CRIMEWATCH, from page 3 Blockbuster Video robbed
■On Aug. 15 a man was robbed of six compact discs at gunpoint in the alley behind the Third Street Promenade between Arizona Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard.
At about 8:40 p.m., the victim said while he was walking to the parking structure, he was approached by two men. One of them stepped out of a car and demanded that the victim give him the CD’s. At first the victim refused, but one suspect pushed the victim while the other man pulled out a gun.
The victim gave up the CD’s and ran. The first suspect is described as a Latino male in his 20s, 5”8”, 180 lbs. The second suspect is described as a Latino male in his 30’s, 5’5”, 135 lbs. Their car was identified as a maroon Toyota Corolla. ■On Aug. 16, Jarris J. Castaneda, 23, of Orangevale, Calif., was arrested for robbery, and assault and battery after he allegedly stole clothing from Macy’s department store in the Santa Monica Place Mall.
At about 4:40 p.m., mall security officers witnessed Castaneda allegedly removing price tags from a pair of shorts and a shirt. But unable to remove the security tags, the alarm was set off when Castaneda tried to leave the store. When security officers tried to detain him, Castaneda allegedly resisted. He was eventually handcuffed and taken back into the store, where he then allegedly kicked one of the security officers in the lower back.
Santa Monica Police officers arrived at the store and booked Castaneda in Santa Monica Jail. His bail was set at $35,000. ■A Blockbuster Video employee was held at gunpoint Aug. 16 just before the store closed up shop.
The employee of Blockbuster on the 2600 block of Lincoln Boulevard said the suspect approached him with a gun while the cash register was open at about 10:15 p.m. The suspect grabbed about $100 in cash and fled on foot. He is described as a male black, between 20 and 30 years old, 5’2” tall, 125 lbs. and having beard.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 28, 2002. Read the original PDF.