See Belmont Shore/2nd St. Area Reported Crimes For Past Six Weeks

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(Mar. 21, 2014, 11:45 a.m.) -- Below are Belmont Shore/2nd St. vicinity crimes reported by LBPD during the period between Feb. 1 and March 16, 2014.

The Belmont Shore Residents Association recently asked candidates in the race to succeed Council incumbent Gary DeLong what specific policies they'd take to benefit Belmont Shore residents; how they'd address residents' concerns about quality of life and property values due to late night disturbances from bar and restaurant patrons; and how they'd improve parking...and if they'd vote to tear down a home at 205 La Verne for a parking lot

To HEAR the candidates' responses (on-demand audio), see LBREPORT.com coverage at this link.

LBREPORT.com also invited LBPD Commander Paul LeBaron to provide perspective and context regarding the crimes listed below; his comments follow the reported crime text below.


Assault
LA VERNE AV & E 2ND ST
Mar. 16, 2014, 12:20 a.m.
Narrative: BATTERY

Assault
BELMONT AV & E OCEAN BLVD
Mar. 14, 2014, 11:34 a.m.
Narrative: BATTERY

Assault
5200 Block E 2ND ST
Mar. 15, 2014, 1:34 a.m.
Narrative: BATTERY

Assault
5300 Block E 2ND ST
Mar. 13, 2014, 8:04 p.m.
Narrative: BATTERY

Breaking & Entering
100 Block QUINCY AV
Mar. 9, 2014, 5:07 p.m.
Narrative:BURGLARY - RESIDENTIAL

Assault
5300 Block E 2ND ST
Mar. 6, 2014, 8:31 p.m.
Narrative BATTERY

Assault	02-08   01:00 AM  5300 Block E 2ND ST	BATTERY
Assault	02-10   12:30 AM  5100 Block E 2ND ST	BATTERY
Assault	02-15   05:07 PM  200 Block POMONA AV	BATTERY
Assault	02-16   08:35 PM  5300 Block E 2ND ST	BATTERY

Robbery	02-01  	12:36 AM  5100 Block E OCEAN BLVD  ROBBERY; COMMERCIAL

Breaking & Entering	02-13  02:30 PM	200 Block SANTA ANA     BURGLARY-RESIDENTIAL
Breaking & Entering	02-16  08:00 AM	100 Block XIMENO 	BURGLARY-RESIDENTIAL
Breaking & Entering	02-16  09:00 AM	300 Block LA VERNE 	ATTEMPT BURGLARY-RESIDENTIAL
Breaking & Entering	02-22  01:30 PM	200 Block QUINCY 	BURGLARY - RESIDENTIAL
Breaking & Entering	02-23  10:00 AM	200 Block ARGONNE	BURGLARY - RESIDENTIAL
Breaking & Entering	02-24  09:34 AM	200 Block CLAREMONT	BURGLARY - RESIDENTIAL
Breaking & Entering	02-25  03:17 AM	4800 Block E 2ND ST	ATTEMPT BURGLARY - COMMERCIAL
Breaking & Entering	02-28  12:21 AM	100 Block GLENDORA      BURGLARY - RESIDENTIAL

Theft from Vehicle	02-02  12:00 PM	200 Block ST JOSEPH	PETTY THEFT FROM AUTO
Theft from Vehicle	02-21  09:30 PM	E OCEAN & ST JOSEPH     AUTO BURGLARY

Theft of Vehicle	02-01  01:00 PM	1 Block BENNETT     GRAND THEFT; MOTOR VEHICLE
Theft of Vehicle	02-01  09:00 PM	LA VERNE & E 2ND ST GRAND THEFT; MOTOR VEHICLE
Theft of Vehicle	02-07  02:00 PM	5200 Block E 2ND ST GRAND THEFT; MOTOR VEHICLE
Theft of Vehicle	02-08  11:45 PM	E 2ND ST & GRANADA  GRAND THEFT: MOTOR VEHICLE
Theft of Vehicle	02-15  08:00 PM	200 Block GLENDORA  GRAND THEFT; MOTOR VEHICLE
Theft of Vehicle	02-20  08:00 PM	4400 Block E OCEAN  GRAND THEFT; MOTOR VEHICLE
Theft of Vehicle	02-20  09:30 PM	E 2ND ST & CORONA   GRAND THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE

LBREPORT.com asked LBPD East Division Commander Paul LeBaron if the incidents above reflect an increase in these crimes. We also asked what a bar fight requires in terms of LBPD resources.

[Commander LeBaron Mar. 17 email reply]...In regards to the assaults and other crimes, there [are no] crime trends at this time that show increases in the Belmont Shore area. In East Division as a whole the only crime that is trending upward, but still down from last year is auto thefts...
You inquired specifically about the assaults, and I ask that you keep in mind that assaults are not crimes that are easy to prevent or predict as many of them involve people in bars or private residences. Our primary focus for prevention of assaults is the partnership and education with the bar owners, as well as the high visibility on 2nd Street when the crowds are most prevalent.
As for resources used at a bar fight, there is no easy answer to that question. It will always depend on the number of people involved in the fight, the seriousness of the altercation and the connection to any other criminal activity.
Obviously we try to intervene on crimes in progress as quickly as possible to avoid an escalation of an incident. But keep in mind that an assault can be anything from someone bumping into a person in an aggressive manner to punches begin thrown, to a fight between a brother and sister inside their house (as one of the reported assaults was in February).
The primary factor that brings it to our level is when someone wants to [report him or herself as] a victim and a report is taken. As a result the total number of assaults reported is not always reflective of actual number of assaults that occur, and trends are often times misleading.