Southeast Torrance Homeowners' Association, Inc.Torrance CA 90501

  This report is for Sunday, December 18, 2016 through Saturday, December 24, 2016. 56 incidents were reported to Torrance Police during the reported period.   RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES There were 4 in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. 2 were in North Torrance and 2 in the Hollywood Riviera area.   AUTO BURGLARIES There were 18 in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. 2 vehicles were unlocked and windows were smashed for entry in 6 vehicles.   AUTO THEFT There were 10 stolen vehicles in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance.   THEFT There were 12 incidents of theft and none in Southeast Torrance.   Link to the Torrance Police Department Weekly Crime Log http://www.torrnet.com/TPD/Documents/12-18-2016_to_12-24-2016.pdf   Trash pickup will be one day later on Friday, January 6, 2017 in Southeast Torrance. Link to the 2017 Torrance Refuse Collection Schedule http://www.torranceca.gov/PDF/2017RefuseSched...

  This is the link to the Southern California Public Radio report on LA area refinery pollution.   John Bailey, President Southeast Torrance Homeowners’ Association, Inc. (SETHA)   http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/12/29/67663/la-area-refineries-emit-up-to-12-times-more-toxic/

 This report is for Sunday, December 22, 2016 through Saturday, December 17, 2016. There were 49 incidents reported to Torrance Police.   RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES There were 5 in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. 2 in Old Torrance and 1 each in North, Hollywood Riviera and Southwood. The burglary in the Riviera was between 6:30 PM and 10 PM while the others were during the day.  The house in Southwood is under construction and the garage was open in one of the Old Torrance burglaries.   AUTO BURGLARIES There were 15 in Torrance and 1 in Southeast Torrance.  Third row seats were taken from 3 vehicles during daylight hours.   12/17 7PM to 12/18 8 AM   2100 Block 235th Street Suspect enters unlocked vehicle and took firearms, backpack, medication, cash and flashlights.   List of items stolen from vehicles this reporting period. Purse, wallet (2), cash (4), cell phone (2), drivers license...

 12/17  PM to 12/18 AM 235th and Hass Car ransacked Expensive flashlight, sunglasses, nice jacket and ashtray with quarters stolen.

 This report is for Sunday, December 4, 2016 through Saturday, December 10, 2016 There were 55 incidents reported to Torrance Police during the week.   RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY There was one in Torrance and it was in North Torrance.   AUTO BURGLARY There were 23 in Torrance and 1 in Southeast Torrance. 12/8 3:45PM to 12/9 7:30AM   2400 Block 237th Place (Pennsylvania Ave to Crenshaw Blvd) Vehicle entered by unknown means and clipboard stolen. Method used to enter vehicles: 5-Smashed window, 6-Unknown means, 4-unlocked, 3-door lock punched, 2-door handle defeated.   AUTO THEFT There were 8 stolen vehicles in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance.   THEFT There were 11 instances in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. A tailgate was stolen from a pickup in the 300 Block of Palos Verdes Blvd.   VANDALISM There were 3 instances in Torrance and 2 in Southeast Torrance. 12/4  9PM to 12/5 8AM ...

  At 12:35 AM, Tuesday Morning, December 13th, Torrance Police received a call of an assault with a deadly weapon (Code 245) that just occurred in the area of 235th Street and Walnut Street involving possible gang members using a firearm.   Victims indicated they were walking in the area of 235th/Walnut when the suspect vehicle approached and two passengers exited, brandishing a small revolver and began yelling at them.   Victims, in fear, fled to a nearby residence and hid as the suspects fled in the suspect vehicle.   Torrance Police units responded, code 3, and located the suspect vehicle, which turned out to be a stolen vehicle. A felony stop was conducted and one subject fled on foot from the vehicle and jumped the fence into the Knolls Lodge Trailer Park on Walnut.  Two other were detained in the vehicle and a perimeter was established.  Approximately one hour later into the perimeter, the third subject exited Knolls Lod...

      NO-BURN ALERT:  MANDATORY WOOD-BURNING BAN IN EFFECT TODAY, TOMORROW, and TUESDAY FOR RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN All Indoor and Outdoor Residential Wood Burning Prohibited Due to High Air Pollution Predicted for Sunday, December 11, Monday, December 12, and Tuesday, December 13 The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has issued a residential no-burn alert effective Sunday, December 11, Monday, December 12, and Tuesday, December 13 for all those living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. SCAQMD reminds residents in these areas that burning wood in their fireplaces, both indoors and outdoors, is prohibited today and tomorrow, through midnight on Tuesday . No-burn alerts are mandatory in order to protect public health due to a high concentration of fine particulate air pollution forecast for th...

 ///Important Change to the Meeting/// 10PM 12 7 2016 This item has been pulled from the agenda.  The AQMD calendar item now reads, "Rescheduled or Off Calendar 0/A Resched to 1/17/17"   The AQMD Hearing Board will meet on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 9:00 AM in the Hearing Board Room at 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar CA 91765.   One of the agenda items is the SCAQMD vs. Torrance Refining Company LLC – #6060-5 Order of Abatement.   On October 13, 2016, the SCAQMD announced several enforcement and rulemaking actions aimed at reducing repeated and excessive flaring from the Torrance Refining Co. refinery. The SCAQMD issued a Notice of Violation to the refinery for a violation of the agency’s Rule 402, which prohibits any facility from causing a public nuisance due to air pollution. Go to www.aqmd.gov/home/library/public-information/2016-news-archieve/torrance-refinery-excess-flaring for additional information. ...

  NO-BURN ALERT:  MANDATORY WOOD-BURNING BAN IN EFFECT TOMORROW FOR RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN   All Indoor and Outdoor Residential Wood Burning Prohibited Due to High Air Pollution Predicted for Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 6, 2016   The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has issued a residential no-burn alert effective Tuesday, December 6, 2016, for all those living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.  SCAQMD reminds residents in these areas that burning wood in their fireplaces, both indoors and outdoors, is prohibited from midnight tonight through midnight on Tuesday.   No-burn alerts are mandatory in order to protect public health due to a high concentration of fine particulate air pollution forecast for the area.  The no-burn prohibition also applies to manufactured fire logs, such as t...

    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2016  9AM to 3PM CITY OF LOMITA City Hall Parking Lot 24300 Narbonne Avenue   Sponsored jointly by the  Sanitation Districts  and  the  Department of Public Works . The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program gives Los Angeles County residents a legal and cost free way to dispose of unwanted household chemicals that cannot be disposed of in the regular trash. THINGS WE WANT YOU TO BRING... Motor oil, antifreeze, paint, paint thinner Turpentine, cleaners with acids or lye Pesticides and herbicides Household and car batteries Old computers and television sets Sharps or used needles Expired pharmaceuticals and mercury thermometers THINGS WE DON'T WANT YOU TO BRING... Explosives, ammunition or radioactive materials Waste from businesses will not be accepted Trash or old tires White goods such as washers, stoves, refrigerators or air conditioners HOW TO PREPARE... ...