■ Amadeo Rodriguez, 18, was arrested on Oct. 20 for interfering with a police procedure.
At 1:40 a.m. Sunday, Santa Monica police approached several people on the 300 block of the Santa Monica Pier who were being loud and disturbing the peace. During the investigation Rodriguez tried to hit an officer who was conducting a pat-down search.
Rodriguez, a male Latino from Los Angeles, was booked into jail. Bail was set at $1,000.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 29, 2002. Read the original PDF.