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. Paper assault leads to maced face WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 10:19 A.M., Santa Monica police officers responded to the 700 block of Broadway — Vons — regarding an assault that just occurred. When officers arrived they made contact with a store security guard who said he received several complaints from customers about a man who locked himself in the restroom for a long period of time. The guard told officers that he knocked on the bathroom and ordered the man inside to come out. He did and then grabbed a roll of wrapping paper and hit the security guard on the head several times. The guard pepper sprayed the suspect and the two wrestled on the ground. Eventually the security guard placed the suspect under citizens arrest for interfering with a business. Officers placed the suspect under arrest and transported him to the Santa Monica Jail where he was booked for assault and battery, violation of probation and for having an outstanding warrant. The suspect was identified as DeWayne Kenille Alexander, 29, from Compton. His bail was set at $21,000.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 4:25 A.M., Police officers were conducting a periodic check of the rear carport of an apartment building in the 800 block of 18th Street after receiving numerous complaints of transients sleeping there. The property owner provided police a trespassing letter giving officers the authority to arrest anyone on the property without the owner having to be present during the arrest. Officers found a homeless person sleeping in the carport. He was placed under arrest for trespassing and for violating his probation. The suspect was identified as Robert Angelo DiBartolo, 55, a transient. His bail set at $10,000.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2:55 A.M., An officer was stopped at a red light at the intersection of 20th Street and Pico Boulevard when they observed a bicyclist run through the red light. The officer attempted to stop the bicyclist by turning on his siren and overhead lights, but the rider refused to stop. The officer drove up next to the bicyclist and verbally ordered him to pull over. That’s when the officer said the bicyclist intentionally hit the officer’s side mirror, knocking off a light. The bicyclist then stopped and threatened to sue the officer. Responding officers placed the suspect under arrest for running a red light and for resisting arrest. He was identified as Jeffrey Troy Duczman, 40, of Santa Monica.
THURSDAY, MAY 22, AT 10:37 A.M., Officers were driving in the 2000 block of Cloverfield Boulevard when they saw a man throw some paper in the bushes, as if he was trying to get rid of something before officers could question him. Officers made contact with the man and were prepared to write him a citation for littering. Officers recovered the paper and wrapped inside they found what appeared to be a pipe commonly used to smoke methamphetamine. The officers placed the suspect under arrest for possession of drug paraphernalia. The suspect was identified as Christopher Joshimar Gonzalez, 18, of Santa Monica. His bail was set at $250.
FRIDAY, MAY 23, AT 9:30 P.M., Officers responded to the 1100 block of 16th Street regarding a report of someone trying to break into a car. When officers arrived they detained a man who told them that he was trying to gain access to his own vehicle. Officers conducted a computer check on the suspect and the vehicle and discovered that the suspect was a parolee at large. Officers detained the suspect, searched him and discovered he had a small amount of marijuana. Officers placed him under arrest for the parole violation and for being in possession of marijuana. The suspect was identified as Daniel Ramirez, 31, of Los Angeles. No bail was set.
SATURDAY, MAY 24, AT 6:30 P.M., Officers responded to Ocean View Park in the 2700 block of Barnard Way at the request of a park ranger who told officers that there was a homeless person in the park who was in possession of a shopping cart. The ranger said the suspect was cited earlier in the day for having an open container of alcohol in the park, urinating in public and smoking in a prohibited area. The man did not have a valid form of identification. He was arrested for the illegal possession of a shopping cart. He was identified as Patrick Ferrara, 51, a transient. His bail was set at $500.
SATURDAY, MAY 24, AT 6:30 A.M., Officers on routine patrol in the 2200 block of Lincoln Boulevard noticed a suspect sitting at a bus bench with a shopping cart full of recyclables. Officers approached the suspect to see if he owned the cart and where he obtained the recyclables. Officers determined that the suspect was in illegal possession of the shopping cart. Because he had no identification he was arrested. During the booking process officers discovered that the suspect had a no bail warrant for his arrest. He was identified as Donald Williams, 50, a transient. No bail was set.
SATURDAY, MAY 24, AT 2:37 P.M., Officers on routine patrol were checking a parking lot in the 1600 block of Lincoln Boulevard when they saw two subjects sleeping in their car. Officers made contact with the man and woman and discovered that one was on parole and in possession of drug paraphernalia. The other had outstanding warrants. Officers placed the two under arrest. The first suspect was identified as Delores Symphony Collins, 33, a transient, who was booked for possession. The other suspect was identified as Charles Gibbs, who had the warrants.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 30, 2008. Read the original PDF.