Crime Watch is 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.
Sunday, June 5 at 8:47 p.m.
Officers responded to the 1400 block of Wilshire Blvd. regarding a battery. The victim relayed that he resides in a building directly behind a market and was upset by the use of a leafblower by the market staff on Sunday evenings. The victim proceeded to confront the employee about the leafblower and a verbal argument ensued. The employee is accused of hitting the victim with leafblower. Mostafa Ahmad Monfared was arrested for battery.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 14, 2022. Read the original PDF.