Compiled by HMG Staff from Cerritos Sheriff’s Online Report
May 13, 2020
There was 22 part one crimes reported, down from 31 the week before; 2020 running average stands at 27.6 per week, down from the 2019 average of 33.2.
Miscellaneous crimes were 3, down from 7 the week before; 2020 running average is 7.4, down from 8.8 in 2019.
Alarm calls were 33, down from 35 compared to the week before; 2020 running average is 40.1, down from 47.9 in 2019.
Calls for service were 259, down from 269 compared to the week before; 2020 running average is 267.6 calls per week down from 317.2 calls in 2019.
Crimes reported by category:
Location Type Stolen
Residential Burglary
12400 Blk Carnaby Bedroom door Two gold rings
Other Burglary
11500 Blk South St Store Key stolen lockbox
17200 Blk Studebaker Business PO Boxes pried open
12400 Dawn Ln. Business Tools
Grand Theft Auto
13700 Blk Midway N/R Honda fit (rcvrd)
Vehicle Burglary
19200 Blk Teresa Wy N/R Window smshd., speaker
13000 Blk Rocky Rvr. Ln. N/R Window smshd., wallet, bag
17500 Fabrica Wy N/R 3 batteries
The Cerritos Sheriff’s stress this is preliminary data subject to change.
Keep the parked cars shampooed and cleaned at least one time per week. Residents are Parking them in the driveway or the Front Street. There is no street parking ordinance, so many people are parking their cars on the street. Be sure to keep the club on the steering wheel and have a lockable gas cap, many cars are having gas siphoned out of them.
At night time, be sure to keep the yard lights on: front- both sides/ back yards, burglars do not want to commit crimes where they can be seen, so keep as many night lights on as possible. Use LED light bulbs technology, they’re very cheap to run and much cheaper than having to pay the deductibles for cars which have been burglarized or stolen.
Play musical cars, move the cars around in the street and a driveway so it looks like somebody’s using the car’s 24/7.
Operational night light does work. CERRITOS PROPERTY OWNERS, keep yards maintained meticulously, more time spent in the garden, LESS time burglars will be cruising neighborhoods.
MAKE YOUR KIDS, walk and play outside, they are the sheriffs eyes/ ears. Kids are better then burglar alarms, since working remotely from home.