Police Blotter: Wallet Snatchers, Business Burglars and Apartment Thieves

House call

Sometime during the third week of May, a person entered a home on the 400 block of South Canon Drive and allegedly removed property worth $11,000.

Not fare

At 2 a.m. on May 28, a male assaulted a victim in the area of South Robertson and Wilshire boulevards. The victim reported being punched in the face with a closed fist after the suspect asked for cab fare. The man is describe as being about 28 years old, with brown hair and brown eyes, and 5 feet 10 inches tall and 160 pounds.

Cash money

Over the Memorial Day weekend, someone entered an apartment on the 200 block of North Crescent Drive by unknown means. The victim reported a loss of $400 in cash.

Grab-and-go

Just before 3 p.m. on May 31, a male reportedly entered a business on the 9500 block of Wilshire Boulevard. The suspect, who was described as being about 30 years old, took property valued at $2,600 and then fled the scene.

Help yourself

Between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on June 2, a man allegedly walked into an office on the 8600 block of Wilshire Boulevard and left with an employee's wallet. The  male suspect entered the premises, walked past the reception desk and removed the wallet from an office. The victim reported a loss of $520.

Push comes to shove

At 8:30 a.m. on June 4, a verbal argument escalated into physical violence between two people on the 200 block of South McCarty Drive.

Sneaky thief

Between 3:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. on June 4, someone stole a wallet from a woman's purse on the 100 block of North Robertson Boulevard. The female perpetrator distracted her victim before snatching her wallet. The suspect proceeded to use the victim's credit card to purchase merchandise totaling $6,500.

Easy in

Sometime between 4:30 p.m. on June 5 and 10:45 a.m. on June 6, a person entered a property on the 300 block of South Camden Drive. No force was used to gain entry, and the suspect made off with property valued at $625.