> ## 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. # Man arrested after parking dispute and assault on Wilshire Boulevard - URL: https://www.smdp.com/crime-watch-20080411/ - Published: 2008-04-11T15:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-24T23:53:00.000Z - Author: Guest Author - Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import *Parking dispute leads to arrest* *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. FRIDAY, APRIL 4, AT 4:30 P.M., Santa Monica police officers responded to the 2500 block of Wilshire Boulevard after receiving a report about an assault in progress. When officers arrived, they spoke with witnesses who said the suspect became irate when he was told he had to pay for parking in a private lot. The suspect allegedly began yelling at the parking attendant, a female who was pregnant at the time, and then decided to park anyway without paying. While inside a nearby business, someone parked behind the suspect’s vehicle, blocking him in. When the suspect returned, he saw the car and began to ram it with his own. He then got out and started yelling at the attendant again. A man walking by the parking lot stopped to confront the suspect, who pushes the man to the ground, police said. The suspect then allegedly grabbed the man’s shoe and threw it onto the roof of a nearby business. Officers placed the suspect under arrest for felony malicious mischief. He was identified as Dane Patrick Endly, 23, of Los Angeles. Bail was set at $20,000. FRIDAY, APRIL 4, AT 8:35 A.M., Officers responded to the 300 block of Colorado Avenue after receiving a report about a man who was using shoe polish to write on walls around the Santa Monica Place mall and adjoining buildings. When officers arrived, they tried to detain the suspect who fled through the mall, which is currently under construction. A perimeter was established and officers were able to arrest the suspect in the 1500 block of Fourth Street. Witnesses were able to identify the suspect. The extent of the damage was estimated at $900\. The suspect was arrested for felony vandalism. He was identified as Mustafa Ahmad Stanizai, 31, from Los Angeles. No bail was set because the suspect was on probation, police said. THURSDAY, APRIL 4, AT 4:10 P.M., Officers responded to the 3100 block of Wilshire Boulevard — Albertsons — after receiving a report from store employees about a shoplifter in custody. When officers arrived, they spoke with employees who said the suspect walked into the store, grabbed a shopping cart and proceeded to place an estimated 150 items into the cart. When her cart was full, the suspect tried to walk out of the store in between those who paid for their items. Employees spotted this and detained the suspect. Officers placed the suspect under arrest for commercial burglary. The suspect was identified as Katherine Liu, 23, of Los Angeles. Her bail was set at $20,000\. Employees said the value of the items in the suspect’s cart was around $400. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, AT 3 P.M., Officers responded to the 1300 block Palisades Park after receiving a report about a man who threatened a photographer taking pictures of a war memorial. When officers arrived, they spoke with the photographer who said he was shooting pictures when the suspect, an elderly man with a cane, approached and started shouting, thinking that the photographer was taking pictures of him. The photographer said he wasn’t shooting pictures of the suspect, but that did nothing to assuage the man’s concerns. He allegedly tried to hit the photographer with his cane. The photographer said the man got into a bus headed for Los Angeles. Officers tracked down the bus at the corner of Bundy Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard. The suspect was aboard the bus. He was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. He was identified as Alberto Enrique Vidal, 54, of Long Beach. His bail was set at $30,000. TUESDAY, APRIL 1, AT 11:10 A.M., Officers responded to the 2000 block of Lincoln Boulevard— Jack in the Box — regarding a strong arm robbery that just occurred. When officers arrived, they made contact with the victim who said that a man she knew approached her and demanded money. When she refused to give him money, the man allegedly slapped her across the face and ran off with her purse. Witnesses called police and gave them a description of the suspect, who was apprehended a short time later near the corner of Lincoln Boulevard and Bay Street. The purse and its contents were recovered, police said. The suspect was arrested for strong arm robbery. He was identified as Mark Aron Johnson, 43, of Santa Monica. No bail was set because Johnson was on parole. TUESDAY, APRIL 1, AT 7:45 A.M., Officers on routine patrol in the 500 block of Olympic Boulevard saw a man they recognized who was on parole standing on the sidewalk. Officers stopped to talk with the man. During a consensual search, officers said they found a small amount of marijuana in a cigarette box and a prescription drug. The suspect was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. He was identified as Clarence Godley, 35, a transient. No bail was set because Godley was on parole, police said. Editor in Chief Kevin Herrera compiled these reports. *Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 11, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/041108.pdf?ref=smdp.com)