■ Two women and a man were robbed by two men armed with a CLUB steering wheel lock at 12:20 a.m. on July 5.
The three victims were walking on the 1200 block of Pico Boulevard when one of the suspects approached the male victim and demanded his money. The suspect then hit one of the women with the CLUB, grabbed her purse and the two suspects ran to a car and drove off.
The loss of property is a purse containing miscellaneous ID cards and an unknown amount of cash.
The first suspect is described as a Hispanic male 20-25 years old, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, 160 pounds, and was wearing a dark navy shirt and light jeans.
The second suspect is described as a male Hispanic in his early 20s, 5 feet, 11 inches tall, 220 pounds and was wearing a gray T-shirt.
The vehicle is a dark blue late model Ford Exposition.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 18, 2002. Read the original PDF.