
A live-in housekeeper at a residence allegedly stole multiple personal items from the home between June and July 2012.

Possession of Methamphetamine

4:45 a.m., Aug. 31, 300 block of Paseo del Mark
Officers made contact with an illegally parked vehicle and arrested one of its occupants on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine.

Driving Under the Influence

10:38 p.m., Aug. 31, Intersection of Paseo del Campo and Palos Verdes Drive North
Officers arrested a suspect on suspicion of DUI after a person called to report the driver

8:17 p.m., Sept. 1, 300 block of Palos Verdes Drive West
A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of the driver on suspicion of DUI

Vandalism

Aug. 31, Intersection of Via Coronel and Via Olivera
Unknown suspects spray painted the cement drainage ditch near the running trail west of the 1800 block of Via Olivera sometime within the last year.

Warrant Arrest

9:53 p.m., Sept. 1, Intersection of Via Fernandez and Via Zurita
During a welfare check on a driver, the driver was arrested on suspicion of providing a false a name and for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant.

DUI and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

1:23 a.m., Sept. 2, 300 block of Palos Verdes Drive West
A driver was arrested during a traffic stop on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance and for allegedly possessing drug paraphernalia.

Traffic Offense

11:00 p.m., Sept. 2, 200 block of Palos Verdes Drive West
A driver who was allegedly in possession of a fake driver's license and also driving without a license was arrested during a traffic stop.

Rancho Palos Verdes

Grand Theft Auto

Aug. 26, 28600 block Mt. Whitney Way
An unknown suspect stole a black 2006 Toyota Tacoma from a residential street.

Vehicle Burglaries

Aug. 26, 3200 block La Rotonda
An unknown person smashed the rear passenger side window of a vehicle and stole a purse, wallet and drivers license. Another car at the same location also had its front passenger side window smashed and purses, wallets and drivers licenses stolen.

Grand Theft Auto

Aug. 26-27, 29600 block Western Avenue
A grey 2003 Nissan Murano SUV was stolen from a parking lot by an unknown suspect.

Residential Burglary

Aug. 26, 27300 block Warrior Drive
$300 in currency, bracelets and a ring were stolen from a residence. The owner of the residence said the cleaning lady could be a possible suspect.

Petty Theft (Vehicle)

Aug. 31 - Sept. 1, 2000 block General Street
An unknown suspect stole a radio, vehicle manual, registration card, insurance card and CDs from a vehicle on a residential street.

Residential Burglary

Sept. 1, 6600 block Eddinghill Drive
An unknown suspect broke into a residence through a garage window and stole undisclosed items.

Rolling Hills Estates

Deputies arrested two individuals on suspicion of driving under the influence and one individual on suspicion of domestic violence. No crimes were reported.

Rolling Hills

No crimes or arrests were reported.

Westfield

No crimes or arrests were reported.


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