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# CrimeWatch
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/crimewatch-20020529/
- Published: 2002-05-29T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:18:27.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Pacific Palisades, #archive-import

*Man pays price for bargain bicycle*

■A man walking through Palisades Park on May 19 was approached by another man selling a green bike for $30\. The man bought the bike and continued walking through the park with his friend.

Some time later, the man who bought the bicycle and his friend were approached by two men. One of the men claimed the bike belonged to him.

The man with the bike explained he just purchased it. The other man responded by again saying the bike was his, punching the man with the bike in the eye, then riding off with it.

Before riding off, the suspect pulled out an identification card and showed it to the victim. He explained to the victim that he had his license number engraved on the bike, pointed to an area on the frame, then he rode off on the bike.

The victim couldn’t recall the numbers. He described the suspect as a white male between 35 and 40 years old, six-feet tall, 150 pounds with dark hair and a mustache. He was wearing a green sweatshirt and blue pants. ■ At 11:04 p. m. on May 19, a Santa Monica police officer on patrol was flagged down by a man who said he was just robbed on the 2900 block of the beach.

The man was walking down Ocean Front Walk when he was approached from behind by a group of four to five men. One of the men bear-hugged the victim, threw him to the ground, pulled out a metallic object, and demanded the victim’s money.

The victim handed over about $5 in loose change, which was all he had with him. The man with the metal object and one other man from the group took the change, then ran off down the beach.

Suspect One was described as a Hispanic male, 18 to 20 years old, five-foot-seven-inches tall, 140 pounds, wearing a white T-shirt, black socks and a hat.

Suspect 2 was described as a black man, 21 to 22 years old, five-foot-ten-inches tall, wearing a dark jacket.

Only the two suspects took part in the incident, police said. The others in the group kept walking as the two suspects committed the crime. ■ A woman told police she was raped May 24 on the beach by a man she accompanied to a party earlier in the evening.

The victim reported the incident to police at a Los Angeles hospital on May 27\. She told officers she met the suspect about a month ago and went to a party in Los Angeles with him that Friday night, then to a Santa Monica beach, where she said he sexually assaulted her.

No other information was available. If you have any additional information regarding these crimes, contact the Santa Monica Police Office of Criminal Investigations at 310-458-8451.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 29, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/052902.pdf?ref=smdp.com)