Vehicle Burglaries Rise In Manhattan Beach, Windows Smashed

Manhattan Beach CA

12 February, 2021

9:45 PM

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MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Six vehicle burglaries and two residential burglaries mark this week's crime report from the Manhattan Beach Police Department. Other crimes in the report for February 1-7 include one auto theft and a number of thefts. Three of the vehicle burglaries involved smashed windows and one involved a door lock punch. The remaining two vehicle burglaries did not mention how the burglars broke in. The window smashed occurred on February 1 and 2 in the following blocks: 1300 block of Parkview Avenue1600 block of 11th Street1400 block of North Peck Avenue The other two vehicle burglaries took place on February 6 and in the 2300 block of Walnut Avenue and the 2900 block of North Poinsettia Avenue. The Walnut Avenue vehicle burglary included electronics, clubs and other items; the Poinsettia Avenue vehicle burglary included household appliances and other items. The residential burglary occurred in the 500 block of Manhattan Avenue when a garage was left open. In the February 5 residential burglary in the 4200 block of The Strand, a suspect was arrested. RELATED: Resident Confronts Intruder; Manhattan Beach Police Make Arrest The auto theft took place in the 1700 block of Gates Avenue on February 2 when the keys were left inside the vehicle. Thefts numbered eight and happened on February 1, 2 3, 5, 6 and 7. Thefts included two catalytic converters, a wallet, a package, and shoplifting. The other three thefts involved an unlocked vehicle, a hidden key, and the arrest of a suspect. The thefts and one arrest took place in and at the 3600 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard2800 block of The Strand2200 block of Magnolia Avenue4000 block of Ocean Drive4000 block of Highland Avenue1400 block of 19th Street1800 block of Rosecrans Avenuethe intersection of 19th Street and Highland Avenue [this is where the arrest took place]. The Manhattan Beach Police Department reports these "Preliminary Crime Statistics," which are "subject to change and correction" as a way "to give citizens a good ballpark of crime in Manhattan Beach, but they are not official numbers."