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MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS | November 11, 2020 | 3
POLICE REPORTS
Thieves target credit cards, water pumps, apparel
MICHELE WILLER-ALLRED
Staff Reporter
Oct. 26
• A $1,000 iPhone and a
$500 Goyard wallet containing
credit cards were
among the items reportedly
stolen from a vehicle parked
just outside the Surfrider
Beach parking lot at 23000
Pacific Coast Highway. The
alleged victim stated he
placed his car keys on top
of a tire before going to surf
at around 10 a.m. He also
stated he might have left the
vehicle unlocked. When he
returned, items were missing
from his car. He was notified
by the bank that there
were $18,000 in fraudulent
charges on his credit cards
at unknown stores.
Oct. 23
• Seven women’s jackets,
with a total value of $945,
reportedly were stolen from
Lululemon, 3880 Cross
Creek Rd. Employees reported
that on Oct. 6, four
suspects wearing face masks
entered the store. They removed
items from the hangers
and placed the clothing
inside a large bag and left
without paying. Security
video also captured the theft.
Oct. 22
• Generators, water pumps,
and various tools, with a
total value of $2,580, reportedly
were stolen from
a property on Gorge Road.
The land owner stated she
noticed a wooden cabinet
broken into and the items
missing. A neighbor spotted
an unknown white
Ford pickup truck parked
on the property at around
8:30 a.m. Trash was left
behind.
Oct. 20
• Two iPhones valued at
$1,800 and various credit
cards reportedly were stolen
from a vehicle parked at
28128 Pacific Coast Highway.
At around 9:30 a.m.
Sept. 12, the alleged victim
parked his vehicle on the
north side of PCH to go
surfing at Paradise Cove.
He placed the car key between
the chassis of a tire
and wheel well area. After
returning from surfing at
12:30 p.m., he was unable to
find the key but also had another
key he hid on a spare
tire. He was notified by his
bank that his credit card
was charged approximately
$20,000 at Bloomingdales
in Glendale. It was noted
that the store used a dual
authentication process to
verify the charges, but the
suspect(s) were able to use
the victim’s phone as a
means of verification.
Oct. 17
• A vehicle door sustained
$1,500 in damages during
a road rage incident that
occurred at 21203 Pacific
Coast Highway. The alleged
victim stated that
at around 6:30 p.m., he
was traveling east on PCH
when he was involved in a
road rage incident with an
unidentified male suspect
driving a BMW convertible.
The victim stated he
honked his horn to avoid
a collision when the suspect
made an unsafe lane
change. The suspect then
pulled up next to him and
yelled for him to pull over.
After the victim pulled
over, the suspect exited the
vehicle and then kicked the
passenger side door, yelled
profanities, got back into
the vehicle and drove east
on PCH. The responding
deputy observed a footlong
dent on the passenger
side rear door.
Oct. 17
• An $850 Apple phone and
a wallet with credit cards
were among the items reportedly
stolen from a
locked vehicle parked at
Surfrider Beach, 23200 Pacific
Coast Highway. The
alleged victim stated that
at noon, he locked the vehicle
and hid the key fob in
the front wheel well while
he went surfing. When he
returned at 3 p.m., the key
fob was missing. The victim’s
credit cards were used
at various retail stores.
Oct. 14
• About $51 in cash and
various credit cards reportedly
were stolen from
a vehicle parked at 33850
Pacific Coast Highway.
The alleged victim stated
that on Oct. 11, his wallet
was stolen from the locked
vehicle while he went surfing
at around 8 a.m. He
placed the key fob inside
a lock box and secured it
with a combo lock underneath
the rear bumper, but
when he returned at 11:50,
the lockbox was cut and the
key stolen.
The Malibu Surfside News
police reports are compiled
from official records on file
at the Los Angeles County
Sheriff’s Department Malibu/Lost
Hills Station. Individuals
named in these
reports are considered innocent
until proven guilty
in a court of law.
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