Saugus, Zone 4 Update

[LASD] – Good afternoon Saugus. I hope this message finds you doing well. We again stayed at the average for Part-1 crimes for the year. The most concerning of all were thefts which occurred from several construction sites off Steel Lane. All of these thefts occurred over the Thanksgiving weekend. In one of the thefts a storage container was broken into and construction materials were taken. In the other incident construction material was taken off the job site. Detectives are actively working these incidents.

There was another theft which resembled the above mentioned incidents. Suspect(s) broke into a school, located along the 28000 block of Wellston Dr., and stole numerous construction items. This incident also occurred over the long Thanksgiving weekend.

‘Tis the season for potential theft of packages left by postal service providers. There was a package stolen from the front of a residence along the 27700 block of Abajo Drive on Friday, 11/30/2012. The delivery company left the package at the front door, along with a receipt of delivery. Suspect(s) unknown stole the package from the front door. Most delivery services offer an option for the need of a signature upon delivery. Please look into this option when ordering holiday items to your residence.

There was a shoplift burglary from a local business along the 27600 block of Bouquet Canyon Road on Saturday, 12/01/2012, at 6:20 PM. The suspect stole merchandise from the front counter when the teller attempted to retrieve more items for the suspect. The suspect then ran from the location.

There was an arrest made of four juveniles who were charged with attempt burglary of an elementary school and possession of marijuana on Saturday, 12/01/2012. The juveniles attempted to break into one of the classrooms. Deputies quickly responded to the location and arrested all four subjects without incident.

Over the past week a suspect was arrested for embezzling money from a local business along Carl Boyer Drive. The suspect had been taking money from the company over the past two months.

If you have any information regarding the above mentioned crimes please call the Santa Clarita Station at 661-255-1121.

To report graffiti in the city please call (661) 25-CLEAN (252-5326) or visit www.santa-clarita.com

Deputy Mark Manskar

mamanska@lasd.org

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

661-255-1121 ext. 5161

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