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Weekly Crime Report for January 17 through January 23, 2021

This report is for Sunday, January 17, 2021 through Saturday, January 23, 2021. 55 incidents in the Torrance Police Department Weekly Crime Log at: https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=63044 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY There was one attempted burglary in the 3700 Block of 182nd Street. A window screen was cut but no entry. Property was taken out of the yard. AUTO BURGLARIES There were 12 in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. Windows were smashed in 5 vehicles for entry. 1 vehicle was unlocked. AUTO THEFT There were 13 vehicles stolen in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. The vehicle of choice this reported period was the Chevy Silverado. THEFT There were 13 incidents in Torrance including 1 in Southeast Torrance. 1/20 to 1/21 23800 Block Arlington Ave Catalytic converter stolen. A total of 4 catalytic converters were stolen,4 bicycles and 3 delivered parcels. Delivered parcels were taken in the 1700 Block of Calamar St, 23900 Block Los Codona Av and...

Weekly Crime Report January 10 - 16, 2021

This report is for Sunday, January 10, 2021 through Saturday, January 16, 2021. There are 56 incidents in the Torrance Police Department Crime Log at: https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=62981 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES There were 2 in Torrance. 1 in North Torrance and 1 in Walteria. In the January 12th incident in the 4300 Block of 182nd Street, a remote taken in a auto burglary in another city was used to open the victim's garage and entrance was made to the house were rifles, laptops and a wallet were stolen. AUTO BURGLARIES A big drop in auto burglaries with only 5 in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. AUTO THEFT There were 13 in Torrance and 2 in Southeast Torrance. 1/13 to 1/14 238th and Walnut St Stolen 03 Chev Taho 1/16 8AM to 5 PM 238th and Walnut St Stolen 05 Ford F450 THEFT There were 23 incidents in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. An increase in stolen catalytic converters with 16 reported stolen. John Bailey, ...

Torrance Memorial Hospital COVID-19 Vaccine Update

PATIENT AND COMMUNITY VACCINE ADMINISTRATION UPDATE County Executive Order Opens Vaccinations To 65 and Older this Week As of January 20, 2021 -- Earlier this week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors released an executive order directing county health officials to make COVID-19 vaccination appointments available to Los Angeles county residents 65 and older. While we welcome this news, we are awaiting confirmation on the availability of vaccine doses to expand our vaccination clinics to people 65 years and older (must be LA county residents). At this time, the County is distributing weekly allocations of the vaccine based on what is available at the county level. As a result, Torrance Memorial will likely hold limited vaccine clinics in the coming weeks until more vaccine is made available to the county. We are in daily contact with LACDPH and are actively preparing to hold vaccination clinics to those in Phase 1A and LA County residents 65 years of age and ol...

Weekly Crime Report, January 3 through January 9, 2021

This report is for Sunday, January 3, 2021 through Saturday, January 9, 2021. There are 56 incidents in the Torrance Police Department Weekly Crime Log at: https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=62925 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY There was 1 in the 3400 Block of Maricopa Street 1/8 1:30 AM Suspect removed screen, slid window open and fled when confronted by occupant. AUTO BURGLARY There were 27 in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. Windows were smashed in 12 vehicles for entry, 11 vehicles were unlocked and 6 were entered by unknown means. Items stolen included a laptop, sunglasses, cardholder, duffel gloves. shoes, earbuds, 5 wallets, toolbox, tools, cash, monopad, coin purse, backpack, debit card and more. AUTO THEFT There were 6 stolen/attempted stolen vehicles in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. They included a 06 Chevy Silverado, 01 Chevy Suburban, 19 Nissan Rogue, 98 Honda Civic, 06 GMC Sierra and a 02 Ford F250 Pickup. THEFT There were 13 incid...

