FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
Volume 10 Issue 268
Santa Monica Daily Press
EYE ON CRIME SEE PAGE 8
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THE DUDE, HAVE YOU SEEN MY CAR? ISSUE
Man severely beaten while working out BY KEVIN HERRERA Editor in Chief
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY A man who was shadow boxing on the 1300 block of Santa Monica Boulevard in the early morning hours Thursday was severely beaten by two men and is now in critical condition at a local trauma center, police said. Detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects, described as two white males, said Santa Monica police Sgt. Richard Lewis. “The attack occurred near Busby’s [West] bar around when it closed so we’re hoping that there were people out there who saw something,” Lewis said. The victim was clad in workout gear and had on sparing gloves and wrist weights, police said. He was apparently shadow boxing around 2:20 a.m. when the suspects approached him and hit him seven to 10 times, causing severe neck and head injuries. The suspects fled the location, heading westbound. A homeless man who was in the area saw the attack and notified police. “He was about a block away and said it was a straight attack,” Lewis said. A motive for the assault is unknown. Anyone with information on the attack is urged to contact the SMPD at (310) 458-8491.
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A TIME TO WAIT: A Walgreens that was proposed for the corner of Lincoln and Pico boulevards has been delayed for the time being.
Proposed Walgreens stalls at Planning Commission BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD Daily Press Staff Writer
CITY HALL A Walgreens store proposed for the southeast corner of Lincoln and Pico boulevards is not, in fact, a housing complex. That seemed to be a central problem for planning commissioners who chose to put off a final decision on the pharmacy until the City Council fills a vacancy on the commission next week.
The five commissioners present had mixed feelings about the project, which consists of a 12,096-square-foot store with 30 parking spaces and car access only through an alley called Lincoln Court, immediately adjacent to an apartment complex. It’s a difficult area to develop given its location is squished between two busy streets and the shallowness of the lot, said planner Michelle Glickert. Staff and the applicant, represented at
the meeting by principal Dillon Tidwell, have worked for three years to make the pharmacy meet City Hall standards. It excised three parking spaces to put in more landscaping, installed a system to trap rainwater to keep pollution out of the ocean and wrapped light poles in photovoltaic material to power them sustainably. The new facade was changed dramatiSEE DELAY PAGE 9
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Details in Travolta’s stolen car case released BY DANIEL ARCHULETA Managing Editor
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ON THE LOOKOUT: Police are searching for a car that resembles this 1970 classic Mercedes.
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PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY Santa Monica police on Thursday released the license plate number of a stolen classic car owned by actor John Travolta as investigators continue to search for the rare 1970 Mercedes 280 SL convertible. The car, which was stolen on Sept. 18 on the 1400 block of Berkeley Street at 3:46 p.m., has the license plate number 3RBZ737
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and is brown in color. Travolta said that he parked the vehicle with the top down, but took the keys with him. After 10 minutes, the popular actor returned to find his car was missing. The classic car enthusiast was visiting a nearby Jaguar dealer. The car is said to be valued at $35,000. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Steve Smetzer at (310) 458-8936, or Sgt. Henry Ramirez at (310) 458-8453. news@smdp.com
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