> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.smdp.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Crime watch - URL: https://www.smdp.com/crime-watch-20060331/ - Published: 2006-03-31T16:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-23T17:25:18.000Z - Author: Guest Author - Tags: local, Promenade, #archive-import, Homeless *Resident wanted in embezzlement scam surrenders* *By B y D a i l y P r e s s s t a f f By Daily Press staff* On Monday, March 13, a suspect wanted in connection with the embezzlement of more than $75,000 turned herself over to detectives at the Public Safety Building, where she was booked for grand theft. She was identified as Laniciaa Yvonne Shaw, 36, of Santa Monica. Her bail was set at $80,000\. Police were initially informed of the alleged crime in June of 2005, when they responded to the 700 block of Arizona Avenue, the offices of Zimmerman & Markman, a political consulting and advertising firm. Employees there said Shaw stole money from the company in excess of $78,000. On Thursday, March 16, at 10:10 a.m., officers patrolling the 1600 block of Seventh Street spotted a suspect wanted in connection with an assault that occurred two weeks earlier. The suspect, identified as Michael Anthony Williams, allegedly punched another man three times in the face and then choked him before fleeing the scene on Friday, March 3\. When officers arrived, they spoke with a victim who said he had an argument with Williams before the assault. Williams, 53, a transient, was booked for assault with a deadly weapon. No bail was set due to a parole hold. On Thursday, March 16, at 6 a.m., officers patrolling the 1300 block of the Third Street Promenade saw a homeless woman sleeping on a bench in violation of the municipal code. When officers asked for identification, the woman allegedly refused to provide it. She was placed under arrest and booked for sleeping on a bench in the Bayside District. She was identified as Regina Antionette Sears, 48\. Her bails was set at $35. On Sunday, March 26, at 9:25 a.m., officers responded to the 1300 block of the Third Street Promenade regarding a strong-arm robbery. When officers arrived they contacted a person who said the suspect, an acquaintance, approached him and asked him for money. When the man said he had the money but could not hand it over, the suspect, identified as Paul Anthony McCowen, 36, a transient, allegedly punched the victim in the face and removed the money from his pocket. McCowen was arrested the next day at 10:55 p.m. in the 1400 block of Second Street. He was booked for robbery. No bail was set because of a parole violation. On Sunday, March 19, at 3:10 a.m., police responded to an AM/PM gas station on the corner of Pico Boulevard and Fourth Street regarding a report of shoplifting. When they arrived, they contacted an employee at the station who said a man entered the store and stole an 18-pack of beer and left without paying. Officers found the suspect at the rear of the gas station and arrested him for petty theft. He was identified as Lee Wayne Bittle, 33, a transient. His bail was set at $1,000. At 2:16 p.m. on Monday, March 20, an officer was patrolling the 1800 block of Main Street when he noticed a vehicle with no front license plate. The officers ran the license plate number found on the rear plate and was informed that the plate was stolen from a vehicle in the LAPD’s Southwest Division. The plate belonged to a 1995 Ford. The vehicle spotted by Santa Monica police was a 1989 Mazda two-door that had not been registered with the DMV for years, police said. Officers stopped the vehicle and arrested the driver for possession of stolen property. The car was impounded. The man arrested was identified as Alvin Trevon Colbert, 25, of Los Angeles. His bail was set at $20,000. On Tuesday, March 21, at 2:45 a.m., police responded to the 1400 block of Third Street Promenade — the Quicksilver store — regarding a burglary alarm. When officers arrived, they saw that the main glass door had been shattered and heard a suspect inside the store. Officers watched the suspect leave the location with items in his possession totaling $134.50\. He was arrested and booked for burglary. He was identified as Luke Enockson, 28, a transient. His bail was set at $20,000. On Wednesday, March 22, at 4:30 p.m., officers conducting a periodic check at Virginia Avenue Park for gang activity and graffiti spotted a man smoking a cigarette in the park, a violation of the municipal code. When officers approached the subject, they informed him of the violation and requested to search the suspect. Before they could, he told them “to put the handcuffs on me.” The suspect informed the officers that he had a billy club hidden on him. Officers handcuffed the suspect and found a billy club in his possession. He was transported to jail and booked for possession of a dangerous weapon and for a parole violation. He was identified as Antoine Mingo, 21, of Santa Monica. No bail was set. On Thursday, March 23, at 5:25 a.m., police responded to a residence on the 900 block of Fourth Street regarding an assault investigation. When officers arrived, they spoke with a woman who said while she was sleeping, her ex-boyfriend broke into her apartment and tried to assault her. She escaped and ran to a neighbor’s house, where she called 911\. The suspect was still inside the residence when officers arrived. He was booked for burglary and domestic violence. He was identified as Heber Galindo, 29, of Santa Monica. His bail was set at $50,000. *Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 31, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/033106.pdf?ref=smdp.com)