■A man was held at knifepoint by a group of men and robbed of his watch at 2:30 a.m. on July 5. The Spanish-speaking victim was walking on the 300 block of Arizona Avenue when four guys approached him. The first suspect flashed a knife and demanded the victim’s money. The victim had no money, so the robbers stole his Casio digital watch and took off running. The victim then called Santa Monica Police.
The first suspect is described as a black male of undetermined age, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and wearing a black sweater with white stripes and baggy black jeans.
The second suspect is describes as a black male of undetermined age, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and was wearing a white shirt and baggy black jeans.
The other two suspects are black males of undetermined age, roughly 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and also were wearing baggy black pants.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 18, 2002. Read the original PDF.