By Daily Press staff
■ A thief with a handgun robbed Dry Clean Express on the 2600 block of Lincoln Boulevard.
At 9:25 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, the suspect entered the store, walked up to the employee, displayed a handgun and demanded money. The robber fled with an unknown amount of money from the cash register.
The suspect is a white male, 20 to 40 years old, 5 feet and 5 inches to 5 feet and 6 inches tall with a thin build. He wore a black baseball cap, a long sleeved white sweater and blue jeans, and carried a black jacket. ■ A photographer sexually assaulted a woman after taking nude pictures of her on Nov. 15.
At 6 p.m., Santa Monica police responded to the area of Pico Boulevard and Cloverfield boulevards on a rape call.
The victim told police that she met the assailant, who is a photographer, and went to a motel room and posed for nude pictures. They had been doing this for about six months.
But this time the photographer sexually assaulted her. After he took nude pictures of her, the victim escaped on foot and called police.
The suspect is a white male, 41 years old, 5 feet and 5 inches tall and average weight. Police have his name and are pursuing leads toward his arrest.
The victim was treated at a local hospital. ■ Robert James Largher was arrested after allegedly attempting to rob a Rite-Aid armed with a knife.
At 11:17 a.m. on Nov. 13, Largher entered the store at the 2400 block of Pico Boulevard and loaded up on DVDs and other miscellaneous items. He left the store without paying.
Store security officers followed Largher out the store. When they attempted to detain him, Largher pulled a knife and threatened to injure anyone who came near him.
Security officers overpowered Largher, subdued him, cuffed him and called Santa Monica police.
Largher, a 31-year-old Latino, was arrested and booked for assault with a deadly weapon and armed robbery.
With any information regarding these crimes call the Santa Monica Police Department Robbery/Homicide Unit at (310) 458-8451.)
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 30, 2002. Read the original PDF.