The time has come to take a look back at highlights from the lighter entries in the Sun Newspapers’ Crime Log for the year ending today.
Monday, January 5
Suspicious Circumstances—9:27 a.m.—Electric Avenue—The caller saw a ladder leaning against the side of a home. Police unit S19 found a “termite guy.”
Thursday, March 26
Hazard—4:30 p.m.—Catalina Avenue—The caller reported a “no children playing” sign in the middle of the street. Police unit 106 apparently advised the person responsible for the sign to remove it and that person apparently agreed to comply.
Friday, May 22
Petty Theft—12:02 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard—Loss: a sandwich and a newspaper. The caller said there was an on-going problem with the same individual committing petty thefts.
June
Jaws: the selfie—Seal Beach Lifeguards asked the public to leave young great white sharks alone.Marine Safety Officer Nick Bolin recently confirmed that juvenile great whites were still in the water off Seal Beach’s Surfside Colony. Bolin said some individuals had gone out on stand-up paddle boards with GoPro cameras to get pictures of the great whites.
(Close up photos of the Surfside great whites had recently been posted on social media.)
Friday, July 24
Arson Arrest—Evening—First Street and Pacific Coast Highway—A pedestrian was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor arson. According to Seal Beach Police Sgt. Phil Gonshak, the individual threw a flare in the brush while walking by a DUI checkpoint.
Friday, July 24
Alleged Coyote—2:46 p.m.—14th Street and Landing—The caller reported seeing a black coyote running toward 13th Street. The caller said the animal looked spooked. Referred to Long Beach Animal Care Services. Ultimately, the so-called “black coyote” turned out to be a stray dog. The dog was eventually taken to the Seal Beach Animal Care Center and was named Mystery.
Friday, Oct. 30
A Seal Beach resident came home from a 12-hour shift to find what turned out to be a photocopy of a 72-hour parking notice on his car and several others, according to Sgt. Phil Gonshak.
It was not clear what charge could be brought against the person responsible, as copying the notice is neither forgery nor tampering with a vehicle.
Thursday, November 5
Municipal Code Complaint—11:36 a.m.—Marina and First Street—The caller said a man on the bridge was fishing under the “No fishing” sign. Police were unable to locate the man.
Sunday, November 8
Suspicious Person—2:24 p.m.—Pacific Coast Highway—The caller said a man brought a dead raccoon into the bathroom. He washed the dead animal in the sink. The caller said he appeared to be under the influence.
Long Beach Animal Care Services asked for the manager at the location to bag the raccoon and leave it outside the location. The man who washed the dead raccoon was advised about his behavior.
