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Seven Vehicle Theft Arrests Made in Two Weeks
On June 23, 2021, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a patrol officer located an unoccupied stolen vehicle parked in a parking lot on the 3800 block of Foothill Blvd. The officer then observed a female, later identified as 51-year-old Anna Gutierrez of Burbank, enter the vehicle and put a bag into it. After this, Gutierrez walked away from the vehicle and was contacted by officers. Gutierrez had a key to the vehicle with her and stated she had just borrowed the vehicle from a friend, but could not provide anything more about her friend other than a first name. Gutierrez was arrested and booked for vehicle theft.
On June 30, 2021, at approximately 6:45 p.m., a patrol officer located a stolen vehicle driving along the 6700 block of San Fernando Rd. The vehicle entered the parking lot of a motel, parked and the driver, later identified as 32-year-old Darwin Salazar of Alta Dena, exited the vehicle. Salazar was detained and found to be in possession of a key for the vehicle. Salazar told officers he did not know the vehicle was stolen and was just borrowing it from a friend. During a search of the vehicle, officers located methamphetamine and a methamphetamine pipe. Salazar was arrested and booked for vehicle theft and possession of illegal drugs.
On July 2, 2021, at approximately 12:46 a.m., a patrol officer noticed a vehicle parked in the area of Orange Grove Ave and Campus St with its driver side brake light on but the passenger brake light was not working. The officer conducted a records check of the vehicle’s license plate which revealed the vehicle had been reported stolen on July 1, 2021. Additional officers arrived on scene, and the male who was sleeping in the driver seat, later identified as 32-year-old Manuel Rodriguez (transient), was detained without incident. Rodriguez told officers the vehicle belonged to a friend, but could not provide any information for this friend. Officers also located a methamphetamine pipe inside the vehicle. Rodriguez was arrested and booked for vehicle theft.
On July 4, 2021, at approximately 8:12 a.m., a patrol officer was driving through a parking lot on the 300 block of W Los Feliz Rd when he observed two subjects sleeping in a vehicle that was backed into a parking space with no front plate. Officers contacted both subjects that were in the vehicle and discovered the male in the driver seat, identified as 29-year-old Jeffrey Bowers (transient), had an outstanding arrest warrant. The female in the front passenger seat, identified as 23-year-old Shaylene Bain of Oregon, initially lied about her name, but officers were able to positively identify her and discovered she had an outstanding arrest warrant for vehicle theft. Officers located a VIN (vehicle identification number) on the vehicle and a records check of that VIN revealed the vehicle had been reported stolen and the license plate attached to it belonged to another vehicle. Bowers told officers he was “in the process” of buying the vehicle and that he had to use a tool to start it since he didn’t have keys for it. Officers located methamphetamine and a methamphetamine pipe in the vehicle. Both subjects were arrested and booked for vehicle theft.
