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Seal Beach Police officers recently cited and released four suspects for furnishing and/or selling alcoholic beverages to minors, according to a recent statement issued by the SBPD. (Some of their names appear in this week’s Crime Log.) These incidents occurred during enforcement operations conducted over the Memorial Day Weekend, according to a statement issued by the SBPD late last week. The operations were conducted throughout the city of Seal Beach.
Those who sold to the minor face criminal fines. In addition, Alcoholic Beverage Control Department will take administrative action against the alcoholic beverage license of the business where alcohol was sold and/or furnished to a minor. That may include a fine, a suspension of the license, or the permanent revocation of the license. During these operations a minor decoy, under the direct supervision of a peace officer, entered 28 retail licensees in Seal Beach.
ABC is conducting the compliance checks statewide to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors. Statistics have shown that young people under the age of 21 have a higher rate of drunken driving fatalities than the general adult population.
Minor decoy operations have been conducted by local law enforcement throughout the state since the 1980s. When the program first began, the violation rate of retail establishments selling to minors was as high as 40 to 50 percent. When conducted on a routine basis, the rate has dropped in some cities to as low as 10 percent or even below. In 1994, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the use of underage decoys is a valid tool of law enforcement to ensure that licensees are complying with the law.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California ABC through the department’s Grant Assistance Program. ABC is a department of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency.
Crime Log Compiled by Charles M. Kelly
IN SEAL?BEACH
Tuesday, May 15
Arrest—13th Street and Pacific Coast Highway—Amanda Noelia Flores was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Wednesday, May 16
Robbery, with Firearm—Between 11:59 and 11:55 a.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard. Grand Theft—12:30 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard—No further details provided.
Grand Theft from Buildings—7:50 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard—No further details provided.
Battery—8:24 p.m.—Surfside Avenue—An individual reported being battered. No further details provided.
Arrest—Westminster Avenue and Kitts—Genaro Javier Mata was arrested on suspicion of taking a car without the owner’s consent.
Thursday, May 17
Assault—9:20 a.m.—Galleon way—An individual was the victim of an assault.
Shoplifting—8:01 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard—Police received a report of the theft of less than $950 in property or merchandise from a business.
Arrest—Pacific Coast Highway and Main—Daniel Edouard Chien was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Arrest—Galleon Way—Police arrested Teresa Garduno-Mendez on suspicion of misdemeanor assault.
Friday, May 18
Arrest—Pacific Coast Highway and Anderson—Police arrested Karen Ruth McEniry on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Saturday, May 19
Vehicle Hazard in Roadway—10:20 a.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard and Northbound Lanes of 405 Freeway—The hazard was not described.
Car Theft—10:28 a.m.—Westminster Avenue—A man reported being the victim of a car theft.
Arrest—Time of arrest not provided—Ocean Avenue—Police arrested Joshua Patrick Macdonald on suspicion of misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance.
Arrest—Westminster Avenue—Police arrested Felipe Aguayo on suspicion of taking a car without the owner’s consent/car theft.
Sunday, May 20
Petty Theft From Car—Between 5 p.m., Sunday, May 19, and 11:17 a.m., Sunday, June 20—Montecito Road—A man reported being the victim of petty theft of property taken from his car. No further details provided.
Municipal Code Complaint—Between 11:49 and 11:49 a.m.—Fifth Street—Someone removed items in containers.
Arrest—Lampson Avenue—Police arrested Danielle Denise Sarah Hoyt on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs.
Tuesday, May 22
Petty Theft From a Car—Between 4 a.m. and 9:24 a.m., Tuesday, May 22—Montecito Road— A woman reported being the victim of petty theft of property taken from her car. No further details provided.
Petty Theft From a Car—Between 9:30 p.m., Monday, May 21, and 9:56 a.m., Tuesday, May 22—Montecito Road— A man reported being the victim of petty theft of property taken from his car.
No further details provided.
Wednesday, May 23
Burglary, Residential—Between 8:45 p.m., Monday, May 21, and 9:37 p.m., Wednesday, May 23—Ocean Avenue—Someone forcibly entered an Ocean Avenue home.
Shoplifting—Between 9:15 and 9:18 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard—Police received a report of someone shoplifting less than $950 worth of merchandise from a business.
Arrest—Seal Beach Boulevard—Police arrested Jose Sandate Flores on suspicion of shoplifting less than $950 worth of merchandise from a business.
Arrest—Electric Avenue—Police arrested Armando Navarette on suspicion of disorderly conduct involving alcohol.
Thursday, May 24
Littering—Between 12:26 and 12:27 p.m.—Pacific Coast Highway—Police observed or received a report of someone littering at the location.
Fraud—Between noon, Tuesday, May 22, and 1 p.m., Thursday, May 24—Montecito Road—No further details provided.
Shoplifting—7:52 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard—Police received a report of someone shoplifting less than $950 worth of merchandise from a business.
Burglary, Commercial—Between 9:06 and 9:07 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard—Police received a report of someone shoplifting more than $950 worth of merchandise from a business.
Arrest—Westminster Avenue and Seal Beach Boulevard—Police arrested Christopher Jonathan Cennamo on suspicion of disorderly conduct involving alcohol.
Arrest—Pacific Coast Highway and Kitts—Police arrested Claudia Serano on suspicion of misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Arrest—Pacific Coast Highway—Police arrested Robert Walter Demetro on suspicion of littering.
