Crime Report

Friday, April 13, 2012At 1:45 a.m., officers responded to a burglar alarm at the Warren High School library and found its front door open and a window broken. The building was searched by a canine unit from the South Gate Police Department. Detectives are investigating.

Saturday, April 14, 2012 At 3:45 a.m., an officer patrolling the 13000 block of Leahy spotted two suspicious subjects. Further investigation led to the arrest and booking of one of the subjects for being in possession of narcotics.

At 10:30 p.m., an officer patrolling the area of Patton and Alameda stopped numerous juveniles for failing to obey a traffic signal. During his contact with the juveniles, he found that one of them was in possession of numerous cans of spray paint and that some graffiti was freshly painted on a nearby wall at Alameda Elementary School. The juvenile admitted to the vandalism and was arrested.

Sunday, April 15, 2012 At 12:45 p.m., a man with a handgun approached a juvenile near Rio San Gabriel School and robbed the juvenile of his headphones. The victim was not injured and officers did not locate the suspect. Detectives are investigating.

Infromation provided by the Downey Police Department

********** Published: April 19, 2012 - Volume 11 - Issue 01