Crime Report

The following crime report includes two weeks’ worth of reported incidents.

Burglary

100 Mabery Road, between April 3 at 8 p.m. and April 4 at 7:55 p.m. Unknown suspect smashed rear glass window to residence. Suspects ransacked several rooms and possibly took property.

14000 La Cumbre Drive, April 4 at 8 p.m. Unknown suspect pried open rear door, made entry into residence. Unknown if property taken due to victim out of town.

17000 W Sunset Blvd, April 11 at 1 a.m. Suspect (neighbor) kicked open front door to victim’s residence, walked inside, and threw a candle on the floor and fled back to the suspect’s residence. Suspect barricaded themself and did not comply with responding officers. Suspect made statements of having weapons inside, at which time LAPD Swat Team responded. Suspect was taken into custody without incident, and no weapons were found or recovered. Initially reported as vandalism with hate incident due to statements made by the suspect during the commission of kicking the door. Detectives determined there was enough evidence to support an arrest for burglary.

Theft

17000 Vereda De La Montura, between April 4 at 3 p.m. and April 5 at 5:30 a.m. Unknown suspects cut locked gate to construction site. Suspects took multiple tools belonging to multiple contractors.

Robbery

14700 Pacific Coast Hwy, April 4 at 2:20 p.m. Suspect approached register and brandished a gun at cashier. Suspect demanded money from register. Suspect fled location in a black SUV with money.

Burglary/Theft From Vehicle

15300 Pacific Coast Hwy, April 4 between 2 and 5:30 p.m. Suspect opened victim’s unlocked vehicle door and removed property from rear floor. Suspect fled in unknown direction.

Grand Theft Auto

15000 W Sunset Blvd, April 7 between 9 and 10 a.m. Vehicle taken from parking structure.

14000 Bestor Blvd, between April 7 at 11 p.m. and April 8 at 7 a.m. Vehicle taken from street.

Janet Blakey passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, March 29, at St John’s Health Center, Santa Monica. She had recently celebrated her 85th birthday at home.

Born in London in 1938, Janet had many tales of growing up during WWII as a young child. She married her husband of 56 years, Bob, in 1957 and lived in the Ribble Valley, in the north west of England, for most of her life. She was a keen tennis and badminton player in her younger years, and later a reluctant bridge partner to her husband.

Janet moved to the Palisades in 2012 to be closer to her daughter, Gillian, also a Palisades resident. Janet embraced her new life in California and loved the sunny climate after 50 years of rain in Lancashire.

Through an early introduction to the local chapter of the Daughters of the British Empire, Janet became involved in frequent charity events and outings. Through DBE she made many great friends who were incredibly supportive as her health started to fail in recent years.

She enjoyed playing bowls at Holmby Park and, more recently, the occasional game of bocce at Palisades Recreation Center. Janet also loved painting and was an avid student at Santa Monica College art lessons.

She is survived by her three children, Gillian, Steven, and Nicholas, their spouses, and nine grandchildren. They will remember her for her many wonderful qualities, including her optimism, protective love and keen wit.