Press Release Mail Theft Suspects Arrested May 2017
Manhattan Beach Police Department 420 15th St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 (310)802-5140 Fax (310)802-5107
Press Release For Immediate Release May 11, 2017 Contact(s):
Sergeant Tim Zins, PIO, (310) 802-5186 Detective Jeanette Meers (310) 802-5134
Date of Incident/Event:
Thursday, May 11, 2017, at 4:00 a.m.
Subject/Topic:
Mail Theft Suspects Arrested
Location:
U.S. Post Office, 425 15th Street #C Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266
On Thursday, May 11, 2017, at approximately 4:00 a.m., an alert Manhattan Beach resident called 911 to report two suspects stealing mail from the U.S. Post Office located at 425 15th Street #C. Officers initially were unable to locate the suspects; however minutes later, two M.B.P.D. officers located the suspects in the area of the U.S. Post Office at 10th Street and Sepulveda Blvd in Manhattan Beach. A search of the suspect vehicle revealed several pieces of stolen mail from Manhattan Beach residents, rope and rodent glue traps. The rope and glue traps are commonly used to fish out mail from mailboxes. Detectives will make every effort to contact the victims of the theft. Arrested: Paula Patricia Inda D.O.B. – 8/5/86 Resident of Los Angeles Jose Juan Artenga D.O.B. – 5/16/92 Resident of Los Angeles
Arrest reports are not releasable per the California Public Records act. However, the factual circumstances surrounding the arrest have been extracted from the report and are available for public disclosure per Government Code Section 6254(f)(1).
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Press Release For Immediate Release May 11, 2017 Contact(s):
Sergeant Tim Zins, PIO, (310) 802-5186 Detective Jeanette Meers (310) 802-5134
Date of Incident/Event:
Thursday, May 11, 2017, at 4:00 a.m.
Subject/Topic:
Mail Theft Suspects Arrested
Location:
U.S. Post Office, 425 15th Street #C Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266
On Thursday, May 11, 2017, at approximately 4:00 a.m., an alert Manhattan Beach resident called 911 to report two suspects stealing mail from the U.S. Post Office located at 425 15th Street #C. Officers initially were unable to locate the suspects; however minutes later, two M.B.P.D. officers located the suspects in the area of the U.S. Post Office at 10th Street and Sepulveda Blvd in Manhattan Beach. A search of the suspect vehicle revealed several pieces of stolen mail from Manhattan Beach residents, rope and rodent glue traps. The rope and glue traps are commonly used to fish out mail from mailboxes. Detectives will make every effort to contact the victims of the theft. Arrested: Paula Patricia Inda D.O.B. – 8/5/86 Resident of Los Angeles Jose Juan Artenga D.O.B. – 5/16/92 Resident of Los Angeles
Arrest reports are not releasable per the California Public Records act. However, the factual circumstances surrounding the arrest have been extracted from the report and are available for public disclosure per Government Code Section 6254(f)(1).
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