ID theft arrest
A Hawthorne man was arrested on July 9 under suspicion of stealing wallets and cellphones from surfers’ cars over the period from November 30 through March 21. Police said that Jordan Paris Adams, 21, used keys hidden outside the cars to access their interiors. He spent over $150,000 at local ATMs, Target, Best Buy and Macy’s, plus over $40,000 in declined charges.
Police obtained a warrant for 12 felony counts of ID theft and possessing credit card numbers on May 28. They arrested Adams on July 9 as he was coming out of a house in Hawthorne. They searched the house and his car, where they found more evidence. Bail was set at $300,000.
The Manhattan Beach Police Department advises surfers not to leave valuables in their cars and to be certain that the keys to their cars are placed in a secure location.
School burglarized
A classroom’s sliding glass door at Robinson Elementary School was smashed some time between the afternoon of July 7 and the following morning. Multiple laptops were stolen.
Post office arrest
An arrest occurred early in the morning on July 9 when an officer on patrol searched a car stopped in front of the U.S. Post Office on Sepulveda Boulevard around 1:30 a.m. The officer found glue traps, which the police said were used to steal mail from mailboxes; stolen credit cards and checks; and narcotic paraphernalia.
Music theft
Musical equipment was stolen from an attached garage on the 200 block of 1st Street some time between July 2 and 5. There were no signs of forced entry. It is not known how the suspects entered.
Laptop stolen
A laptop was stolen after a suspect entered a house on the 1200 block of 6th Street some time between 1:15 to 5 p.m. on June 30 through an unlocked sliding glass door in the back of the house.
Bike stolen
A bicycle was stolen from a shared garage on the 200 block of 16th Street between June 30 and July 3. The method of entry was unknown, but it’s possible that the garage was left open.
No theft
Surveillance video showed a suspect entering a house on the 400 block of 6th Street through an unlocked sliding glass door on July 4 between 1:30 and 8 p.m. It appeared that nothing was stolen. ER
