05/30/2026
This week’s “Hermosa Highlights” include great work by not only our dedicated patrol officers but our specialized teams like detectives, traffic and CIT (Crime Impact Team).
On Monday detectives worked a residential burglary duo caught on camera that they identified and began to look for. On Tuesday CIT located the couple and arrested them (female pictured, male was not so photogenic 😂).
On Tuesday the DMV sent field investigators to work with HBPD on increased complaints regarding handicap violators (fake placards / mis-use of placards) and CIT worked targeted enforcement yielding several citations and seizures of false placards.
On Wednesday we received several 9-1-1 calls about a subject on PCH attacking vehicles with a baseball bat. He smashed a window and a side view mirror of occupied vehicles before our traffic unit located and arrested him, charging him with assault with a deadly weapon. Side note, although scary to experience as a driver, fortunately no one was injured in this incident.
On Thursday our CIT unit was on the prowl for “shenanigans” when they observed two males park a blue Hyundai in the 1600 Block of Hermosa Avenue, exit and break into another vehicle nearby, stealing property from it and fleeing the scene. Our CIT gave chase, stopped the suspects who were arrested and linked to similar crimes in Manhattan Beach.
Even as we write this (Friday night) our CIT just arrested a subject who had a valid domestic violence restraining order issued against him and, you guessed it, was violating it.
24/7/365 our patrol, traffic, detectives and CIT are here for you - honored to serve the best little beach city.
