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Lost Hill sheriff presents September crime report; thefts and one commercial burglary highlighted
Summary
Deputy D. Mateo told the Calabasas City Council that September saw one robbery (Gelson's), one commercial burglary with $15,000 taken, two grand thefts including a Trader Joe's bag-theft with later credit-card fraud, and a total of 19 Part I crimes; he urged residents to safeguard belongings during the holidays.
Deputy D. Mateo of the Lost Hill Sheriff Station presented the city's September crime report to the Calabasas City Council on Nov. 12, identifying retail theft, a commercial burglary and several incidents linked to unlocked vehicles.
Mateo corrected an earlier listing that had mistakenly placed an RV theft in an unincorporated county area and clarified the incident instead involved a 2024 Toyota RAV4 taken from a commercial parking area on Calabasas Road. He reported one robbery in the city at Gelson's, where employees recognized a known retail-theft suspect and detained the individual until deputies arrived; that person was arrested on robbery charges.
The deputy said the city recorded one commercial burglary to a business office on Park Street with cash and silver totaling about $15,000 taken. He also described two grand-theft incidents: one involved a shopper at Trader Joe's whose phone and wallet were taken from a grocery cart and whose credit card was later used at Nordstrom for more than $1,000.
Overall, Mateo said there were zero residential burglaries in September, one commercial burglary, two grand-theft incidents, 10 petty-theft incidents (mostly retail) and three thefts from unlocked vehicles, totaling 19 Part I crimes for the month.
Mateo advised residents to stay vigilant during the holiday season and described common theft tactics, including distraction and lifting items from unattended carts. Council members thanked the station and asked follow-up questions about reporting districts, how analysts separate county and city incidents, and about the post-office parking-lot theft now under investigation.
The council received the report with no formal action requested.
Representative quote: "Great news, there were zero residential burglaries in the month of September," Deputy D. Mateo said. "We did have one robbery in the city. This incident occurred at Gelson's."
