Stevenson Ranch, Zone 3

Last week, the following Part 1 crimes occurred in Zone 3 Stevenson Ranch:

A commercial burglary occurred near the 25600 block of The Old Road.  A male suspect shattered the front window of the location with a brick.  Upon entering, the suspect shattered a display case and took several pieces of jewelry.  The incident is currently under investigation by Santa Clarita Station detectives.

A vehicle occurred near the 25300 block of The Old Road.  An unknown suspect pried open the front passenger door of the victim’s vehicle and took a duffle bag containing miscellaneous personal items.

A shoplift/burglary occurred near the 25400 block of The Old Road.  A male suspect was detained after exiting the location, failing to pay for items he concealed in re-usable bags.  The suspect was arrested by responding Santa Clarita Station Deputies.

A shoplift/burglary occurred near the 25800 block of The Old Road.  A male and female Hispanic and a white male and female exited the location, failing to pay for a cart full of items.  The suspects fled the area in a white four door Lexus.

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies have these tips and information they want to make sure residents are aware of, based on Los Angeles County-wide trends and information being collected and analyzed by Crime Prevention Unit (CPU) deputies:

* Criminals are now more likely to wear high-end suits, drive high-end cars and do a better job of blending into the areas they are victimizing. In one recent case of burglaries investigated by deputies, the thieves drove around a nice residential neighborhood in a Porsche Cayenne.

* Gangs are ignoring traditional racial and territorial divides, working together more cooperatively to victimize communities. Even gangs that have traditionally fought for turf are now focusing their efforts on crime as opposed to fighting amongst themselves;

* Deputies are asking the general public to not be hesitant about being suspicious. Don’t be hesitant to think something is suspicious or the need to know what’s occurring in your neighborhood.  If you see a suspicious car, jotting down a license plate and/or taking a picture and expressing your concern to the Sheriff’s Station is something that could help us catch criminals and send a message that they’re not welcome in Santa Clarita.

Always call the local law enforcement if you see anything suspicious. “If you see something, say something.”

As always, please call me or email me if you have questions or concerns.

Deputy Jeremy Carr

jmcarr@lasd.org

661-255-1121 EXT. 5158

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station

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