February Security Incident Report
The following is the Security Report for the month of February. It has been edited for brevity and clarity.
FIRE: 6
•Feb. 1, 5:46 p.m., Mutual 3
A resident reported that her oven caught fire and damaged her kitchen on Jan. 30.
•Feb. 8, 5:34 p.m., Mutual 15
A resident’s grill caught on fire and damaged unit’s patio area.
•Feb. 24, 6:13 p.m., Mutual 5
A resident burnt a pot on the stove; no damage to unit.
•Feb. 24, 3:38 p.m., Mutual 3
A resident burnt a pot on the stove. There was no fire, but the stove was damaged beyond repair.
•Feb. 25, 11:10 a.m., Mutual 4
A resident burnt a pot on the stove. There was only smoke in the unit, no fire or damage.
•Feb. 26, 9:06 a.m., Mutual 2
An electrical outlet fire started in the kitchen area; there was no damage to unit.
COYOTE SIGHTINGS: 32
•There were 32 coyote sightings reported this month.
MISDEMEANOR THEFT (less than $950 in value):
•Feb. 2, 4:16 p.m., Mutual 1
A resident stated an unknown person entered his unit and removed bananas and oranges. The fruit was later found in the unit.
•Feb. 3, 1:15 p.m., Mutual 9
A resident stated an unknown person removed food, damaged her cassette player and put itching powder on her bed.
•Feb. 9, 4:33 p.m., Mutual 9
An unknown person removed a resident’s grill from the patio area.
•Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m., Mutual 1
An unknown person removed a resident’s garden hose.
•Feb. 10, 2:34 p.m., Mutual 3
An unknown person removed a bicycle from the carport area.
VANDALISM: 3
•Feb. 17, 8:05 p.m., Billiards Room
An unknown person defaced a photo in the pool room.
•Feb. 28, 1:54 p.m., Mutual 15
An unknown person cut the lock of a storage unit. No items were removed.
•Feb. 28, 1:57 p.m., Mutual 4
A resident stated he parked his vehicle and found it damaged 10 days later.
PET COMPLAINTS: 8
•Feb. 14, 10:20 a.m., Mutual 2
A resident was involved in a verbal dispute with another resident over a dog.
•Feb. 16, 4:09 p.m., Mutual 3
A resident complained of a neighbor’s dog waste near his unit.
•Feb. 17, 12:32 p.m., Mutual 3
Ongoing resident complaint regarding dog waste.
•Feb. 20, 10:43 p.m., Mutual 2
Security advised a dog owner about a dog barking complaint.
•Feb. 20, 12:43 p.m., Mutual 7
A large dog attacked and injured a smaller dog.
•Feb. 22, 7:02 p.m., Mutual 2
Security spoke to a dog owner about a barking complaint.
•Feb. 26, 11:40 a.m., Mutual 7
A resident stated a large dog lunged at her.
•Feb. 28, 8:45 p.m., Mutual 2
A resident’s dog was barking and disturbing neighbors. Security issued a pet citation to the owner.
TRAFFIC INCIDENTS: 11
•Feb. 1, 3 p.m., Northwood and El Dorado
A resident driver fell asleep at the wheel and struck a bus bench.
•Feb. 7, 1:22 p.m., St. Andrews Drive Residents in moving vehicles collided.
•Feb.7,3:40p.m.,GoldenRain and St. Andrews
Two moving vehicles collided; one vehicle fled the scene.
•Feb. 7, 5:05 a.m., Mutual 5
A resident left the driver’s side door open. Security advised the resident, who closed the door.
•Feb. 8, 1:04 p.m., 13281 Del Monte Drive A resident reported a golf cart came within inches of hitting her; later in the day, she contacted Security and stated another incident occurred where an SUV came within inches of hitting her. Seal Beach police arrived at the scene and cleared the scene with no report taken.
•Feb. 9, 1:30 p.m., Health Care Parking Lot A resident reported her vehicle was damaged by bushes when she drove into a parking space.
•Feb. 11, 8:23 p.m., Mayfield Road A resident drove up onto the curb and struck a parked vehicle.
•Feb. 13, 3:15 p.m., CH 4
A resident driving a vehicle struck another resident’s vehicle while entering the community.
•Feb. 14, 8:34 p.m., CH 2
Two vehicles backing out of parking spaces collided with each other.
•Feb. 27, 4:18 p.m., CH 3 Parking Lot An unknown person in a moving vehicle struck a resident’s parked vehicle and fled the scene.
•Feb. 27, 5:22 p.m., 13481 St. Andrews Drive An unknown person in a moving vehicle struck a resident’s parked vehicle and fled the scene.
NOISE COMPLAINTS: 11
•Feb. 3, 6:13 p.m., Mutual 7
A resident reported loud music in a neighboring unit. Security advised the neighbor, who reduced the volume.
