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Weekly Crime Report for Southeast Torrance

This report is for Sunday, September 15, 2013 through Saturday, September 21, 2013   RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES There were 8 residential burglaries in Torrance and 3 in Southeast Torrance.  There were no residential burglaries in Lomita. 1900 Block 235th St (Walnut)    Thursday, September 19th    6:25 AM to 2 PM Screen removed, window forced open with cash, laptop, cell phone and pillow cases taken. 1900 Block 237th St (Walnut)    Thursday, September 19th    2:50 PM to 6 PM Residence entered by unknown means with duffel, laptop, MP3, electronic scales, wallets and cologne taken. 2400 Block 234th St ( Pennsylvania)   Friday, September 20th, 6:30 PM to 10 PM Screen removed, open window used for entry but suspect flees without taking any property when detected by victim inside the residence.  

Electronic Vote By Mail Ballot Application

The Electronic Vote By Mail Ballot Application for the November 5, 2013 Local Consolidated Election is now available at www.lavote.net/secured/av/ El Camino Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area Number 5 Non Partisan Vote for 1 G. Rick Marshall        University Technology Administrator Cliff Numark              Torrance Councilman/Businessman Aria Shafiee                Businessowner/Auditor/Educator TORRANCE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member Non Partisan Vote for no more than 3 *Martha Deutsch                          Appointed Governing Boardmember, Torrance USD *Mark Steffen         ...

Power Outage in Southeast Torrance and beyond

  Power outage in South Bay affects 100,000 customers, cause still under investigation By Brenda Gazzar , Los Angeles Daily News Posted: 09/15/13, 8:26 AM PDT | Updated: 24 secs ago @bgazzar on Twitter A power outage caused by downed power lines near the ExxonMobil Refinery in Torrance left nearly 100,000 customers in the South Bay without electricity Sunday morning , according to Southern California Edison. The outage began at 7:06 a.m. Some areas had power restored about an hour later. Power lines were down near 190th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard in Torrance and emergency crews were...

September 7th and 8th Road Construction at Crenshaw Blvd and Lomita Blvd

On Saturday Sept. 7 at 7PM , the cities of Torrance and Lomita will begin pavement repairs in the Crenshaw Blvd/Lomita Blvd intersection.   Work will continue overnight into Sunday until approximately 6PM.     The work requires a closure of eastbound and westbound Lomita Blvd at Crenshaw Blvd.  Multiple travel and turn lanes on Crenshaw Blvd will be closed. Travel delays are expected.  Traffic impacts are as follows:   Crenshaw Blvd (both directions): Will be reduced to 1 travel lane in each direction.  Left and right turn lanes will be closed and left/right turn movements onto Lomita Blvd will be prohibited. Lomita Blvd (eastbound at intersection): Will be closed to all traffic for the entire duration of work.  Eastbound traffic will be detoured onto Garnier St south to Skypark Dr.  Local access will be provided up to the Crossroads driveway, west of the intersection. Lomita Blvd (westbound at intersection): Will be closed to ...

Weekly Crime Log For Southeast Torrance

This report is for Sunday, August 25th through Saturday, August 31, 2013 for reported incidents.   R ESIDENTIAL BURGLARY There were 6 residential burglaries in the City of Torrance and one was in Southeast Torrance. Saturday, August 30th   4:36PM  2000 Block 235th Place (Walnut to Cabrillo) Suspect entered unlocked side door to garage and took bicycle. AUTO BURGLARY There were 17 auto burglaries in the City of Torrance and none reported in Southeast Torrance. SIMPLE BATTERY Saturday, August 30th     8:14PM     231st Street and Arlington Avenue Suspect punches victim in the face and causes him to fall to the ground.  

Weekly Crime Log for SE Torrance and Update on Edison Power Outage

This report is for Sunday, August 18, 2013 through Saturday, August 24, 2013 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES There were nine reported residential burglaries in Torrance during this reporting period.  Three of them were in Southeast Torrance. 1800 Block 238th St (Walnut)  Monday, August 19th, between 8PM and 9PM. Suspect forced open door for entry, ransacked and took safe, jewelry and cash. Possibly three suspects involved. 1900 Block 237th Place (Walnut-Cabrillo)  Tuesday, August 20th, between 10:15AM and Noon. Suspect  removed screen and entered open window for entry into residence.  No details on property stolen. 2200 Block 236th Place (Arlington – Pennsylvania) Tuesday, August 20th, between 4PM and 7PM. Suspect removed screen, pried open window for entry and took laptop, tablet. Earlier this week, a Torrance police officer patrolling in Southeast Torrance advised that a vehicle of interest with the residential burglaries cou...

Weekly Crime Log for Southeast Torrance and Updates

This report is for the period from Sunday, August 4th through Saturday, August 10, 2013   RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES  None reported for this period or the previous week.   However, a residential burglary did occur on Monday night, August 19th, in the 1800 block of 238th Street (Walnut) between 9:30PM to 10:00PM.  The residents returned home while the burglary was in progress.  One suspect ran away from the home and two male suspects drove east on 238th St to Western Avenue.  An undetermined amount of personal property was stolen.   ESHELMAN AVENUE WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT AND PAVEMENT RESURFACING PROJECT from Pacific Coast Highway to Lomita Blvd Construction on this project is slated to start on Tuesday, August 27th from 8:00AM to 4:30PM Monday through Friday through November 2013. 4,480 feet of 8” water main, 72 water service laterals and meter boxes, 8 fire hydrants, resurfacing the entire width of the...