Palos Verdes Peninsula

Friday's police log: Lomita and the Palos Verdes Peninsula

1. Residential burglary. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 5, 2200 block of West 241st Street. A glass door was smashed. Video game equipment was reported stolen.

2. Grand theft. 1 p.m. May 24 to 1 p.m. June 6, 1800 block of Palos Verdes Drive North. A pistol was reported stolen.

2. Vehicle burglary. 8 p.m. June 7 to 7 a.m. June 8, 1800 block of Palos Verdes Drive North. A window was shattered. A stereo and a checkbook were reported stolen.

3. Vehicle burglary. 6:30 p.m. June 9 to 5:45 a.m. June 10, 1900 block of Rolling Vista Drive. A door was forced. An owner's manual was reported stolen.

- Stolen vehicle (not on map).

4 to 11 p.m. June 6, 28900 block of Western Avenue. Tan two-door 1994 Honda Accord. Rancho Palos Verdes

4. Residential burglary. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 8, 27900 block of Alaflora Drive. A window screen was removed. Electronics and a watch were reported stolen.

5. Residential burglary. 11:30 p.m. June 7 to 6:30 a.m. June 8, 26500 block of Rockhurst Lane. Entry through an unlocked door. A laptop computer was reported stolen.

6. Vehicle burglary. 7 p.m. June 9 to 8 a.m. June 10, 6000 block of Beachview Drive. A door was forced open. An MP3 player and a Realtor box were reported stolen.

7. Vehicle burglary. 10 p.m. June 9 to 3 p.m. June 10, 32600 block of Nantasket Drive. A door was forced open. A camera was reported stolen.

8. Vehicle burglary. 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 10, 6800 block of Kings Harbor Drive. Unknown method of entry. The loss, if any, was not known at the time of the report.

8. Vehicle burglary. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 10, 6800 block of Kings Harbor Drive. A trunk lock was pried. The loss, if any, was not known at the time of the report.

6. Vehicle burglary. 3:30 p.m. June 9 to 6 a.m. June 10, 6000 block of Beachview Drive. A window was forced open. Gas was reported stolen.

- Stolen vehicle (not on map).

5:30 p.m. June 9 to 6 a.m. June 10, 32600 block of Nantasket Drive. Green four-door 1994 Honda Accord. Rolling Hills Estates

No crimes were reported June 5-11. Rolling Hills

No crimes were reported June 5-11. Unincorporated county area

- Residential burglary (not on map). 10 a.m. June 2 to 10 a.m. June 4, 1000 block of Seventh Street. Unknown method of entry.

Loren DeRoy heads up a year-long celebration of the Palos Verdes ...

When one walks into Loren DeRoy’s beautifully decorated home and meanders through her meticulously maintained grounds in Rolling Hills, one can easily see what she holds dear – art, nature and horses. Art collected from travels around the world, as well as those created by her sons, adorns nearly every surface.  More often than not, the art depicts open land and horses. During her 20-year volunteer career on the Peninsula, DeRoy has applied her enthusiasm, education and business background to initiate major programs and lead the Palos Verdes Art Center as well as other community groups.

As president of the Palos Verdes Art Center, which celebrates its eightieth anniversary this year, DeRoy is guiding the newly renamed organization – the Palos Verdes Art Center and Community School of Art – as it relocates to temporary facilities while its present building undergoes major renovation.

She speaks excitedly as she shares renditions of the new facility, which will have a brand new façade and layout.  “It will have a sleek and modern look to inspire the next generation of artists and the community at large,” DeRoy explains.

During her term as PVAC president, DeRoy hopes to try new ideas. Working to develop programs so that local residents of different cultures will feel more a part of the Art Center is one of her ideas. “In this anniversary year,” she says, “the PVAC will celebrate our diversity and all the people that we serve.”

Loren DeRoy, whose undergraduate degree is in special education, plans to emphasize the educational aspects of the PVAC. She notes that over 2000 students take classes every year at the center.  These participants range in age from three to eighty.

“Loren is the best kind of leader a nonprofit like the art center can have,” said Bob Yassin, the center’s chief executive officer says. “She has had a long experience with us. She is well known and active in the community, and most important, she is hard working and committed to doing the best job possible.”

“I think art should be part of all society,” DeRoy explains. “I think sometimes we take it for granted and we need to place an emphasis on how important it is. The arts teach us how to see things differently from our own perspective and without necessarily relying on what has come before.  In this way, art teaches us to create, to innovate and to solve problems. These skills are just as basic as math, but they are crucial to our ability to adapt, to change and to solve even our global challenges.

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