Downey Crime Report: 3/17/20

Saturday, March 14:
At 1:00 p.m., an unknown individual collided with a fire hydrant at the interception of Foster Road and Columbia Way. The force of the collision caused to the hydrant to begin leaking so Downey Fire was called to the scene to shut it down. The vehicle fled the scene and was not located.

At 11 p.m., Officers were dispatched to the 9600 block of Stamps Avenue in reference to a residential burglary that just occurred. The resident encountered the suspect inside the home and the startled suspect fled the area on foot. The suspect then forced entry into a second residence in the 8400 block of Gainford Street and fled the location shortly thereafter. Officers located the suspect in the area and he was arrested for residential burglary. There doesn't appear to be any loss from the two locations and the victim(s) were not injured. The suspect is a 47-year-old transient.

Sunday, March 15:
At 1:45 a.m., Officers were dispatched to a trailer park located in the 12200 block of Woodruff Avenue in reference to a "shots fired" call. Officers discovered this was a the result of a dispute between two residents of the trailer park. The suspects fled the location in a vehicle and later were involved in a traffic collision on the freeway. One of the suspects was injured during the collision and remained at the scene, while the second fled on foot. Detectives contacted the injured suspect and are attempting to locate the second individual.

At 6:00 p.m., Officers arrested a 38-year-old male from San Diego who was in a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of a gas station in the area of Imperial Highway and Old River School Road.

Over the course of the weekend officers made 10 arrests for the following charges:

DUI - 3
Domestic Violence - 2
Residential Burglary - 1
Drunk in Public - 2
Misdemeanor Warrant - 1
Auto Theft - 1