Angry roommate knows the time
By By Daily Press Staff
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21, AT 7:05 P.M. Officers responded to the 800 block of Bay Street regarding a report of a man in a front yard calling for help with blood running down his face. When officers arrived, they saw the man, who was staggering in the front yard of his apartment complex. Officers made contact with the man, who said he had been attacked by his roommate with a metal clock after the two got into an argument over a broken television. The man told police that his roommate choked and punched him before grabbing a metal clock off the wall and striking him in the face with it several times. The man suffered three gashes to the forehead that required 20 stitches, and gashes to the back of his head that required an additional 10 to 15 stitches, police said. The roommate was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. He was identified as Allan Robert Macnamara, 49, of Santa Monica. His bail was set at $30,000.
SUNDAY, APRIL 22, AT 10:35 A.M. Officers responded to 1100 block of Lincoln Boulevard — Christine Reed Park — regarding a complaint by a city employee about a man who was exposing his penis while trying to provoke a fight. When officers arrived, they spoke with the maintenance worker who said he was going about his business when a man who appeared to be homeless began yelling at him. The man then suddenly exposed his privates and began yelling, “This is my manhood... where’s yours?” The man was arrested for indecent exposure, lewd conduct and disturbing the peace. He was identified as George Michael Metts, 31, a transient. His bail was set at $500.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, AT 1:30 A.M. Officers responded to the 1800 block of Ocean Avenue — Viceroy Hotel — regarding a report of a man who allegedly walked into the motel, stole three sodas and ripped petals off a flower in the hotel lobby. When officers arrived, they spoke with a hotel employee who said a man gained access to a storage shed in the back of the hotel and stole three sodas. While walking out of the hotel, he grabbed a flower placed in the lobby. The suspect was apprehended a few blocks away with the sodas and flower petals in his possession. He was booked for petty theft. The suspect was identified as Sean Nicholas Sickner, 45, a transient. No bail was set because of a parole hold.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, AT 11:10 A.M. Officers responded to the 1800 block of 18th Street regarding a report of two men carrying a woman down the street who appeared to be passed out. When officers arrived, they located the female in a motor home that was parked on the street. She was unconscious and appeared to be intoxicated. Officers located the suspect nearby. During an investigation, the suspect said he had sex with the woman and that the other man with him did not participate, but was simply helping him carry the woman into the motor home, police said. Officers placed the first man under arrest for rape. He was identified as Darrell Lane Moore, 40, of Santa Monica. His bail was set at $100,856.
MONDAY, APRIL 16, AT 11:20 A.M. Officers responded to the 2200 block of Oak Street regarding a taxi driver who reported having two suspects in custody for failing to pay their fare. When officers arrived, they spoke to the taxi driver who said he drove three men from Riverside to Santa Monica with the understanding that he would be paid the $211 for the ride once they arrived at their final destination. When the ride was over, one of the three men ran away. The other two were detained and arrested for fraud. They were identified as Mario Solis, 31, of Los Angeles, and Juan Carranca Salazar, 36, also of Los Angeles. Bail for both men was set at $500.
MONDAY, APRIL 16, AT 1:40 A.M. Officers on routine patrol in the 2100 block of Lincoln Boulevard made a traffic stop. During the investigation, officers discovered that the occupants had just come from a nearby hotel. Officers went to the hotel and discovered several people partying with crack cocaine and methamphetamines. Eight suspects were arrested for various narcotics related offenses.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, AT 6 P.M. Officers responded to the 700 block of Ozone Avenue regarding a suspicious suspect sleeping at the park. Officers were told by a witness that the suspect was seen walking along Lincoln Boulevard earlier in the day trying to open car doors. Officers spotted the suspect sleeping or passed out in Marine Park. Officers got the suspect to wake up and searched her. They found a glass pipe used to smoke rock cocaine. She was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia. The suspect was identified as Letraun Villalpando, 32, of Venice. No bail was set because of a parole hold.
Staff Writer Kevin Herrera compiled these reports.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 27, 2007. Read the original PDF.