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# CrimeWatch
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/crimewatch-20020911/
- Published: 2002-09-11T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:43:36.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Ocean Park, #archive-import

*Hotel worker robbed By Daily Press staff*

■ A front desk worker at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel was threatened by a man who said he had a gun and demanded the money in the cash box, according to police.

On Aug. 31, Santa Monica Police were called to the hotel, located at 530 Pico Boulevard, at 7:31 a.m. The victim said she saw a man exit the elevator in the lobby, walk toward her at the front desk and then told her he had a gun, police said. She complied with his demand and gave him the money in the cash box. The suspect took the money and left the hotel.

The total loss in unknown. The suspect is described as a black male, about 30 years old, 6’and has a muscular build. ■ A Santa Monica man was stabbed in the shoulder after he witnessed what appeared to be a transient attempting to steal his roommate’s car, police said.

At 8:53 a.m. on Aug. 26, Santa Monica Police responded to the 2200 block of 29th Street. The victim told police he saw a man sitting in his roommate’s car and questioned him. The suspect produced a knife and when he attempted to flee, he stabbed the victim in the upper shoulder. The suspect fled on foot and was chased by a second witness who lost him in the area near 31st Street and Ocean Park Boulevard.

The stabbing victim was taken to a nearby hospital. The second witness recovered miscellaneous items found on the street. The suspect is described as a black male, between 35 and 45 years old, 6’, 150 lbs. He has black hair and appeared to be a transient, police said. ■ Two trash cans on fire caught the attention of one resident in the 1100 block of Third Street on Aug. 31.

At 1:25 a.m., Santa Monica Police were called to the alley behind Third Street after a witness told officers a man standing in front of two trash cans had lit them on fire.

The suspect was gone by the time police arrived. He is described as a white male, about 5’7”, wearing a light blue jacket.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 11, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/091102.pdf?ref=smdp.com)