Drunken thief nabbed at Champs
By By Daily Press Staff
ON SUNDAY, AUG. 20 AT 7:19 P.M., Santa Monica Police officers responded to the 1300 block of the Third Street Promenade — Champs Sports — regarding a report of a theft in progress. When officers arrived, they spoke with an employee who said he had detained a man who had allegedly stolen clothing from the store. Officers spoke with the suspect and discovered that he was intoxicated, police said. Officers also found stolen items from Champs and Old Navy, all of which was valued at roughly $200. The suspect was arrested and booked for commercial burglary. He was identified as Aaron Lucas Romero, 19, of Brentwood. His bail was set at $20,000.
ON SUNDAY, AUG. 20 AT 4:20 P.M., police responded to the 1600 block of the beach regarding a report by a lifeguard of indecent exposure. When officers arrived, they spoke with the lifeguard who said a citizen reported seeing a man standing with his pants down, exposing his penis. The citizen desired to prosecute and the man was taken into custody and booked for indecent exposure. He was identified as Keith Allen Mosher, 75, a transient.
ON SATURDAY, AUG. 19 AT 12:20 A.M., police responded to the 3000 block of Second Street regarding a report of vandalism. When officers arrived, they spoke to a witness who said they heard the sound of hissing from their residence, peaked out the window and saw a man apparently puncturing tires on more than one vehicle. In all, four tires were slashed, with damages estimated at $700. The suspect was arrested at the scene and charged with vandalism. He was identified as Peter Naranjo, 32, of Venice. His bail was set at $20,000.
ON SATURDAY, AUG. 19 AT MIDNIGHT, police patrolling Pico Boulevard and 20th Street pulled over their patrol car to speak with a man sitting on a park bench. Officers said they man was intoxicated. During an investigation officers found three small plastic bags containing marijuana. The man was arrested for public intoxication and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. He was identified as Manuel Cuadros, 27, of Los Angeles. His bail was set at $250.
ON WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16 AT 5:30 P.M., officers arrived at the PETCO store in the 2900 block of Wilshire Boulevard regarding an assault. When officers arrived, they spoke with a victim who had cuts to his face and arms, apparently injuries suffered in the fight. After receiving a description of the suspects involved, officers located them in the 2600 block of Broadway. The suspects were arrested and booked for assault. They were identified as Jonathan Daniel Hughes, 22, of Altadena, and Rashed Muhammadeena, 20. Their bail was set at $100,000 each.
ON WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16 AT 8:31 P.M., officers responded to the 1500 block of Second Street regarding an assault and battery investigation. When officers arrived they spoke to the victim who said he confronted his alleged attacker about throwing trash on his lawn and the sidewalk near his property. The two began to argue, at which time the suspect allegedly kicked the victim in the leg twice before fleeing. The suspect was detained a short time later in the 200 block of Santa Monica Boulevard. He was arrested for assault and battery. He was identified as Daniel John Kuhn, 37, a transient. His bail was set at $20,100.
ON MONDAY, AUG. 14 AT 7:20 P.M., officers responded to the corner of Fourth Street and Broadway regarding a fight in progress. When officers arrived, they saw two men, one black and one white, fighting in the street. One was choking the other. Officers were able to break the two apart, at which time officers learned that the black suspect attacked the other after he used a racial slur. Officers arrested the black suspect, identified as Earl Rudolph Moss, 42, a transient. His bail was set at $36,035.
ON MONDAY, AUG. 14, officers arrested 35-year-old Jeannine Anise Jones of Inglewood for allegedly embezzling more than $100,000 from her employer — Thomas Winter Cooke, a production company located in the 1600 block of Euclid Avenue that specializes in making commercials for advertising agencies and other companies. Police said Jones used a company credit card to make unauthorized purchases. Jones was booked for grand theft and her bail was set at $20,000.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 25, 2006. Read the original PDF.