Crime & Safety

Mother's Car Burglarized While She Picks Up Child from Nursery School

The break-in took place on the afternoon of April 24.

Crime blotter information provided by the Sierra Madre Police Department.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

At 12:30 p.m. on April 24, a resident parked and locked her vehicle near Sierra Madre Nursery School (located at 701 E. Sierra Madre Boulevard) and went inside to pick up her daughter. When she returned to her vehicle five minutes later, she discovered that the vehicle's right side window had been smashed and her purse was stolen. The investigation could not determine what type of object was used to smash the window and no witnesses to the break-in were immediately found. The victim’s purse contained identification, credit cards and money.

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