SBPD has not disclosed location
Staff report
The Seal Beach Police Department will conduct a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint between 6 p.m., Thursday, April 25, and 3 a.m., Friday, April 26, according to a recent statement.
Sgt. Ron Lavelle said the checkpoint would be conducted on Seal Beach Boulevard, in front of Seal Beach Police Department Headquarters.
Lavelle said the checkpoint would probably be located on the northbound side of the street.
Officers will contact drivers passing through the checkpoint for signsof alcohol and/or drug impairment. Officers will also check drivers for proper licensing.
In 2011, nearly 10,000 people were killed nationally in motor vehicle traffic crashes that involved at least one driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 percent or higher, the report said. In California, this crime led to 774 deaths.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable costsavings of $6 for every $1 spent.
The Office of Traffic Safety provided Seal Beach with a grant to pay for the checkpoint.
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Crime Log Compiled
by Charles M. Kelly
IN SEAL?BEACH
Monday, April 8
Petty Theft—9:07 a.m.—Pacific Coast Highway—The caller reported a stolen bike valued at $1,400. Report taken.
Counseling—1:25 p.m.—Central Avenue—The caller reported receiving pornographic material on his computer with warning notifications allegedly from the FBI.
Wednesday, April 10
Disturbance, Juveniles—6:07 p.m.—Bolsa Avenue—The caller said that the same skateboarders that were counseled by police unit M7 had returned and were skateboarding through the baseball field.
Thursday, April 11
Traffic Hazard—9:18 a.m.—Fir Avenue—The caller said there was a skateboard ramp on the street in front of the residence. However, poice unit M7 determined that the ramp was to the side of the road and that no further police services were necessary.
Friday, April 12
Illegal Peddler—2:32 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard—The caller said a man and a woman were holding up a sign, begging for money. They had a child with them. Police unit 106 contacted the individuals. They were advised to discontinue their activity and they apparently said they would comply.
Saturday, April 13
Found Property—2:57 a.m.—Ocean Avenue—Police unit S22 found a green nylon wallet containing money. Report taken.
Sunday, April 14
Petty Theft—3:18 p.m.—Teaberry Circle—The caller reported the theft of a garage remote from the caller’s garage. The crime apparently occurred on Friday, April 12. Log entry.
IN Leisure World
Tuesday, April 9
Identity Theft—1:26 p.m.—Brookline Road, Mutual 9—Someone used the caller’s personal information to open an account. No loss so far. Report taken.
IN LOS?ALAMITOS
Wednesday, April 17
Suspicious Activity—3:16 a.m.—Vicksburg Circle—The caller said that she thinks she heard someone outside. She first heard a noise at 2:05 a.m., then again at the time of the call to police. She said at first it sounded like someone had tried to open the slider door. The caller also believes she may have heard a car radio outside at 2:50 a.m. The caller was told the outside of the residence would be checked out. Police speculated that the outside noise might have been caused by the wind. Residence checked out okay.
Vehicle Swerving—8:26 a.m.—Katella Avenue—The caller said an elderly female driver in a black sedan was swerving and driving up on the curbs.
Thursday, April 18
Suspicious Person—1:42 a.m.—Walnut Street—The caller said an individual was lurking around the caller’s building and followed the man. The suspect was seen on the eastside of Oak Street at a bus stop near the American Legion. He in his 20s, wearing a black baseball cap, a Pendleton jacket, sunglasses and dark pants. He told police that he was looking for his friend. He checked out okay.
IN ROSSMOOR
Monday, April 15
Suspicious Person or Circumstances—8:42 a.m.—Harrisburg Road—The caller saw a man in the backyard. He was last seen running toward Rossmoor School.
Welfare Check—12:27 p.m.—Los Alamitos Boulevard—The caller said a possibly drunk individual who was described as a transient was walking in and out of traffic carrying two bags of clothes.
Suspicious Person or Circumstances—2:26 p.m.—Walker Lee Drive—The caller reported second-hand information that two men were seen putting a bag and other items quickly into the back of an SUV. They left. The caller was concerned because of what happened in Boston.
Municipal Code Violations—8:16 p.m.—Blume Drive—The caller requested a patrol check for a man walking through the park with his large Doberman off the leash. The caller said this was a reoccurring problem.
Patrol Check—9:34 p.m.—Weatherby Road—The caller said there was a large amount of water coming down the street from an unknown source.
Tuesday, April 16
Suspicious Person or Circumstances—9:32 a.m.—Bostonian Drive—The caller saw a young man laying underneath a large, lifted truck with some tools. The caller thought this was suspicious as the house looked all closed up. The caller then saw a van drive by slowly with a man and woman inside. The caller thought they were look outs.
Suspicious Vehicle—9:59 a.m.—Bostonian Drive.
Suspicious Vehicle—10:22 a.m.—Donnie Ann Road—The occupants of a van drove by and took clothing donations that the caller had left at the curb for a veterans’ organization.
Wednesday, April 17
Suspicious Person or Circumstances—5:52 a.m.—Coleridge Drive—The caller reported seeing a light on inside a house that had been burglarized a few weeks earlier. The caller said it was unusual for a light to be on.
Suspicious Person or Circumstances—10:44 a.m.—Tigertail Drive—The caller requested a patrol check for an open gate at the location and a car parked across the street from the residence in question. The caller believed the circumstances were suspicious.
Suspicious Person in Vehicle—2:53 p.m.—Montecito Road and Tucker Lane.
Patrol Check—6:21 p.m.—Walker Lee Drive—An irate caller demanded deputies perform patrol checks for trash cans that were barricading vehicles in. The caller said it was an on-going problem and threatened to sue someone of it didn’t stop. The caller refused to have contact with an Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy.
Thursday, April 18
Suspicious Person in Vehicle—4:33 a.m.—Yellowtail Drive—The caller said a man was sitting in a a parked vehicle. The driver’s door was open, but the individual inside the car closed the door when the caller drove by. The windows were fogged and the caller believed the individual had been in the vehicle for awhile.
Open Door—11:31 a.m.—Tigertail Drive—The caller was taking a walk when she noticed a front door open. The resident of the home was not present. The caller’s husband came over and shut the door.
Friday, April 19
Identification Theft—10:04 a.m.—Baskerville Road.
Suspicious Person in Vehicle—3:09 p.m.—Foster Road.
Petty Theft Report—6:46 p.m.—Walker Lee Drive.
Burglary Report—11:46 p.m.—Weatherby Road.
Saturday, April 20
Annoying Phone Call—7:27 p.m.—Montecito Road.
Disturbance, Music or Party—9:22 p.m.—Kensington Road.
Sunday, April 21
Vandalism Report—11:15 a.m.—Montecito Road.
Ted Apodaca of the News-Enterprise contributed to this article.