Arrest—Seal Beach Boulevard—Police arrested Jesse Ruiz on suspicion of misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance.
Arrest—Seal Beach Boulevard—Police arrested Danielle Marie Dymond on suspicion of petty theft from buildings.
Arrest—Seal Beach Boulevard—Police arrested Christopher Humas Clarke on suspicion of shoplifting merchandise worth less than $950.
Friday, May 25
Petty Theft—12:53 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard—Police received a report of petty theft, which is generally defined as the theft of cash or property worth less than $950.
Fraud—4:40 p.m.—Catalina Avenue—No further details provided.
Arrest—Main Street—Police arrested Alberto Heredia on suspicion of disorderly conduct involving alcohol.
Arrest—Main Street—Police arrested Danny Samuel Torres on suspicion of disorderly conduct involving alcohol.
Arrest—Main Street—Police arrested John Andrew Rice on suspicion of disorderly conduct involving alcohol.
Saturday, May 26
Robbery, Strong Arm—9:01 a.m.—Ocean Avenue—No further details provided.
Arrest—Seal Beach Boulevard and Lampson Avenue—Police arrested Rosa Maria Castellanos Dorado on suspicion of misdemeanor possession of illegal drug paraphernalia.
Arrest—Seal Beach Boulevard—Police arrested Habib Behain on suspicion of misdemeanor selling or providing alcohol to a minor.
Sunday, May 27
Arrest—Main Street—Police arrested Bernardo Hernandez-Vazquez on suspicion of misdemeanor selling or providing alcohol to a minor.
Arrest—Time of arrest not provided—Main Street—Police arrested Jeffrey Estrada on suspicion of misdemeanor selling or providing alcohol to a minor.
Arrest—Seal Beach Boulevard—Police arrested Lena Angel Espinoza on suspicion misdemeanor of illegal drug paraphernalia.
Monday, May 28
Shoplifting—3:38 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard— Police received a report of someone shoplifting less than $950 worth of merchandise from a business.
Burglary, Commercial—Between 3:38 and 3:46 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard—Police received a report of someone taking merchandise worth more than $950 from a business.
Identity Theft—Between 4:59 p.m., Dec. 11, 2015, and midnight, Wednesday, May 23, 2018—Street—Incident.
Tuesday, May 29
Shoplifting—8:54 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard— Police received a report of someone shoplifting less than $950 worth of merchandise from a business.
Arrest—Copa De Oro Drive and Foster Road (in Rossmoor)—Police arrested Ryan Dewayne Rollin Sanders on suspicion of misdemeanor possession of a controlled narcotic substance.
Arrest—Seal Beach Boulevard—Police arrested Dilean Marie Paredes on suspicion of shoplifting merchandise worth less than $950 from a business. She was also apparently arrested on suspicion of petty theft by fraud.
Wednesday, May 30
Shoplifting—Midnight—Seal Beach Boulevard— Police received a report of someone shoplifting less than $950 worth of merchandise from a business.
Arrest—Seal Beach Boulevard—Police arrested Barbara Mitchell Marin on suspicion of shoplifting merchandise worth less than $950.
Arrest—Newbury Road (in Rossmoor)—Police arrested Harrison Jacob Posner on suspicion of misdemeanor driving under the influence of drugs.
IN Leisure World
Monday, May 28
Arrest—Pelham Road—Police arrested Lance Sterling Bator on suspicion of disorderly conduct involving alcohol.
Tuesday, May 22
Theft of Access Card Information—2:25 p.m.—Del Monte Drive—Someone obtained a senior’s access card information without their consent.
IN LOS?ALAMITOS
Monday, May 7
Patrol Check—2:08 a.m.—Kaylor Avenue and Katella Avenue—The caller reported that juveniles in a silver SUV lit a large firework and then left the area. The juveniles were near the tri-level employee parking structure of Los Alamitos Medical Center. Whatever they had lit was in the bushes area, according to the report. Patrol was unable to locate the juveniles.
Hit and run, Misdemeanor—7:17 p.m. – Katella Avenue and Los Alamitos Boulevard—The caller was in the parking lot of the Shell station and was reporting that a silver compact car had rear-ended them and had fled the area.
The suspect was described as a man who appeared to be Hispanic, in his 30s, with a shaved head. The suspect had rear-ended the caller while they were at the light. The suspect reportedly backed up and then possibly went down a side street to avoid the caller. Patrol contacted the caller and a report was taken.
Tuesday, May 8
Petty Theft—7:57 a.m. –Katella Aveneue—The caller reported that a male subject had put a Red Bull and candy in his backpack. The subject was still in the store and was described as a white male, approximately 15 years old, with brown hair and a black, or blue backpack.
The manager was attempting to get a clothing description and reported the subject was wearing a black shirt and gray shorts. The subject then left the store. Patrol checked the area, but was unable to locate the subject.
Disturbance—2:01 p.m.—Katella Avenue—The caller reported that a man was yelling at the caller, but the caller did not know who he was. The subject, described as a white male, approximately 32 years old and wearing a blue baseball cap and black tank top, was in the waiting room. The subject was telling the caller “he is going to kick his butt.” Patrol contacted the subjects and found it to be a verbal altercation only. Both parties were counseled and agreed to comply.
Ted Apodaca of the News-Enterprise contributed to this article.
