El Camino College

Oct. 25, 11:35 a.m. An officer responded to a medical aid call at the soccer field. According to the report, a man who was refereeing a soccer game told the officer that he was choking on a piece of bread. The man told the officer that another performed the Heimlich maneuver on him. Paramedics checked the man and determined he was fine.

Oct. 26, 10 a.m. An officer responded to the health center for a medical aid call. According to the report, a female student was complaining of chest pains. Paramedics were called and transported the student to an area hospital.

Oct. 27, 4:10 p.m. An officer responded to the police lobby for a theft report. According to the report, a student told the officer that his bicycle was stolen from the racks on the west side of the MBA Building. A report was taken.

Oct. 27, 7:21 p.m. A cadet observed a suspicious man riding a bicycle in the inner campus. According to the report, the cadet said that the man appeared to be on drugs. Officers found the man near the South PE Building. The man who is not a student had a knife on him. The man was arrested for possession of a weapon on a college campus. He was given a notice to appear in court and released.

Oct. 30, 10:22 a.m. A officer stopped a man riding his bicycle on the sidewalk in the 3800 block of Manhattan Beach Boulevard. According to the report, the man who is not a student was in possession of methamphetamine. The man was arrested and transported to Torrance police for booking.

Oct. 30, 1:08 p.m. An officer responded to the sand volleyball courts for a medical aid. According to the report, a female student told the officer that she injured her shoulder when playing volleyball. Paramedics were called and transported the student to an area hospital.

Oct. 30, 2:12 p.m. An officer stopped a vehicle in the 3300 block of Redondo Beach Boulevard. According to the report, the vehicle had a brake light that didn’t work. The driver who is a student was in possession of a glass pipe and methamphetamine. The student was arrested and transported to Torrance police for possession of drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance.

Gardena

Oct. 26, 4:55 p.m. A blue 2014 Volkswagen Jetta was stolen from the 15100 block of Normandie Avenue.

Oct. 28, 6:38 p.m. A catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle in the 17000 block of La Salle Avenue.

Torrance

Oct. 27, 8:05 a.m. Unknown suspects cut a square out of a door of a vehicle in the 3400 block of 171st Street. Taken was a tool belt, climbing belt, and a crawl suit.

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.