Woman Walking With Children Robbed At Gunpoint, Rash of Home Burglaries Hit Area

After months of a tangible drop in certain crimes, the past two weeks have suddenly become very active once again.

Walk-Up Robbery With Gun Occurs on Gardner St.

On the morning of Wednesday, September 9th at around 9:30, am a young mother with her two children in a stroller were brazenly robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight along the 300 North Block of Gardner Street.

The two suspects are described as male latinos in their mid-twenties.  

If you know anything about this incident or you observed these individuals on Sept. 9th in the area mentioned, please contact LAPD's Wilshire Division Detectives at (213) 922-8205.  

At Least 7 Homes Hit By Burglaries in 10 days

In the last two weeks, several area homes have been hit by burglaries in an area that stretches from La Brea on the east to La Cienega on the west.  The most recent occurred on Willoughby between Sierra Bonita and Curson on September 9th between 3 pm and midnight.  Another home was hit on September 6th in the 800 N. Blk of Spaulding Avenue as the occupants were sleeping, sometime around 5 am.

Prior to these burglaries, the area between Fairfax, La Cienega, the City of West Hollywood and Beverly Blvd. has been especially hard hit by burglaries.

Here is a partial list provided by LAPD.

1. 8/31/09 - 642 N Curson Avenue.  Residence. Unk suspects pushed rear window open. After 5pm.

2. 9/1/09  - 843 N Spaulding. Residence. Unk suspects removed locked side window and entered. After 1pm.

3. 9/3/09  - 7469 Melrose Avenue. Hotel.  Slipped door lock and entered. After 10pm.

4. 9/4/09  - 7777 Melrose Avenue. (Business). Cut security gate, smashed glass door and entered. After 3am.
5. 9/5/09 - 841 N. Kilkea Drive. Residence. Suspect entered through open window. Victim comes home and finds suspect outside. After confrontation suspects leaves property and runs away. 2pm.
6. 9/5/09  - 843 N. Kilkea Drive. Residence. Victim sees hand coming through window attempting to take computer. Victim yells out and suspects runs away. 2:30am
7. 9/7/09 - 800 N. Blk of Spaulding - Early morning around 5:00am suspect uses special tool to cut glass of rear door of home, enters premises while two occupants slept, steals items and flees. No description available.
8. 9/9/09 - Willoughby Avenue between Sierra Bonita and Curson, burglars broke into home sometime between 3 pm and midnight - got about $1000 in valuables.
 
Kilkea Incident - The suspect on the Kilkea case is described as a male Black 19/25 years of age heavy set approx. 200/230 pounds. We are intending to reinterview the victims on Kilkea.
If you have any information about any of these burglaries, please contact Det. Ernie Rodriquez, Wilshire Division Burglary Coordinator at (213) 922-8273.
As always if you see crime happening now, call 9-1-1 immediately.

If you have information about crimes in our area you would like to share with others, please post it at this link http://melroseaction.com/watch/2009-09-10/103/neighborhood-crime-blog-post-your-crime-stories-here

 

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Fear and loathing on Melrose

To gun fearing sheeple of utopialand, for your information
18.000 non violent offenders (burglars, car thieves, etc.)
could be released onto your streets soon and the city is now
discussing police furloughs.
I have great respect for the men and woman in uniform,
but they have their hands FULL.
We are pretty much ON YOUR OWN.
Do yourself a favor and look into some home protection...
try granola in the face, throw a Birkenstock, or
bang a colander (the punks hate that).

Protect Yourself

Locking doors and windows is only half the battle.

If someone is on your property, or worse, breaking into your home, you must remember they are there for one purpose, and it's not to do you any favors. If that was the case, they would have knocked.

They are there to do you harm, and you must be able to defend yourself and your loved ones.

Owning a firearm and knowing how to defend your home is your right.

Protect yoursef.

Only YOU can protect yourself, not the police, not your neighbors. Get a gun, and learn how to use it; get a guard dog, and train it - you will never feel safer.

self defense

Can't trust an organization that supports grenade launchers and machine guns. Support our police: more gun control now!

Self Defense?

Hey, NRA Guy --

If I value my safety, I'm going to lock my doors and set my alarm. If I want to get myself or my loved ones killed, I'll buy a gun. Thanks anyway.

Yet Again

Friday Sept. 11, my neighbor was robbed on Curson near Waring in the middle of the afternoon and I was home, but did not hear or see anything. Don’t leave windows open even during the day, even if you are home. And look into
dead bolts, they can get in but not leave through your doors. And yes
we all have the right to protect ourselves.
Neighbor

yeah

I love the picture of a sign with a gun with a slash through it. Thats really effective at keeping muggers away.

Anyone breaking into my place will be looking down a 12ga barrel.

Remember, the police's job is to collect evidence after the fact, you are responsible for you and yours' safety.

9/11/09 8pm Robbery

It should be noted that the fine folks at Fairfax High are haveing a Student function this evening, including the load head banging makes no sence music.
Why is it that when school is back the rate crime is clearly up.

Self Defense

Our constitutional right to keep and bear arms is systematically being denigrated by the California legislature.

If you value your safety, you would be well advised to buy a good firearm, take and NRA course to learn its proper usage and safe storage, and have the ability to defend yourself when necessary.

This neighborhood is not safe, and the police cannot effectively protect you.

As the economy continues to worsen, there will be more crime and of a more brazen nature.

Thank you!

Thanks for the updates! I will be especially careful!!!

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