Daily Breeze Article on Reduction in Ambulance Service in Torrance

https://www.dailybreeze.com/2021/01/13/torrance-council-votes-to-reduce-ambulance-service-in-money-saving-move/ John Bailey, President Southeast Torrance Homeowners' Association, Inc. (SETHA) Torrance council votes to reduce ambulance service in money-saving move The city of Torrance will end its current contract with McCormick Ambulance and bring the lucrative service in-house, in Torrance on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. The City Council decided on a 6-1 vote Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) By NICK GREEN | NGreen@scng.com | Daily Breeze PUBLISHED: January 13, 2021 at 3:32 p.m. | UPDATED: January 13, 2021 at 3:36 p.m. In a bid to plug a multimillion dollar budget shortfall, Torrance will soon end its current contract with McCormick Ambulance and bring the lucrative service in-house, despite the Fire Department providing documentation that the move will reduce the level of ambulance service to the community. The City Council approved t...

Weekly Crime Report 12/27 to 1/2/2021

This report is for Sunday, December 27, 2020 through Saturday, January 2, 2021. There are 36 incidents in the Torrance Police Department Weekly Crime Log at: https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=62851 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY There was 1 in Old Torrance AUTO BURGLARIES There were 11 in Torrance. 5 vehicles were unsecured/unlocked and 3 vehicles had windows smashed for entry. US Mail and packages were stolen from a USPS truck in the 18900 Block Florwood Av in the afternoon of December 31st. AUTO THEFT There were 6 vehicles stolen in Torrance including 1 in Southeast Torrance. A 2019 Honda Accord was stolen in the 23300 Block of Arlington Ave between 10 PM, 12/27 and 9 AM 12/28. THEFT There were 10 incidents of theft including 8 stolen catalytic converters. 4 of them were stolen in the 1800 Block of Carson St. COMMERCIAL BURGLARIES There were 4 in Torrance. On December 31, 2020 at 12:22 AM in the 3400 Block of Lomita Blvd, a glass door was smashed for entry to th...

Weekly Crime Report 12/20 through 12/26, 2020

This report is for Sunday, December 20, 2020 through Saturday, December 26, 2020. 54 items in the Torrance Police Weekly Crime Log at: https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=62801 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES There were 4 in Torrance. 2 in North Torrance, 1 in the Riviera and 1 in Walteria. AUTO BURGLARIES There were 14 in Torrance and 2 in Southeast Torrance. Windows were smashed in 8 vehicles and 3 vehicles were unsecured. On 12/21, in the 17100 Block of Eastwood Av, a suspect entered a USPS vehicle and stole US Mail. Southeast Torrance. 12/21 2000 Block 230th St Smashed window for entry and took backpack/clothes. 12/24 23800 Block Walnut St Smashed window for entry and took box/shoes. AUTO THEFT There were 12 stolen vehicles in Torrance including 1 motorcycle. THEFT There were 12 incidents in Torrance and 2 in Southeast Torrance. 3 catalytic converters were stolen including 1 in Southeast Torrance in the 2400 Block of 237th Street. 3 delivered parcels ...

Torrance Fire Department Press Release on COVID-19 Vaccination and Ambulance Deployment

The link to the article is at the end of the press release. John Bailey, President Southeast Torrance Homeowners' Association, Inc. (SETHA) Torrance Fire Department Distributes COVID-19 Vaccination and has Deployed Two Ambulances to assist with Patient Care and Transport Post Date:12/30/2020 7:13 PM Contact: Carl Besanceney Assistant Chief (310) 781-7100 CBesanceney@TorranceCA.Gov www.TorranceCA.Gov www.TorranceCA.Gov/COVID19 Torrance Fire Department Distributes COVID-19 Vaccination and has Deployed Two Ambulances to assist with Patient Care and Transport TORRANCE, Calif., December 30, 2020- On December 28, 2020, the Torrance Fire Department began receiving its allotment of COVID-19 vaccinations to be initially distributed to first responders. In addition, due to the overwhelming impact of the pandemic to area hospitals, TFD has deployed two ambulances to assist with patient care and transport. Fire Chief Martin Serna has assigned one Assistant Chief to the Los ...