Tools were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 1300 block of Spruce Street sometime between 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, and 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13. The car’s door lock was drilled to allow entry.
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Catalytic converters were reported stolen from the following vehicles:
• A 2004 Toyota Prius parked in the 1700 block of State Street at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12. A group of three men reportedly cut and stole the catalytic converter.
• A 2004 Honda Accord parked in the 1700 block of State Street sometime between 2:53 p.m. and 3:31 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12. A group of three men reportedly cut and stole the catalytic converter.
• A 2006 Honda Element parked in the 700 block of Orange Grove Avenue sometime between 3 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10.
• A 2007 Toyota Prius parked in the 2000 block of Empress Avenue at 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. Three men in a black Kia Sedona minivan reportedly cut and stolen the catalytic converter.
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A coin box was stolen from an apartment laundry room in the 1800 block of State Street at 5:09 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5. The first thief was described as a roughly 30-year-old white man with dark, curly hair, standing between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing about 180 pounds and wearing black clothing. The second thief was described as a roughly 40-year-old white man standing between 5 feet, 8 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing abound 180 pounds, and wearing light-colored jeans, a gray jacket and white or gray T-shirt. The two men were driving a dark gray, mid- to late-2000s four-door B6 Audi A4 Avant.
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An unidentified man damaged a mailbox and took its contents in the 600 block of Indiana Avenue sometime between 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12.
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A 43-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence near Mission Street and Garfield Avenue sometime between 5:28 and 5:44 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15.
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These alleged crimes and incidents were reported to the South Pasadena Police Department between Tuesday, Jan. 11, and Monday, Jan. 17. Information was gathered from a weekly crime summary published by SPPD’s Crime Prevention Unit.
