TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
Volume 2, Issue 271
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Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues
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Suspected burglar arrested by police
Tagged
FANTASY 5 2, 10, 26, 37, 39 DAILY 3 Afternoon picks: 5, 8, 8 Evening picks: 8, 0, 5
Woman believed to have burglarized more than 30 places
DAILY DERBY 1st Place: 12, Lucky Charms 2nd Place: 9, Winning Spirit 3rd Place: 11, Money Bags
“There are at least 35 victims so far.”
BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON
Race Time: 1:45.12
Daily Press Staff Writer
— LT. FRANK FABREGA Spokesman,
NEWS OF THE WEIRD by Chuck Shepard
■ Ms. Jamila Glauber filed a lawsuit against the transit system in Juneau, Alaska, because a driver’s attempt to enforce the well-known no-eating rule on a bus (it was a Snickers bar) caused her, she says, at least $50,000 worth of emotional distress (July). ■ Kenneth Williams, in jail near San Diego, awaiting trial for raping an underage girl, filed a lawsuit against the facility because of the mental stress and anguish and weight-loss caused by finding a fly in his mashed potatoes (June). ■ The post office in Fulton, Mo., removed a tape dispenser that had long been available for customers to seal packages, because a customer had hurt himself using it and had filed a claim against the Postal Service (June).
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.” — Oscar Wilde
INDEX Horoscopes Be playful, Leo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Local Surf is almost up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Opinion Parking is everyone’s problem . . . .4
Mommy Page What’s on this week . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
State The recall in brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
National Alaska debates pot issue . . . . . . .10
People in the News Bob Hope lives on . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Local police have arrested a SMPD woman who is allegedly responsible for at least three dozen burgla- stolen from area residences and ries in Santa Monica and other businesses. westside cities. The 10 foot wide by 11 foot Orange Eryn Battison, 31, was long storage unit was completely Del Pastrana/Daily Press Several multi-million dollar homes along San Vicente Boulevard arrested on Saturday at 3:27 p.m. full of stolen items that range from were ‘tagged’ by grafitti artists over the weekend. Homeowners when Santa Monica Police officers stereo equipment to artwork to began covering up the paint on Monday. caught her allegedly stealing items clothes. The property was taken to out of a residential garage in the SMPD headquarters on Monday. 3130 block of Colorado Avenue. “We had to get a truck because During their investigation, there was so much property,” said SMPD officers found thousands of SMPD Lt. Frank Fabrega. “There dollars worth of merchandise in are at least 35 victims so far.” Battison’s car and in a unit at a The stolen property now sits in local storage facility. See ARREST, page 5 Police believe all of it was A man was shot over the week- 20 minutes later and were at the end in a Santa Monica neighbor- hospital for more than an hour, hood but when he was questioned attempted to speak to the victim. by police at a local hospital he But he refused to tell them anything regarding the shooting. refused to cooperate. “He was completely uncooper- Bank robbery marks At about 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, residents in the 1400 block of 15th ative,” said SMPD Lt. Frank 11th in city this year Street reported shots fired. When Fabrega. “We have no suspects at A downtown Santa Monica bank Santa Monica police responded, this time.” was robbed Monday by a man who The victim is Hispanic and is on they found nothing but shell casparole for an unknown crime. Police drew a gun on a teller. No one was ings on the street. didn’t how old the victim was. injured. While investigating the incident, Anyone with information is Santa Monica Police responded the SMPD received a call from encouraged to contact SMPD’s to the robbery at 11:37 a.m. at local hospital officials saying there robbery/homicide unit at (310) Citibank, formerly Cal-Fed, at 501 was a gunshot victim with a wound 458-8451. Santa Monica Blvd., but the susto his leg in the emergency room. pect had already fled, said SMPD A sign posted on Citibank’s — Carolyn Sackariason Lt. Frank Fabrega. Officers, who arrived less than doors says it was closed. The The suspect is described as a bank was robbed on Monday. Hispanic male with a thick black mustache and tattoos on both arms. the 11th bank robbery in Santa He is between 25 and 35 years old, Monica this year. The most recent robbery 5’8” and 5’10”, wearing a black occurred on Sept. 20 at First baseball cap, a black button down Federal Bank, 401 Wilshire Blvd. Five bars investigated; and Grill on Wilshire Boulevard short-sleeved shirt and black shorts. The FBI is looking for a man and the Circle Bar on Main Street to FBI spokeswoman Laura known as the “Both Hands none violated state law 217 on Broadway, Gotham Hall on Bosley said the suspect produced a Bandit” because he uses both the Third Street Promenade and demand note to a teller that read, BY JOHN WOOD hands to hold the demand note. He Shane on Main Street. “This is a robbery. I have a gun. I Daily Press Staff Writer got away with an undisclosed Each of the five establishments want all of it.” He then told the amount of cash at First Federal. He A handful of City Hall workers was given a clean bill of health by teller, “I want all of it,” and never produced a weapon. investigators, Deputy City showed the gun which he held in spent Friday night bar hopping in Federal authorities believe he’s Santa Monica, sniffing out how Attorney Adam Radinsky said, his right hand. responsible for at least 14 bank The teller complied and the sus- robberies in the Los Angeles area local bar and club managers are adding that City Hall workers were not drinking alcohol while on the pect left with an undisclosed since Aug. 13. handling the 1998 ban on smoking. amount of cash. Five popular spots were hit in the job from 9 p.m. to midnight. — Carolyn Sackariason Monday’s incident now marks undercover sting — from J.P.’s Bar See STING, page 5
Man shot in Santa Monica over weekend
Gunman robs Citibank
Smoking sting conducted by City Hall workers
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