Police Logs

Amber Willard

The following incidents were taken from police reports.

MAGNOLIA PARK

* 3400 W. Magnolia Blvd.: Police are investigating a robbery at Bank

of America at 8:39 a.m. Friday. A woman who works at the bank entered the

building, which was still closed, with her key. When she turned to lock

the door, a man pushed the door open, showed her a gun and ordered her to

give him money. A second man entered the bank with a black bag and the

two collected an undisclosed amount of money, police said.

* 600 block of Whitnall Highway: Police are investigating three car

burglaries reported at 10:15 a.m. Sunday. The cars, which were parked in

an underground lot for an apartment building, were burglarized late

Saturday or early Sunday. A window was broken in each car and a variety

of items were taken, including car stereos, cash and an organizer.

MEDIA DISTRICT WEST

* 2000 block of West Alameda Avenue: Police are investigating an

assault with a deadly weapon that apparently resulted from road rage,

police said. The incident occurred at 7:23 a.m. Thursday when a Burbank

man who was driving east on Alameda Avenue slowed his car for a red light

and a black Honda SUV cut in front of him. When the light changed, the

Burbank man drove around the SUV and pulled in front. When he slowed

down, the Burbank man’s car was hit from behind by the SUV. The SUV

rammed the car a second time before driving away, police said.

* 255 Pass Ave.: A 26-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested on

suspicion of forging a check at Bank of America at 5:04 p.m. Friday. The

man tried to cash a forged payroll check and suspicious bank employees

called police.

NORTHWEST DISTRICT

* 4400 block of Victory Boulevard: Police are investigating a robbery

that occurred at 5:14 p.m. Sunday at a bus stop. A woman waiting at the

bus stop pulled out her wallet to make a pay phone call and a man

standing at the stop punched her arm and took the wallet, police said.

SOUTH SAN FERNANDO DISTRICT

* 300 block of East Alameda Avenue: An 18-year-old Burbank man was

arrested on suspicion of robbery at 3:26 p.m. Thursday. A 44-year-old

Burbank woman was walking south on Glenoaks Boulevard when she saw a man

sitting on the curb, watching her. After continuing on the sidewalk, she

turned west on Alameda Avenue and then felt her purse strap being pulled.

She turned to see the man she had just passed on the sidewalk. The

suspect eventually managed to take the purse and run away, but he was

arrested in Glendale a short time later.