Compiled by Gabriel Falcon
AC360 Writer

Welcome to the 360 Crime Blotter.

Some of the best crime writing comes from cops on the beat. But it’s not fiction. It’s fact, put down on paper in incident reports. We’re going to bring you their first-hand accounts. Taken from police department web sites, the official submissions run the gamut from mundane misdemeanors to the most serious of felonies. They all show what police officers across the country face 365 days a year. So let’s get started:

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Riverside, California Police Department

On Sunday, November 9th, 2008, at approximately 2:12 am, Riverside Police Officers responded to the parking lot of the 10100 block of Indiana Avenue, in the City of Riverside reference shots being fired and a male adult subject down in the parking lot.

Upon their arrival, police officers located an adult male subject (36) with multiple gunshot wounds. Personnel from American Medical Response and the Riverside City Fire Department responded to the scene. The male subject was transported to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Detectives from the Homicide Unit and personnel from the Forensic Evidence Unit responded to the scene.

Based on the preliminary investigation, consisting of statements and evidence located at the scene, the victim was standing in the parking lot next to the vehicle he came in when he was confronted by an adult male subject who had just exited the nightclub. During a brief conversation between the victim and the suspect, the suspect shot the victim several times. The suspect then fled the parking lot on foot in a westerly direction. A search for the suspect was conducted however he was not located.

Toronto Police Department:

The Toronto Police Service has announced a reward in the homicide investigations of Susan Tice, 45, and Erin Gilmour, 22. These two homicides are linked through DNA. Both women are believed to have been killed by the same man. Susan Tice, 45, a mother of four, had recently separated from her husband, and had moved to Toronto from Calgary on July 9, 1983. She was living alone at the time of her death.
It is reported that:

• on Wednesday, August 17, 1983, a relative of Susan’s went to her address to check on her and Susan’s body was discovered in the upstairs bedroom, suffering from numerous stab wounds.
• Erin Gilmour, 22, was single and lived on Hazelton Avenue.

It is reported that:

• on December 20, 1983, she finished work at approximately 8:45 p.m., at Robins Knits,
• at about 9:20 p.m., a male friend went to her home, as arranged that day,
• he found the front door ajar and located the victim in her bedroom, deceased.

Visit the new Homicide Squad web page for more details on the investigation, and Rewards for reward details. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416−808−7400, Crime Stoppers

Santa Monica Police Department:

On November 11, 2008, at about 2:27 P.M., officers from the Santa Monica Police Department arrested two suspects in connection with a residential burglary, which occurred in the 2800 block of Arizona Avenue. A neighbor saw a man and woman look into an adjacent apartment window, and try to open the front door. The man then removed a window screen and was later seen walking away with a television. Realizing the actions of the man and woman were suspicious, the neighbor called the police.

Officers quickly responded to the area, and after a short foot pursuit, both suspects were caught and detained. The stolen television and a laptop computer, which were taken in the burglary, were recovered and returned to the victim.

Because of the neighbor’s awareness and diligence, coupled with quick police response, the suspected burglars were arrested before they could get away with the victim’s property. These suspects are believed to be responsible for as many as 9 burglaries in Santa Monica, including one earlier in the day, and one in the 1700 block of California Avenue, which occurred last week.

The suspects have been identified as Jovani Manuel Morales and Joselyn Keny Galdamez, of Los Angeles.