On Saturday, Sept. 9 at 4:15 p.m., a mother and her two daughters walked into the Second Street substation of the Santa Monica Police Department, where they told officers that a man approached the girls — ages 11 and 15 — while they were playing on the beach and patted their butts. The incident occurred at about 3:15 p.m. in the 1500 block of the beach. Apparently, the two girls were trying to cover one another up with sand when the stranger approached and asked if he could join in. The girls did not respond. The man started to cover them up and while doing so, he patted and pinched one of the girls’ buttocks. He did the same with the other girl and then left, police said. A short time later, the girls left the beach with their mother and the man began to follow them. The girls informed their mother of what occurred and she went to the substation to file a report. Officers located the suspect, who was arrested and transported to the Santa Monica Jail where he was booked for child molestation and child annoyance. He was identified as Felipe Brito, 35, a resident of North Hills. His bail was set at $100,000.

On Saturday, Sept. 9 at 2:52 p.m., police responded to the 1300 block of Fifth Street regarding an assault investigation. When officers arrived, they spoke to a man who said that he was with a friend talking, when he made a comment that upset him, at which time the friend reached under his shirt and pulled a knife. Police said the man with the knife told his friend that he was going to stab him. He lunged at the man who dodged the strike and armed himself with a stick. The man with the knife threatened to shoot the other and then left on foot. No gun was found. Responding officers stopped the suspect on the corner of Lincoln Boulevard and Arizona Avenue. After a field show-up in which the victim identified the suspect, he was arrested and booked for assault with a deadly weapon and making criminal threats. There also was an outstanding warrant, police said. The suspect was identified as Richard Norman Zimmerman, 54, a transient. His bail was set at $50,000.

On Saturday, Sept. 9 at 2:53 p.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Sixth Street regarding a report of an attempted burglary. When officers arrived, they spoke with a man who said that he saw a suspect trying to crawl through a window in his apartment. The suspect fled when the resident confronted him. He was later arrested in the 1100 block of Seventh Street. He was identified as Christopher Fewell, 35, a transient. No bail was set because of a probation violation, police said.

On Friday, Sept. 8 at 1:45 a.m., police in the area of Fourth Street and Hollister Avenue responded to a report of suspicious activity in the area. Officers stopped a pedestrian who looked suspicious. After talking with him, police discovered he was concealing a pair of 24-inch bolt cutters underneath his sweatshirt. He was taken into custody for possession of burglary tools and for violating terms of his parole, police said. He was identified as John Christopher Ceniceros, 27, of San Gabriel. No bail was set.

On Friday, Sept. 8 at 6:45 p.m., undercover police officers conducting a follow-up investigation on an Internet posting for erotic services arrived at a hotel in the 2800 block of Santa Monica Boulevard. Officers called a phone number listed on the posting and a woman told them to meet her at a room in the hotel. When they arrived, one officer knocked on the door while others waited nearby. A woman answered and invited the officer inside. The two talked and during the brief conversation, a deal was reached in which the woman would provide sexual services in exchange for money, police said. At that point, the officer signaled for backup and the woman was arrested for prostitution. She was identified as Sandra Silva Oliveira, 33, of Santa Monica. Her bail was set at $2,000.

On Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 5:45 p.m., police responded to the corner of Dorchester and Delaware avenues regarding a report of an assault in progress. When officers arrived, they spoke with a woman who said that she was the victim of road rage. Apparently, she was involved in a traffic dispute with another woman, who allegedly pulled her car in front of the other vehicle, approached the victim and began to yell at her. The suspect also punched the woman in the face with a closed fist before leaving the scene. The victim was able to get the license plate of the vehicle, which led officers to the suspect’s residence, located in the 3100 block of Urban Avenue. Officers waited for the woman to arrive. When she returned home, she was arrested and booked for assault and battery. She was identified as Beatriz Zavala, 42, of Santa Monica. Her bail was set at $20,000.

On Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 9:50 p.m., police responded to the 1900 block of Cloverfield Boulevard regarding a prowler. When officers arrived, they spoke to a man who said he saw a stranger peaking into his apartment’s bathroom window on two separate occasions which took place within a span of 20 minutes. The man later appeared again when officers were at the location and he was placed under arrest for prowling. He was identified as Satoshi Sugimoto, 24 of Santa Monica. His bail was set at $5,000.

On Monday, Sept. 4 at 9:25 p.m., police responded to the 1200 block of Third Street after receiving a call about an assault. When officers arrived, they spoke with a man who said a car pulled up alongside him and someone in the passenger’s seat pulled out a gun and fired it at him, striking him in the stomach. The gun turned out to be loaded with BBs, police said. With a description of the vehicle, officers were able to track down the suspect within 15 minutes near the corner of Lincoln and Santa Monica boulevards, police said. Three suspects were detained and the vehicle was searched for weapons. Officers recovered a BB gun and the three suspects were arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. One of the suspects was a juvenile — an African-American male, 16-years-old — and therefore, his name was not released by police. The other two suspects were identified as Eduardo Marquez Rodarte, 20, of Santa Monica, and Miguel Shaidez, 19, of Santa Monica. The three were booked for assault with a deadly weapon. Bail for the two adults was set at $30,000.
(This report was compiled by staff writer Kevin Herrera.)