•Feb. 8, 4:31 p.m., Mutual 1
A resident reported noise coming from an unknown source; no noise detected.
•Feb. 9, 8:32 p.m., Mutual 6
A resident reported paper chopping sounds from neighboring unit. Resident stated the noise continued, but no noise detected.
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•Feb. 11, 9:37 p.m., Mutual 1
A resident heard an explosion from the next door neighbor. Security checked with the neighbor, saw no issue or signs of a explosion.
•Feb. 12, 2:59 p.m., Mutual 4
Ongoing complaint of noise coming from neighboring unit.
•Feb. 14, 10:57 a.m., Mutual 2
Years-long, ongoing noise complaint over loud music.
•Feb. 14, 2:06 p.m., Mutual 1
A resident complained that the neighbor was cooking too loudly in her kitchen.
•Feb. 20, 4:18 p.m., Mutual 4
Ongoing complaint of noise coming from neighboring unit.
•Feb. 24, 2:54 and 9:24 p.m., Mutual 4
A resident complained of a loud noise in neighboring unit. Resident called police and the volume was reduced.
•Feb. 25, 9:58 p.m., Mutual 12
Ongoing complaints of neighbor with loud TV.
•Feb. 27, 5:08 p.m., Mutual 12
A resident complained about a neighbor’s loud TV.
OTHER INCIDENTS
•Feb. 1, 10:14 p.m., Mutual 4
A resident stated a neighbor used a sonic boom from a possible weapon to disturb her on the weekend. No noise detected.
•Feb. 1, 8:48 p.m., Mutual 1
A resident complained of cigarette smoke from a neighboring unit.
•Feb. 2, 1 p.m., 1.8 Acres
A person was using a plot without authorization.
•Feb. 3, 11:45 a.m., Mutual 2
A guest was observed sleeping in vehicle. Security advised visitor of policy.
•Feb. 3, 10:17 a.m., Mutual 1
Ongoing issue of cigarette smoke smell from a neighboring unit.
•Feb. 4, 2:40 p.m., Mutual 2
A resident and vendor were involved in a verbal altercation.
•Feb. 4, 1:01 p.m., Mutual 4
A resident was involved in a verbal altercation with his caregiver. Security kept the peace.
•Feb. 7, 6:02 p.m., Mutual 3
A resident complained of a neighbor smoking.
•Feb. 8, 12:45 p.m. Main Gate
A resident verbally abused Security staff regarding a parking citation.
•Feb. 8, 9:14 a.m., Mutual 1
A resident and family members were involved in a verbal altercation. Security kept the peace.
•Feb. 12, noon, Canal Area
An unauthorized person was observed entering the community through the canal area and escorted out of the community.
•Feb. 13, 5:30 a.m., Mutual 15
Suspicious person found and escorted out of the community.
•Feb. 13, 5:17 p.m., Billiards Room
A resident was in a verbal altercation over the use of the pool room.
•Feb. 15, 8:28 p.m., Billiards Room A resident made threats via text against another resident.
•Feb. 16, 8:04 p.m., Billiards Room A resident verbally abused another resident.
•Feb. 16, 8:42 p.m., Mutual 2
A suspicious person was observed loitering on a porch. Security arrived at the scene, but the person left upon arrival.
•Feb. 16, 10:17 a.m., Mutual 2
A resident stated his neighbor videotaped him while he
was collecting rain water.
•Feb. 17, 6:08 p.m., Mutual 7
A resident accused another resident of unauthorized entry into her unit.
•Feb. 19, 4:20 a.m., Main Gate
A resident entered the Security Office wearing nothing but underwear. Police responded and took resident home.
•Feb. 21, 9:32 a.m., Mutual 9
A resident reported a Mutual director entered his porch area without permission.
•Feb. 21, 1:11 p.m., Billiards Room A resident reported ongoing harassment in the Pool Room.
•Feb. 24, 3:35 p.m., Gym
A resident verbally abused attendant with obscene language.
•Feb. 24, 4:40 p.m., Mutual 1
A resident stated she smelled cleaning supplies inside the unit.
•Feb. 25, 3:35 p.m., Mutual 17
A resident stated her caregiver yelled and threatened her. The resident stated she would only talk to the police and called Seal Beach police for assistance with the issue.
•Feb. 25, 8:04 p.m., Mutual 3
A resident stated a neighbor
was smoking meth. There was no smell detected at the scene.
•Feb. 25, 2:35 p.m., Mutual 3
A resident reported a suspicious person near the NuVision ATM. No person was found upon Security’s arrival.
TOTALS: Paramedic calls: 156 Misdemeanor Theft: 5 Felony Theft: 0 Vandalism: 3 Traffic Incidents: 11 Death Investigations: 14 Lost Residents: 0 Injury: 11 Noise Complaints: 11 Fire Reports: 6 Pet Complaints: 8 Coyote Sightings: 32 Grand Totals: 257
