Police Beat: Oct. 9 – Oct. 16

El Camino College

Oct. 9, 4:54 p.m. An officer observed a large pit bull near the Administration Building. According to the report, the officer also observed a man standing nearby with a leash. The officer made contact with the man and he told the officer that the dog was his. The officer issued the man a citation for the dog being off-leash and also issued the man a trespass warning since he has been known to cause disturbances on campus.

Oct. 12, 10:09 a.m. An officer stopped a vehicle with expired registration in the 3300 block of Manhattan Beach Boulevard. According to the report, the driver who is not a student was driving with a suspended license. The officer issued a man a citation and had him park his vehicle at the scene.

Oct. 12, 4:22 p.m. An officer responded to the station for an information report. According to the report, a faculty member stated that a former male student had been emailing her and visiting during her office hours. The faculty member felt uncomfortable about his behavior and notified her dean.

Oct. 13, 9:18 a.m. An officer stopped a vehicle that ran a stop sign in Lot A. According to the report, the driver, who is not a student, did not have a drivers license. The officer issued the man a citation and had him park the vehicle at the scene.

Oct. 13, 11:05 a.m. An officer responded to the Music Division Office for a threat report. According to the report, a female student told the officer that another female student threatened her while she was in class. The student who made the threats will be referred to the Director of Student Development.

Oct. 13, 11:20 a.m. An officer responded to the El Camino Small Business Center on Hawthorne Boulevard for a medical aid call. According to the report, a female student was having stomach pains. Paramedics were called and transported her to an area hospital.

Oct. 13, 11:58 a.m. An officer stopped a man who was riding his bicycle the wrong way in the 3600 block of Manhattan Beach Boulevard. According to the report, the man had a $10,000 drug warrant from the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department. The man was issued a citation and released.

Oct. 13, 2:48 p.m. An officer responded to the Social Science Division Office for a disturbance call. According to the report, a male student walked into the division office yelling profanities. The student told the division dean that he was told to leave his history class by his instructor because he was sleeping. The student was referred to the director of student development.

Oct. 15, 11:44 a.m. An officer responded to the Special Resource Center for a medical aid call. The student was feeling dizzy and having a hard time breathing. Paramedics were called and transported the student to an area hospital.

Oct. 15, 2:21 p.m. Officers responded the Chemistry Building for a medical aid call. According to the report, a female student called her psychiatrist and told him that she wanted to kill herself. The psychiatrist called campus police. Officers found the student, and she told officers that she consumed 10 to 20 Tylenol pills. Paramedics were called and transported the student to an area hospital. The student agreed to be self-committed for a psychiatric evaluation.

Oct. 16, 12:03 p.m. An officer responded to Lot B for a theft report. According to the report, a taxi cab driver told the officer that he just dropped off a male in the parking lot and that the man refused to pay the cab fare. The driver said that the man ran into campus and out of sight.

Gardena

Oct. 12, 9:21 a.m. Two males were arrested for stealing Tide detergent in the 2200 block of Redondo Beach Boulevard.

Oct. 14, 7:08 p.m. Packages of Fieldcrest pillow cases were stolen from a business in the 2100 block of Redondo Beach Boulevard.

Torrance

Oct. 12, 12:29 p.m. A man was punched in the head in the 2500 block of Redondo Beach Boulevard by unknown suspects.

Information in our weekly police beat comes from crime logs from Gardena and El Camino College police departments. Crime information for Torrance comes from the police department’s crime map.