By Daily Press staff
At 4:10 p.m. on June 16, the Santa Monica Police responded to the Third Street Promenade regarding an assault. When officers arrived to the scene, they spoke with two men, each accusing the other of assault and both desirous of prosecution. Police conducted an investigation after which Jacob King Doody, 28, and Royal Walter Rall, 35 were both arrested for assault.
At 5:55 p.m. on June 6, the Santa Monica Police responded to the 2800 block of the Santa Monica Beach regarding a suspect who had stolen a bicycle tire off a bicycle locked to a bicycle rack. When officers arrived to the scene, the reporting party identified the suspect, who was sitting nearby. Officers conducted a field show up and the suspect admitted to not being the owner of the bicycle. He was also in possession of methamphetamine in his backpack. Thomas Hugh Bruton, transient, 70, was arrested for theft and possession of a controlled substance. No bail was set.
At 1:25 a.m. on June 13, the Santa Monica Police responded to the 2600 block of Lincoln Boulevard regarding a stalking suspect. When officers arrived at the scene, which was the Albertsons’ parking lot, they spoke to the victim, who said her ex-boyfriend tried to force her in his car. Officers conducted an investigation and arrested Eddie Park, 24, from Los Angeles, for attempted kidnapping. Bail was set at $1 million.
At 5:24 p.m. on June 14, the Santa Monica Police responded to the 2700 block of Neilson Way regarding an attempted burglary. When officers arrived at the scene, they spoke to the witness, who said the suspect had been in a subterranean garage and tried to break into a bicycle rack. When approached by the witness, the suspect fled on foot. Thomas Edward Depon, 33, transient, was later located and arrested for attempted burglary and possession of contraband. Bail was set at $15,000.
At 8:05 p.m. on June 16, the Santa Monica Police responded to the intersection of Fifth Street and Wilshire Boulevard regarding an attempted robbery. When officers arrived to the scene, the victim identified the suspect and said he had taken a pair of pruning-type shears, placed it against the victim’s back and demanded his property. The victim fled, yelling for police. The suspect walked to a bus stop and tried to blend in with the crowd. Arriving officers conducted a field show up and the suspect was positively identified. Donald Ray Hardeman, 46, transient, was arrested for attempted robbery. Bail was set at $50,000. Another suspect involved in the incident is still at large. He is described as a black male age 30 to 40, six feet tall, wearing a dark hooded shirt and pants.
At 6:03 p.m. on June 18, the Santa Monica Police detained a suspect for riding a bike on a sidewalk near 10th and Pacific streets. Mathew Eric Hawkins, 22, was arrested for possession of a stolen credit card and parole violation. No bail was set.
(This report was compiled by staff writer Ryan Hyatt.)
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 28, 2005. Read the original PDF.