Crime Blotter: Week of April 15

Blotter information provided by CrimeMapping.com and LAPD Northeast Community Station.

Monday, April 16

At 10 a.m. on Monday—A bicycle was stolen on the block of 1600 Colorado Blvd., near the Townsend Avenue intersection.

At 4 p.m. on Monday—A vehicle was stolen from the complex at 2700 Colorado Blvd.

At 8:15 p.m. on Monday—A robbery occurred on the block of 2200 Colorado Blvd., near the pharmacy.

Tuesday, April 17

At 5 p.m. on Tuesday—A theft valued at $950 or more occurred on the block of 2300 Colorado Blvd., near the motel.

Thursday, April 19

At 11:50 p.m. on Thursday—An incident reported as an “assault with a deadly weapon” occurred on the block of 4400 Eagle Rock Blvd., near the Alumni Avenue and York Boulevard crossing. However, Lt. Mike Menza, watch commander at the Northeast Community Station, tells Patch that this incident revolved around somebody who brandished a knife whose blade was longer than six inches.

“A lot of times, officers will take reports that are not actually ADW,” Menza said, referring to this particular crime’s abbreviations. “To qualify as an ADW, a crime has to cause some sort of grievous bodily harm to the body. It can’t be a battery or a brandishing.”

Crime reported belatedly from the previous week:

Friday, April 16

At 8 p.m. on Friday—An incident of rape occurred on the 2200 block of Norwalk Ave. According to the head detective of the Sex Crimes unit at the Northeast Community Station, two adults, a male and a female, were "hanging out, drinking, kissing," and the male forced himself on the female and "caused her to have sex against her consent."