Southeast Torrance Homeowners' Association, Inc.Torrance CA 90501

This report is for Sunday, July 14th through Saturday, July 20, 2019. 32 items in the Torrance Police Department Weekly Crime Log at https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=53133   RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES There were 2 in Torrance.  1 in North Torrance and 1 in Southwood Riviera.   In the North Torrance burglary, the suspect took a garage remote out of an unlocked vehicle and used it to gain entry to the garage.   In the Southwood Riviera burglary, a door was pried open for entry, the property was ransacked and jewelry, safe, gold, coins and documents were stolen.   AUTO BURGLARIES There were 10 in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance.   On July 14th at 10:30 AM in the 2600 Block of Skypark Drive, a suspect stole a purse as the victim was loading groceries in her vehicle.    On the evening of July 18th or by noon on July 19th, a suspect entered three unlocked vehicles in the 3900 Block of 176th Street.  The vehicles were ransacked a

  Link to the Daily Breeze article by Nick Green on the contaminated groundwater under Lomita.   John Bailey, President Southeast Torrance Homeowners’ Association     https://www.dailybreeze.com/2019/07/22/contaminated-groundwater-found-beneath-lomita-homes/   Contaminated groundwater found beneath Lomita homes   LOCAL NEWS Contaminated groundwater found beneath Lomita homes Hi-Shear Corp., which has occupied a Skypark Drive lot in Torrance since 1954, was acquired in 1996 by Lisi Aerospace (Daily Breeze Staff Photo) By  NICK GREEN  |  ngreen@scng.com  | Daily Breeze PUBLISHED:  July 22, 2019 at 5:28 pm  | UPDATED:  July 22, 2019 at 7:27 pm Pollution from a source of contaminated groundwater near Torrance Airport — which exceeds state drinking-water standards and generates potentially harmful chemical vapors — has spread beneath Lomita, officials with the tiny city recently learned, though state officials ha

  This report is for Sunday, July 7, 2019 through Saturday, July 13, 2019. 44 incidents on the Torrance Police Department Weekly Crime Log at: https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=52959   RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES There were 2 in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance.   AUTO BURGLARIES There were 14 in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance.   7 9 19  10:54AM  Sam’s Club Torrance  Suspect takes purse out of unlocked vehicle as victim is loading her groceries in the vehicle. 7 10 19 4:34PM   Sam’s Club Torrance.  Suspect takes purse out of shopping cart as victim loads groceries in her vehicle. 7 13 19 9:40AM  Sam’s Club Torrance.  Suspect takes wallet out of vehicle as victim returns her shopping cart.    AUTO THEFT There were 4 stolen vehicles in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance.   THEFT There were 11 incidents in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance.   July 12th   1:30 PM  24600 Crenshaw Blvd.  Suspect takes wallet fr

  Daily Breeze article by Nathaniel Percy.   Link to the Daily Breeze article.     https://www.dailybreeze.com/2019/07/17/1-dead-1-wounded-in-shooting-at-lomita-home/   John Bailey, President Southeast Torrance Homeowners’ Association, Inc. (SETHA) setha-torrance.blogspot.com By  NATHANIEL PERCY  |  npercy@scng.com  | Daily Breeze PUBLISHED:  July 17, 2019 at 11:57 am | UPDATED:  July 17, 2019 at 11:59 am One man was killed and a second hospitalized after a shooting in Lomita early Wednesday morning, July 17, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 2:30 a.m. in the 24000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue near the city’s border with Torrance, said sheriff’s Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez. Deputies found a man with at least one gunshot wound to his upper torso who was pronounced dead at the scene, Navarro-Suarez said. The second victim had a gunshot wound to his lower torso and was taken to a hospital, where he was in fair condition. There

  Victims and witnesses provided information on both the suspect and his vehicle which resulted in Torrance Police making the arrests.   John Bailey, President Southeast Torrance Homeowners’ Association, Inc. (SETHA) setha-torrance.blogspot.com   Message sent via Nixle | Go to nixle.com | Unsubscribe Monday July 15, 2019, 4:12 PM Torrance Police Department Community: Theft Suspect Arrested This past weekend, on Saturday and Sunday mornings, Torrance Police Patrol Officers responded to Sam’s Club located at 2601 Skypark regarding thefts from vehicles. The first theft occurred at approximately 9:45 AM, when the victim’s wallet was stolen from her car after she momentarily walked away to return a shopping cart. The second theft occurred the next day at approximately 10:30 AM when a victim’s purse was stolen from the front seat of her car while she was loading groceries. Victims and witnesses from thes