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Yorba Linda police report: steady response times, rise in some property crimes; deputies continue outreach
Summary
Captain Diane Wigton reported July–August statistics showing a modest increase in some property-crime categories, steady priority-one response times (roughly four minutes), arrests and community outreach such as Neighborhood Watch and National Night Out.
Captain Diane Wigton, chief of police services for Yorba Linda, presented department statistics for May–June and July–August during the Oct. 7 City Council meeting.
Wigton reported priority-one response times of about 4 minutes 30 seconds in July and 4 minutes 12 seconds in August. She also noted seasonally fluctuating numbers across categories: commercial burglaries rose (0 in May–June to seven in July–August), grand theft increased (12 to 20), and vehicle burglaries and vandalism fell slightly. Total arrests rose from 130 in May–June to 144 in July–August; felony arrests remained steady at 30.
Wigton highlighted significant arrests including a robbery suspect located at a nearby motel and two suspects arrested for stealing copper wire from city light poles; city staff confirmed the damage at about $14,000 and said the stolen wire was recovered. The department also reported community events and cooperative operations: a Neighborhood Watch meeting in the Lake Park area, a joint operations briefing with the Orange County Fire Authority at the Nixon Library, and a highly attended National Night Out event.
Wigton told council that deputies are engaging residents through education and positive reinforcement (reward tokens and coupons were cited as examples) and that enforcement will continue where deputies observe unsafe operation or violations. She acknowledged enforcement constraints on mobile violations such as fast-moving e-bikes, noting that deputies are sometimes unable to pursue suspected violators for safety reasons but will use radar/LIDAR and visual observation where possible.
Councilmembers thanked staff for outreach and noted upcoming community events, a safety workshop and other public programs. Wigton said the department remains available to answer questions and will provide enforcement statistics requested by the council in follow-up reports connected to the e-bike ordinance review.
