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At 11:35 a.m. on March 22, Santa Monica Police responded to a Bank of the West on the 400 block of Colorado Avenue regarding check fraud. The officers received a description of the suspect and when they arrived, they detained and arrested him. James Alan Kaplan, 50, of Augora Hills, was charged with robbery and burglary. Bail was set at $200,000.
At 4:45 p.m. on March 19, Santa Monica Police responded to a call from the Apple Computer store on the 1200 block of Third Street regarding a theft suspect in custody. The suspect had attempted to leave the store without paying for items when he was approached by the store’s security guards. A struggle ensued and the suspect was detained. Police arrived and took custody of Ganzorig Tatralt, a 20-year-old transient, who was booked for strong arm robbery. Bail was set at $50,000.
At 11:30 a.m. on March 18, Santa Monica Police responded to a victim who came into the police station reporting he had been assaulted and robbed the night before while in the 1600 block of Ocean Front Walk. Officers recognized the description of the suspect and arrested him on March 19 on the Venice Beach Boardwalk. Reuben Whitman Colbert, a 35-year-old transient, was charged with robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.
At 8:10 p.m. on March 14, Santa Monica Police were signaled that a vehicle had been stolen in the area of Second Street and Colorado Avenue which had a low-jack kit. Officers found the vehicle, parked with Jimenez Adalberto, a 22, of Linwood inside. He was charged with grand theft auto. Bail was set at $20,000.
At 8:45 p.m. on March 12, Santa Monica Police working on the Third Street Promenade responded to the 1400 block of Third Street regarding a suspect that had purchased items with counterfeit money. The store cashier followed the suspect who had gone into another business on the Promenade. Officers detained the suspect. He was arrested for possessing counterfeit currency. James Clayton Risenhoover, a 27 of Los Angeles, was charged with fraud. Bail was set at $20,000.
At 10:15 a.m. on March 10, Santa Monica Police responded to call of a forgery in progress at the Washington Mutual Bank located at the 2700 block of Wilshire Boulevard. When officers responded, the suspect already left the bank and was detained in the 100 block of Princeton Avenue where he was arrested for trying to cash a check from a fraudulent account. Deonna Michelle Berry, a 27 year-old transient, was booked for grand theft, burglary and forgery. Bail was set at $20,000.
At 8:10 p.m. on Jan. 4, Santa Monica Police responded to a Santa Monica Place store regarding a robbery. When officers arrived at the scene, an employee of the business said the suspect approached the cashier and told her to give him “the money, or else.” The cashier gave the suspect the money from the register and the suspect fled the location on foot. The suspect was not arrested, but his description matched a local transient who walked into the Santa Monica police department on Feb. 18 for an unrelated reason and was recognized by one of the officers. David Gordon Glomsrud, a 45-year-old transient, was charged with robbery. Bail was set at $50,000.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 2, 2005. Read the original PDF.