Long Beach Police: $500 worth of clothes stolen at the laundromat

Aug. 3 — There was a report of two children locked in a car, and their mom can’t find the keys. Complete Locksmith came right away and unlocked the car.

Theft: The caller reported that he had $500 worth of clothes stolen at the laundromat. An officer arrived and spoke to the caller, and he said they put the clothes in the dryer and left to get ice cream. Upon returning he saw a “homeless” female subject with red hair crying and going through clothes before walking out with his bag and clothes. He said she walked eastbound, crossing Pacific Way.

He did not want to fill out a statement at the time, but wanted to press charges if she was found. The officer left and checked the area around the laundromat, but did not see any one matching the description he provided.

The caller called back stating that he found her walking out of a home on Oregon Avenue N. The officer arrived and observed the female subject standing in the road next to 1609 Oregon Ave. She stated, while crying, “I didn’t know it was his, and I gave it all back.” While speaking with her, the caller said he wanted to fill out the statement, and that she did return the clothes to them. The case will be sent to the prosecutor’s office for review. No charges were filed at this time.

Aug. 5 — Theft: An employee of Bergerson Tile and Stone advised that someone came to a new construction site and stole tools last night. The building is not currently secured, and the tools were left inside overnight between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. He will be sending a list of tools that were taken. The suspects are unknown.

The caller saw a bike trail in the sand, and believes that’s how the thief/thieves got there. No cameras are on the site at this time. He is going to speak to the owner of the company and see if they can get locks and door knobs on the doors to be able to secure the building. Extra patrols are requested. This log will serve as a case report unless further information on the suspect/s comes to light.

Aug. 7 — Disturbance: There was a report of a homeless person urinating outside of the depot at the train station. An officer contacted him and he denied urinating, and the officer did not see any wet spots around him. He was in the process of moving along when the officer got there.

Trespass: Three police officers and several Fish and Wildlife officers responded to the Port of Ilwaco for an initial report of Ilya H. Galitsky “wielding a knife at people.” Wildlife officers arrived on the scene first, and spotted Galitsky near Englund Marine.

One police officer responded to the Port office to speak with them, as they were the ones who called 9-1-1. They said that a subject from Pacific Salmon Charters called them and told them that someone was out in the parking lot wielding a knife at people. Port staff then provided the officer with photos of Galitsky trespassing on their property.

The officer then spoke to a female subject, who told the officers that a few elderly couples came in and said that there was a man outside walking round the parking lot holding a knife. She did not tell the officer that Galitsky was actually showing the knife to people, or using the knife in a threatening manner. Galitsky was cited and released for second-degree criminal trespassing, and was told that if he returned to Port property he would be going to jail.

Trespass: There was a report of a homeless female smoking meth outside the park office. When an officer arrived, he did not locate anyone, but noticed a single tent in the back southeast corner of the park. A wildlife unit was there as well.

As the officer spoke with the wildlife unit, the caller approached them and said that the lady he called about was the one in the tent. After several phone calls and waiting on hold, the officer was able to contact management of the park. They wanted the subject, who was later identified, removed and trespassed from the property.

The manager then responded to the scene. He signed the 86 form, and asked the female subject to leave the property. The officer issued her the form and she agreed to leave without incident. Another officer provided her with a courtesy transport to Chinook, which was her ultimate destination.

Traffic accident: The caller reported a hit and run. He said the stop sign at an intersection was hit, and the vehicle took off. An officer spoke with the caller, who said that the possible suspect vehicle was a dark red Jeep Wagoneer. After he heard the sign get hit, he looked outside and saw that vehicle heading south, and there were no other vehicles around.

Another officer later searched the area for this vehicle, and was unable to locate it. The stop sign was laying about 15 to 20 feet north of its original location, indicating the vehicle that hit it was also traveling north.

The two officers knocked on two of the neighbors’ doors, but neither had camera had footage of the incident. The first officer moved the sign so it would not be blocking the road or the apartment parking lot, then he messaged Dispatch to notify the city crew that the stop sign was down, and took photos of the damage.

Aug. 8 — Disturbance: A caller reported there was a male subject standing outside his car, which was parked on the street, and was undressing and was masturbating in the middle of the street.

An officer arrived and contacted the subject. He was back in his car and had his shorts back on by the time the officer got to the car. He denied masturbating, but did admit to being naked and scratching himself because of a rash. While the officer was talking to him, he made a comment about going to jail, and said he would probably end up killing himself.

The officer called the caller, and he said he did not want to go to court, but wanted the subject gone. The officer confirmed that he did not want to pursue charges, and he said he did not. The officer asked the subject why he ended up there, and he said that he had a fight with his girlfriend.

The subject admitted that what he did was not a good idea. The officer took him to his girlfriend’s house so she could come get his car. Before the officer left, he told the subject that he was not welcome in that neighborhood, and not to come back, and if he did anything like this again, the officer would make sure whoever called it in would press charges, and he would be going to jail. He said he understood.

Theft: The caller reported that tools were taken out of the back of his truck while it was parked at the Port of Ilwaco behind Englund Marine. He does not know what day they were taken, but it was within the past two or three days.

An officer met with the caller at the Port, and he showed the officer his tool box that he left open and unlocked by accident while he was out on his boat. The big tool box was opened and a smaller box was taken out that had miscellaneous tools in it. Where this was located, there are no cameras. The caller also spoke with the Freedom Market, and their cameras did not pick up anything.

He said he called today just so that the police are aware of the situation, and someone might be going around to people’s vehicles at the Port and prowling them. He said the tools were taken during the daytime, as he does not stay at the Port at night. The officer advised him that he would contact him if any silver tool box and tools are found somewhere in the area.

The caller said there was a female subject walking in the area, dressed in only a robe, who seemed “out of it.” An officer checked the area, but was unable to locate the subject.