Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of April 4 to April 9, 2018.
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Many people who are arrested do not get prosecuted in the first place and many who are prosecuted do not get convicted.
April 4
• Deputies and paramedics responded to an intoxicated person at 100 Cabrillo Avenue, Mole. The woman was having medical problems due to alcohol intoxication. She was transported to the hospital.
April 5
• Deputies responded to 40 Pebbly Beach Road regarding an attempt burglary into one of the cargo containers.
The cargo container was damaged, however, nothing was stolen.
April 6
• Deputies responded to 100 Cabrillo Avenue, Mole, to find a disturbance between two individuals in line.
Deputies were able to de-escalate the argument. No criminal laws had been violated.
April 7
• Deputies wrote a theft report in the 100 block of Clarissa Avenue, after someone stole a cellular telephone from a vehicle.
• A victim came into the Avalon Sheriff’s Station to report that she was the victim of a scam.
The suspect called her and claimed to be from Microsoft. He requested the victim’s bank account information, which she provided.
The suspect also told the victim she needed to purchase a gift card to make a payment to Microsoft, which she also did. The investigation is ongoing.
April 8
• Deputies wrote a report after a suspicious person was seen taking pictures of a 13 year old female on Crescent Avenue.
The investigation is ongoing.
April 9
• Deputies responded to the 367 block of Sumner Avenue regarding a person sleeping on a front porch. The residents did not know who the man was. Deputies checked on the man’s welfare and sent him on his way.
Safety Note
If ANYONE tells you to pay a bill using a gift card, it is a scam and you will be a victim. Do not do it!
