Crime & Safety

83-Year-Old Woman Victim of Lemon Grove Avenue Purse Snatcher

Incidents of note from the press board at the Lemon Grove Sheriff's Station.

Reports filed between Sept. 11-Oct. 8:

A 56-year-old man was arrested for being drunk in public at 11:10 a.m. Oct. 8 in the 7200 block of Broadway.

A 28-year-old man was arrested at 7:28 p.m. Oct. 7 in the 7400 block of Broadway for being drunk in public.

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A report of kidnap was taken about 8:51 p.m. Oct. 7 in the 8100 block of Mt. Vernon St. A 31-year-old victim suffered an apparent minor injury. The actual occurrence of the crime was listed on the report as taking place between 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 6.

There was a report of assault with a deadly weapon at 12:40 a.m. Oct. 6 in the 7800 block of Broadway.

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A call of a person down at 7:30 a.m. Oct. 6 in the 7000 block of Broadway resulted in the arrest of a 24-year-old man on a charge of DUI.

A vehicle was reported stolen about 6:34 p.m. Oct. 6 in the 7500 block of Broadway.

A 35-year-old man was arrested at 6:24 p.m. Oct. 5 at Main Street and Broadway and charged with being drunk in public.

A 26-year-old woman was arrested at 11:01 p.m. Oct. 5 in the 7200 block of Central Avenue and charged with mayhem and battery with serious bodily injury. A 33-year-old female victim suffered a severe laceration, according to the report.

A 33-year-old man was arrested at about 1 p.m. Oct. 4 in the 3200 block of Olive Street for being drunk in public.

Methamphetamine was found at about 4 p.m. Oct. 4 in the 2100 block of Massachusetts Avenue.

An 80-year-old man and a 75-year-old woman were the victims of a telephone fraud, according to a report taken about 7:21 p.m. Oct. 4 in the 2500 block of Pergl Street.

Two men were arrested after a foot chase at 10:08 p.m. Oct. 4 in the 7900 block of Broadway. A 57 –year-old man was charged with drunk in public, and a 53-year-old man was charged with being drunk in public.

A 40-year-old woman was robbed of $48 at about 2:55 p.m. Oct. 3 in the 7800 block of Broadway.

Starbucks on Broadway reported a fake $1 bill at 5:45 p.m. Oct. 3.

A vehicle was reported stolen at about 1 p.m. Oct. 3 in the 3200 block of New Jersey Ave.

A 29-year-old man was arrested about 3:12 a.m. Oct. 3 in the 7300 block of Goodman Lane and charged with being under the influence of a controlled substance.

A 27-year-old man was arrested about 3:56 p.m. Oct. 3 in the 7900 block of Broadway and booked on a charged of making annoying calls to 911

A 35-year-old woman was arrested about 9 p.m. Oct. 2 in the 8100 block of Longdale Drive and booked on a charge of spousal abuse with minor injury.

A 33-year-old woman was arrested at 10:29 p.m. Oct. 1 in the 3500 block of Vista Avenue and charged with DUI, driving with a suspended or revoked license with a prior DUI conviction, and operating a vehicle with .01 percent or more BAC while on probation for DUI.

A call reporting assault with a deadly weapon at 8:02 p.m. Oct. 1 in the 7300 block of Goodman Lane resulted with the arrest of a 33-year-old woman on a charge of being drunk in public.

An assault with a deadly weapon was reported about 7:58 p.m. Oct. 1 in the 7300 block of Goodman Lane.

A 43-year-old woman was arrested about 4 p.m. Oct. 1 in the 7000 block of Broadway and booked on a charge of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

A 26-year-old man was arrested about 11 a.m. Oct. 1 in the 7000 block of Broadway and booked on a charge of commercial burglary. Food items valued at $7 were reported lost.

A subject stop at 9:08 p.m. Sept. 30 in the 7800 block of Broadway resulted in the arrest of a minor on an outstanding bench warrant.

A 20-year-old man was arrested about 12:43 p.m. Sept. 29 in the 6700 block of Federal Boulevard and booked on a charge of being drunk in public.

A 22-year-old man was arrested about 12:26 p.m. Sept. 28 in the 7300 block of Central Avenue and booked on a charge of battery on a spouse/ ex-spouse/date.

A vehicle was reported stolen at 8:39 a.m. Sept. 30 in the 7200 block of San Miguel Avenue.

A report of child abuse was called in about 10:18 p.m. Sept. 28 in the 7800 block of Golden Avenue. The report states the actual occurrence to have been at 11:45 a.m. that day.

An 83-year-old woman was the victim of an armed robbery about 2:52 p.m. Sept. 27 in the 3200 block of Lemon Grove Avenue. Her purse, $55 and ID and credit cards were lost.

A 38-year-old man was arrested about 1 a.m. Sept. 27 in the 1800 block of Bakersfield Street and booked on a charge of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

A vehicle burglary was reported about 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27 in the 7000 block of Jeanne Road. Items valued at about $2,000 were reported lost.

An assault with a deadly weapon was reported about 9:36 a.m. Sept. 26 on North Avenue. A 34-year-old woman suffered an apparent minor injury.

A 56-year-old man was arrested about 2:53 p.m. Sept. 26 in the 7200 block of Broadway and charged with being drunk in public.

A 20-year-old man was arrested at 3:32 p.m. Sept. 26 in the 7200 block of Broadway and charged with robbery of the Rite-Aid store. A consumable good valued at $1 was lost.

A 19-year-old man was reported the victim of an armed robbery about 11:38 p.m. Sept. 6 in the 1600 block of Woodrow Ave.

A 27-year-old man was arrested about 11:42 p.m. Sept. 26 in the 3200 block of Meadow Lane and booked on a charge of spousal abuse with a minor injury.

A 42-year-old man was arrested about 7:04 p.m. Sept. 21 in the 7700 block of Palm Street. after a report of hit and run lead to him being booked on two charges of DUI. He was arrested on Cinderella Lane, according to the report.

A vehicle was reported stolen about 8:43 a.m. Sept. 26 in the 2400 block of Bonita Street.

A vehicle was reported stolen about 8:36 p.m. Sept. 26 in the 2600 block of Mercury Drive.

A 33-year-old man was arrested for shoplifting from Home Depot at about 6:52 p.m. Sept. 21.

A burglary in progress was reported at 8:06 a.m. Sept. 11 in the 1600 block of Watwood Road. An 18-year-old man was arrested and charged with residential burglary, conspiracy to commit crime, and giving a false identity.


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