On April 13, 2010, at 1122 a.m., Officers of the Torrance Police Department, Crime Impact Team, arrested two burglars as they prowled a quiet residential tract and burglarized one home. As recently as April 09, 2010, the Torrance Police Department had identified an increase in residential burglaries and had stepped up patrols. read more...
Torrance Police Traffic Officers conduct Safety / Driver's License Checkpoint
The Torrance Police Department conducted a Drivers License and Seatbelt Checkpoint in the 22300 block of Western Avenue on April 13, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured. read more...
Torrance Police Department asks residents to take precautions and avoid contact with coyotes and other wildlife
A resident in the Victoria Knolls section of Torrance (South of PCH and East of Crenshaw) recently reported to the Torrance Police Department an increase in "lost pet" signs in her neighborhood and fears coyotes may be to blame. read more...
Major Traffic Collision Being Investigate in the 1800 Block of Torrance Blvd
On January 13, 2010 at approximately 8:32 a.m., officers from the Torrance Police Department responded to a call of a traffic collision with injury in the 1800 block of Torrance Boulevard. read more...
Detectives Arrest 211 Series Suspects
Follow-up investigation resulting from a series of take over style armed robberies that began in early December led to the January 4, 2010 arrest of two individuals believed responsible for more than a dozen armed robberies of businesses in the South Bay and throughout Los Angeles County. read more...
DUI Checkpoint After Action
On Saturday, December 19, 2009 the Torrance Police Department sponsored a DUI / Drivers License Checkpoint from 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 am. The location of the checkpoint was the eastbound lanes of the 4300 block of Pacific Coast Highway. This checkpoint was conducted in an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and / or injured due to alcohol-related collisions. read more...
The Torrance Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Drivers License checkpoint
The Torrance Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Drivers License checkpoint on 12-19-09 from 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved collisions, DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well as educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving. read more...
"Click or Ticket" Seatbelt Mobilization Announcement
The Torrance Police Department along with more than 175 local law enforcement agencies statewide and the CHP will be participating in this year's Click It or Ticket mobilization, taking place November 17, 2009 through November 30, 2009. Currently California has a seat belt usage rate of 95.4 percent, but that still means over 1.5 million people in the state are not buckling up. Properly restrained drivers, passengers and children have a 50 percent better chance of surviving a crash than unbelted occupants. Those ejected from vehicles in crashes or roll-overs are up to 35 times more likely to die than restrained occupants. read more...
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