Yorba Linda Police Services reports drop in injury collisions, highlights retail-theft enforcement
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Summary
Police reported a fall in injury traffic collisions and residential burglaries for May-June and highlighted recent arrests and a retail-theft enforcement focus; city deputies recognized special enforcement team members.
Yorba Linda Police Services presented its July public-safety update to the City Council on July 15, reporting a drop in injury traffic collisions and residential burglaries for the May'June reporting period and outlining enforcement priorities including retail-theft reduction and business outreach.
Why it matters: The update offered the council recent crime and response-time statistics and named several successful arrests and community policing efforts intended to reduce property crime and improve pedestrian and traffic safety.
Highlights from the report by Captain Diane Wigton: - Injury traffic collisions dropped from 22 (March'April) to 13 (May'June). - Response-time averages were about 4 minutes 36 seconds in May and 4 minutes 48 seconds in June; May had 12 priority-1 calls and June had 20. - Residential burglaries decreased from eight in March'April to four in May'June; commercial burglaries were down to zero for May'June. - Total arrests were 130 for May'June (134 in March'April); felonies decreased from 41 to 30.
Wigton said a new deputy motor unit completed training and increases in hazardous-citation enforcement were visible in the numbers. The department also described several notable arrests: a grand-theft arrest after a resident reported a flashlight-wielding suspect searching vehicles in a neighborhood, and the arrest of a robbery suspect who was tracked after a short foot pursuit and subsequently arrested on robbery and vandalism charges.
The police update emphasized a recent focus on retail theft and business outreach through a Special Enforcement Team that builds relationships with loss-prevention and store managers; the city honored team members for their role in raising $5,000 in fund-raising for the Special Olympics law-enforcement torch run and for strengthened business watch efforts.
Council members and the mayor praised deputies' efforts and named officers recognized by police and civic groups. Captain Wigton and Mayor Janice Amanda Lim noted the city's continued emphasis on traffic safety and public education campaigns.
No formal council action was required; the presentation was informational and will be used to guide future public-safety priorities and community outreach.