Crime & Safety

Vehicle Break-in Leads to Fraudlent Credit Card Use

After property was removed from a parked car at 611 E. Sierra Madre Boulevard last week, the victim's credit card was used twice in Arcadia, presumably by the thief.

Crime blotter information provided by the Sierra Madre Police Department.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

At approximately 3pm an unknown suspect broke into a vehicle parked in the recreation center parking lot at 611 E. Sierra Madre Boulevard.   The suspect smashed the right side window of the vehicle, entered and removed property from the front passenger seat.  Later that day, the victim was alerted that an unknown suspect used her credit cards at two locations in the City of Arcadia. 

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