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Crime & Safety

Palos Verdes Crime: Traffic Offenses and Arrests

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 Palos Verdes Estates Police Department reported the following crimes and arrests in Palos Verdes Estates for the week spanning Oct. 8-14.

Palos Verdes Estates

Traffic offenses

Oct. 10; Paseo del Mar and Cloyden Road
An officer conducted a traffic stop at 10:47 a.m. and arrested the driver for driving without a valid license and an outstanding warrant.

Oct. 10; Palos Verdes Drive North and Via Campesina
An officer conducted a traffic stop at 1:38 a.m. and cited the driver for driving on a suspended license.

Oct. 11; 1800 block of Palos Verdes Drive West
An officer arrested a driver for driving under a suspended license at 10:49 p.m. while the officer was conducting a traffic stop.

Drunk drivers

Oct. 11; 2000 block of Palos Verdes Drive West
An officer conducted a traffic stop at around 3 a.m. and arrested the driver for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, or DUI.

Oct. 12; Palos Verdes Boulevard and Catalina Avenue
An officer conducted a traffic stop at 1:40 a.m. and arrested the driver for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol.

Drugs

Oct. 10; 3100 Palos Verdes Drive North
An officer conducted a traffic stop at around 11 p.m. and arrested the driver for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The passenger was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Warrant arrests


Oct. 13; 2200 block of Paseo del Mar
An officer investigating a suspicious vehicle parked in the area at around 5:19 a.m. arrested one occupant on an outstanding warrant.
Oct. 13; 2300 block of Palos Verdes Drive West
Officers conducted a traffic stop at 1:06 p.m. and arrested the driver for misappropriation of lost property. A passenger was also arrested for an outstanding warrant.

Cliff Incident

Oct. 13; 700 block of Paseo del Mar
Officers responded to a 9-1-1 call  at 2:47 p.m. and located a female hiker who had fallen approximately 70 feet to the bottom of the cliff. The victim was stabilized at the scene then airlifted to a local hospital where she was treated for minor injuries.

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