December Security Incident Report

The following is the security incident report for the month of December. It has been edited for brevity and clarity.

FIRE: 2

•Dec. 12, 6:55 p.m., Health Care Center

False alarm; no fire ocurred.

•Dec. 27, 12:58 a.m., Mutual 1

A resident left a microwave on, which burned the food inside. No fire or injury occured, only smoke.

COYOTE SIGHTINGS: 28

•28 sightings reported.

THEFT: 8

•Dec. 1, 5:43 p.m., Mutual 2

An unknown person removed a stepladder from the carport area.

•Dec. 4, 1:47 p.m., Clubhouse 2

An unknown person removed a chair in the game room.

•Dec. 6, 5:31 p.m., Mutual 12

An unknown person removed a package from a resident’s porch.

•Dec. 7, 10:45 a.m., Mutual 15

An unknown person removed a resident’s jacket from the basket of a scooter.

•Dec. 9, 4:50 p.m., Mutual 9

An unknown suspect removed a resident’s flowers.

•Dec. 11, 3:15 p.m., Mutual 9

An unknown person removed a resident’s clothes from a laundry basket.

•Dec. 11, 11:51 a.m., Mutual 6

An unknown person removed a license plate sticker from a vehicle.

•Dec. 29, 11 a.m., Mutual 12

A resident stated she placed her property in a box in November and one month later found it missing.

VANDALISM: 5

•Dec. 2, 11:35 a.m., Mutual 2

An unknown person damaged a chair in front of a resident’s unit.

•Dec. 6, 6:38 a.m. Clubhouse 1

An unknown person tampered with an electrical panel lock.

•Dec. 6, 10:04 p.m., Mutual 7

An unknown person cut zip ties on a golf cart cover. No other damage was noted.

•Dec. 25, 1:46 p.m., Electrical Shop

A locked padlock was tampered with, but nothing was removed.

•Dec. 28, 4:32 p.m., Mutual 2

A resident reported scratches on his vehicle.

PET COMPLAINTS: 4

•Dec. 1, 12:21 p.m., Mutual 8

A resident reported a dog running without a leash.

•Dec. 2, 1:40 p.m., Mutual 6

Security responded to a barking dog complaint. The barking dog was found, and the owner advised.

•Dec. 18, 2:24 p.m., Mutual 6

Security responded to a barking dog complaint. The barking dog was found and the owner advised.

•Dec. 30, 1:17 p.m., Mutual 10

A resident stated a coyote bit her dog five days earlier.

TRAFFIC INCIDENTS: 11

•Dec. 2, 1:13 p.m., Mutual 11

A resident backing out of a carport struck a parked vehicle.

•Dec. 3, 1:47 p.m., Mutual 7

An unknown driver struck a retaining wall with their vehicle and fled the scene.

•Dec. 3, 12:10 p.m., Mutual 3

A resident struck a storage cabinet in the carport.

•Dec. 5, 1 p.m., St. Andrews Drive/Northwood Road

A resident’s vehicle and an ambulance collided. Seal Beach police were at the scene.

• Dec. 11, 1:30 p.m., St. Andrews Drive/Golden Rain Road An unknown vehicle almost struck a pedestrian in the crosswalk; no injuries reported.

•Dec. 15, 9:51 p.m., Glenview Road A resident struck a parked vehicle while driving.

•Dec. 20, 12:55 p.m., St. Andrews Gate

A resident drove a vehicle over sprinkler valves and sprinklers.

•Dec. 21, 1:01 p.m., Mutual 4

A resident backing out of a carport struck a parked vehicle.

• Dec. 22, 1:51 p.m., Amphitheater

A resident drove a vehicle into a metal pole.

• Dec. 23, 5:35 p.m., Main Gate

Two vehicles collided while exiting the community.

•Dec. 30, 10:30 p.m., Mutual 6

A resident’s guest drove his vehicle into a light pole.

NOISE COMPLAINTS: 1

•Dec. 20, 3:43 p.m., Mutual 14

A resident complained of loud voices coming from the neighboring unit.

LOST RESIDENTS: 4

•Dec. 2, 4:50 p.m., Mutual 15

A lost resident was found and returned home safely.

•Dec. 10, 5:40 p.m., Mutual 4

A lost resident was found returned home safely.

•Dec. 11, 12:15 p.m., Mutual 3

Ongoing issue with missing

resident. Security returned the resident home safely.

•Dec. 24, 2:30 p.m., Mutual 6

A resident could not find their unit and was safely returned home by Security.

OTHER INCIDENTS

•Dec. 1, 10:21 a.m., Mutual 6

Security assisted the Mutual president with addressing a non-resident living in a unit.

•Dec. 3, 11:24 a.m., Mutual 3

Ongoing resident dispute involving a variety of issues.

•Dec. 4, 7:14 p.m., Mutual 8

A resident verbally abused Security officers at the gate.

• Dec. 4, 9:08 a.m., Decal Office

A resident physically and verbally abused a Decal Office employee.

•Dec. 6, 1:34 p.m., Mutual 1

A resident complained of neighbor using an offensive air freshener.

•Dec. 11, 11 p.m., Mutual 14

Security advised a resident of the car wash policies.

•Dec. 18, 10:20 a.m., Mutual 2

Security advised a resident regarding harassing wildlife with a water hose.

• Dec. 19, 1:09 p.m., Main Gate

Security observed an unauthorized person enter through the exit gate. SBPD was called, and the person was escorted out of the community.

•Dec. 20, 8:42 p.m., Pool Area

An unauthorized person was observed near the Aquatic Center and escorted out of the community.

•Dec. 26, 9:43 a.m., Mutual 7

A vendor using electricity from a neighboring unit ceased after speaking with Security.

•Dec. 26, 2:25 p.m., Mutual 4

Security advised a resident against feeding wildlife.

•Dec. 29, 8:21 and 8:31 p.m., Mutual 4

Ongoing resident dispute involving a variety of issues.

•Dec. 30, 6:40 p.m., Mutual 4

A resident engaged Mutual president in a verbal altercation over parking.

TOTALS:

Paramedic calls: 176 Theft: 8 Vandalism: 5 Traffic Incidents: 11 Death Investigations: 17 Lost Residents: 4 Injury: 10 Noise Complaints: 1 Fire Reports: 2 Pet Complaints: 4 Coyote Sightings: 28 Grand Total: 266