Police Beat, March 9-13
March 13, 12:33 a.m. Officer observed a speeding vehicle going southbound on Crenshaw and Redondo Beach Boulevard. The driver was talking on the cell phone and driving at 60 mph in a 35 mph zone. Officers stopped the vehicle, the driver was a male student and was unlicensed. Officers uncovered a small amount of marijuana. The male student was given a citation and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
March 13, 11 a.m. Officers pulled over a vehicle on Crenshaw Blvd. across from McDonalds. The driver made an illegal turn from the school and was simultaneously talking on his cellphone. Officers found that the male had a $50,000 thousand arrest warrant, for being an unlicensed driver, issued to him from the Hawthorne Police Department. EC Police Department Transported the male subject over to the Hawthorne Police Department.
March 13, 10:45 a.m. Officers responded to a medical aid call in the second floor of the Technical Arts Building. A male student was sitting in class and experienced a seizure. Paramedics were called and arrived on scene. The male student was transported to an area hospital.
March 12, 11 p.m. Officer observed a speeding vehicle going up the ramp on the first level of parking Lot H. The officer stopped the vehicle, the driver was an unlicensed male driver. The male was issued a citation.
March 12, 9:45 p.m. An officer was flagged down on the south side of the street on Manhattan Beach Blvd. adjacent to the facilities yard. Male student stated that he returned to the vehicle at 9:45 p.m. to find that someone had tried to enter his vehicle. There was burglar too discovered on the sidewalk. The vehicle was operable and the male was able to go home. No suspect was seen.
March 11, 9 p.m. Officers responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian report in the east area of Lot L. A female driving south claimed that her windows at the time were foggy. As she was driving she struck a male student who was wearing all black clothing. The male had minor injuries and was transported to Gardena Memorial Hospital.
March 11, 2 p.m. Officers responded to a call regarding a traffic collision in Lot L. A female student was driving north in the parking lot when another vehicle was going south in her direction, cutting into her lane. The female states that she panicked and when moving away from the oncoming vehicle struck two parked vehicles. It was discovered that the female was unlicensed and did not have insurance. She was given a citation.
March 11, 1 p.m. Officers responded to a call in Lot L regarding a hit and run report. A male student returned to his car at approximately 12:50 p.m. to find a note from a unknown witness. Another car had collided with the male student’s car and the witness had written down the license plate of the vehicle. The matter is still under investigation.
March 10, 11 p.m. An officer did a traffic stop on a vehicle on Redondo Beach Blvd. adjacent to EC. The vehicle had a broken head light. The driver, female, was unlicensed. The female was given a citation and the officer was kind enough to let the female call someone to come pick up the vehicle.
March 9, 7:30 a.m.Officers responded to a location in front of Lot J regarding a medical aid call. A 14 year male student was participating in the South Bay Regional Law Academy. The male subject was feeling weak and the paramedics were called. The paramedics arrived on scene and transported the male to an area hospital.