La Jolla crime and public safety news: Halloween advisory; blotter for Oct. 3-24

Bird Rock council issues advisory ahead of Halloween

With La Jolla’s Bird Rock area considered a Halloween hot spot every year, the Bird Rock Community Council issued a word of caution ahead of the festivities Friday, Oct. 31.

“[The San Diego Police Department] will have a strong presence throughout Bird Rock,” BRCC stated in an e-mail blast. “Halloween falls on Friday this year. Large crowds of families and young people are expected on our residential streets and in our neighborhood. Older tweens and teens may stay out later than customary.”

The advisory recommended that homeowners turn off their porch lights at 8 p.m. to signal the end of trick-or-treating.

It added that police will be enforcing laws against vandalism, theft and alcohol consumption on public streets, as well as the Social Host Ordinance, a law that prohibits providing an environment where underage drinking and marijuana use can take place.

Police blotter

Additional details were unavailable from San Diego police.

Oct. 3

• Fraud: 7600 block Eads Avenue, 8 a.m.

Oct. 15

• Petty theft: 7500 block Caminito Avola, 10:29 a.m.

Oct. 16

• Petty theft: 2300 block Via Siena, 2:11 p.m.

Oct. 17

• Vehicle break-in/theft: 5300 block Chelsea Street, 3:53 a.m.

Oct. 18

• Felony shoplifting: 8800 block Villa La Jolla Drive, 8:05 p.m.

Oct. 19

• Vehicle break-in/theft: 9000 block La Jolla Shores Lane, 8:30 a.m.

• Battery: 1000 block Wall Street, 10:30 a.m.

• Felony grand theft: 7900 block Girard Avenue, 4:17 p.m.

• Tampering with vehicle: 600 block Tourmaline Street, 8 p.m.

Oct. 20

• Commercial burglary: 8600 block Via Mallorca, 9:14 a.m.

• Felony grand theft: 7900 block Girard Avenue, 3:26 p.m.

• Felony vehicle theft: 8300 block Via Sonoma, 9:30 p.m.

Oct. 21

• Felony assault with a deadly weapon (not a firearm): 8600 block Villa La Jolla Drive, 10:38 a.m.

• Commercial robbery (no weapon): 8600 block Villa La Jolla Drive, 6:20 p.m.

Oct. 24

• Felony shoplifting: 7900 block Girard Avenue, 6:47 p.m.