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November 27 – December 25, 2020 Volume 16, Issue 42
91-Year-Old Palisades Resident Sent to Hospital After Mugging at SM CVS Woman robbed exiting CVS at Lincoln Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard over weekend By Sam Catanzaro A 91-year-old woman Pacific Palisades resident was sent to the ER recently after she was attacked by a homeless man in an attempted robbery exiting a Santa Monica CVS store. According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), on Saturday, November 14, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the officers responded to the CVS located at 1411 Lincoln Boulevard regarding an assault in the parking lot. The SMPD says officers arrived on scene and located the victim–a 91-year old, female– who had swelling to her right eye and abrasions
to her nose, right cheek and right eyebrow area. According to police, the victim stated she did not lose consciousness or fall down during the assault. The Palisades News spoke with a close friend of the victim, who said that the suspect used his shoe to strike the victim. Officers received detailed information about the suspect involved from witnesses and the victim. Officers located the described suspect in the 800 block of Santa Monica Boulevard and detained him for further investigations. “Our officers conducted an investigation and found that the suspect, who is a 35-year old male unhoused individual from Nashville Tennessee, approached the 91-year old victim while she was placing her groceries into the trunk of her vehicle. The suspect, Steven Hamilton, asked the victim for spare change. The victim stated she did not have any change at which time the suspect (Hamilton) yelled profanities at the victim, pulled her face
Senior Mugged, see page 4
Another Dangerous Palisades Street Gets Saftey Improvements Corona del Mar and Chautauqua Boulevard getting adding signage and more By Chad Winthrop A key intersection in Pacific Palisades is now safer for pedestrians, thanks to recent improvements made by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT). According to Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin, LADOT recently upgraded the crosswalk at Corona del Mar and Chautauqua Boulevard by
adding safety signage to alert drivers of the approaching crosswalk, installing bollards to make the crossing more visible to drivers, and narrowing the travel lanes on approach to the crosswalk. According to the Pacific Palisades Community Council (PPCC), neighbors, many users of this crosswalk, Lou Kamer, PPCC Area Representatives and other Board members protested when earlier this year LADOT sent a notice announcing the removal of the sidewalk. LADOT responded by reinspecting and then improving the safety of the crosswalk. The news of these upgrades comes just after city officials announced that a left-turn signal is being installed at the intersection of Chautauqua Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard.
Safety bollards recently installed on Chautauqua Boulevard.
Photo: Councilmember Mike Bonin