Newhall: Public Safety and Crime Information Report for the Week of 03/07/16 -03/13/16
The following crimes were reported last week:

Commercial Burglary – 24800 blk of Newhall Ave. Suspect(s) forced entry into a locked classroom by shattering a classroom window and defaced a classroom wall using black marker.

Vehicle Burglary – 25000 blk of Lyons Ave. Suspect(s) unknown shattered the victim’s passenger side window and stole items.

Assault with a Deadly Weapon – 23700 block of Via Canon. The suspect became enraged when he was asked to leave by his friend’s mother and began destroying her apartment. During the altercation, the suspect threatened bodily harm. The suspect was arrested by responding deputies.

Petty Theft – 24400 block of Lyons Ave. The suspect approached the register and placed a drink on the counter. When the clerk opened the cash register during the transaction, the suspect threw himself on to the counter top, reached into the register with both hands, and grabbed cash. The suspect fled on foot southbound and out of view.

Vehicle Burglary – 24100 block of Arch St. Suspect(s) unknown forced the victim’s passenger side window down, unlocked the car door and stole items.

How to Prevent Your Car from Being Stolen

Don’t make it easy for car thieves. Want to make your vehicle less attractive to car thieves? The quicker a car thief can steal your vehicle, the more attractive it is. Anything you can do to slow down professional car thieves or joy-riders, will make your vehicle a less appealing target.

What You Can Do

Here are some ways to help drivers protect their vehicles:

Keep your vehicle locked at all times, even while driving.

When parked, never leave your keys in the car. Close all the windows and the sunroof.

Never leave your car running and unattended.

Avoid leaving valuables inside your vehicle where passersby can see them.

Do not leave your vehicle title in the car. Too often a car thief is pulled over and gets away from the police because he or she can produce the auto registration. (If multiple drivers use the vehicle, the best suggestion would be to hide the registration in a secret location in the car that only the owners know.)
Know where you’re going. Avoid known high crime areas even if the alternate route takes longer.

Install an anti-theft system in your vehicle if it doesn’t have one. Thieves are reluctant to steal vehicles if they know the cars can be recovered quickly. Many insurers offer discounts for the types of systems listed below.

Thieves prefer to work in the dark. Be particularly cautious at night about where you park your car. Park it in a well-lit area if possible.

Look around. Be aware of your surroundings, especially in garages, parking lots and gas stations.
Have your car’s vehicle identification number (VIN) etched on each of the windows. Car thieves want to get off cheap. They don’t want to go to the expense of replacing all the glass.

On an incline, leave your car in park or in gear with the wheels turned toward the curb or some other obstruction. This makes it harder for thieves to tow your vehicle.

If confronted by a carjacker, do not resist. Cars can be replaced; you can’t.

Deputy Betsy Shackleford
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department
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