Thefts Outnumber All Other Crime In Manhattan Beach For Dec. 7-13

Manhattan Beach CA

19 December, 2020

5:28 PM

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MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Eighteen thefts took place in Manhattan Beach from Dec. 7-13, however, in five of those, the vehicles were left unlocked, according to the latest report by the Manhattan Beach Police Department. Additional reports included residential and commercial burglaries, vehicle burglary, an assault, and three auto thefts. The residential burglary occurred in the 2100 block of Ocean Drive. The three auto thefts happened in the 1000 block of Bayview Drive, in the 100 block of 9th Place and the 200 block of 43rd Street. The vehicle burglary took place 1600 block of Lynngrove Drive. An assault was reported in the 1100 block of Pacific Avenue and the two commercial burglaries happened in Downtown Manhattan Beach in the 1000 and 1200 blocks of Manhattan Avenue. RELATED: Downtown Manhattan Beach Clothing Boutique All Yoo Broken Into Two catalytic converter thefts were reported in the 500 block of 36th Street on Dec. 9 and 10. Four instances of mail theft were reported in the 300 block of Gull Street3000 block of Agnes Road1600 block of The Strand400 block of 27th Street A jewelry theft was reported in the 1100 block of 8th Street. A bicycle was stolen in the 1400 block of Manhattan Beach Boulevard. And a foursome attempted to steal holiday lights off of the Manhattan Beach Pier. RELATED: Police Capture Manhattan Beach Pier Lights Grinches, Really! Two other reports involve a theft in the 400 block of Rosecrans Avenue after a car key was left in a backpack and a theft in the 4000 block of Ocean Drive when a key was left in a lockbox. Two wallets were reported stolen; one in the 4000 block of Ocean Drive, the other in the 1200 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard. Shoplifting was reported in the 1800 block of Rosecrans Avenue. 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."