The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the period of Nov. 16 to Nov. 30.
“It is important to note that no assumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided in this report,” said Capt. Doug Fetteroll, commander of the Station.
“Many people who get arrested do not get convicted or even charged with crimes for which they have been arrested,” he said.
CPR/First Aid Training
The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the period of Nov. 16 to Nov. 30.
“It is important to note that no assumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided in this report,” said Capt. Doug Fetteroll, commander of the Station.
“Many people who get arrested do not get convicted or even charged with crimes for which they have been arrested,” he said.
CPR/First Aid Training
On Saturday, Nov. 19 and Sunday, Nov. 20 Sheriff’s Department personnel from the Community Partnership Bureau provided CPR/First Aid training at Avalon School.
Participants included Avalon Station volunteers, Avalon school staff and employees from the Santa Catalina Island Company. (See photo.)
Grand Theft Auto
and Joyriding
The taking of a golf cart with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of the vehicle is a felony known as “Grand Theft Auto.”
The taking of a vehicle without the owner’s permission (with no intent to permanently deprive) is also a felony, but known as “Joyriding.”
Grand Theft Auto is slightly more serious than Joyriding in terms of length of incarceration, but both crimes can lead to incarceration in county jail or state prison.
The Sheriff’s Department will work closely with the District Attorney’s Office to prosecute these offenders to not only protect the rights of the victims, but to protect potential future victims as well.
If you are a parent, a relative or just a law-abiding friend, please remind anyone who may become involved in these crimes of the serious consequences to stealing a golf cart even if their intent is just to take the victim’s cart for a short ride.
November 16
• No significant incidents.
November 17
• A make-up bag and its contents were found on Sumner Avenue and turned into Avalon Sheriff’s Station.
November 18
• At 7:54 p.m., Kyle Wiley, 23, an Avalon resident, was arrested for taking a golf cart without the owner’s permission.
November 19–November 22
• No significant incidents.
November 23 to November 27
• No significant incidents.
November 28
• A business owner reported the theft of plants from her business in the 200 block of Sumner Avenue.
November 29
• A resident in the 100 block of Whittley Avenue reported his workshop was burglarized between Oct. 25 and Nov. 29. Several tools and mini blinds were stolen.
• Several rounds of ammunition were found in a passenger’s purse by security during an x-ray scan aboard a cruise ship.
The ammunition was surrendered to deputies.
November 30
• At 2 p.m., Mandi Taylor, 26, an Avalon resident, was arrested on suspicion of petty theft and Shane Ohm, 32, a resident of San Pedro, was also arrested on suspicion of petty theft.
Ohm was additionally arrested on suspicion of possession of controlled substances.
