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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
Woman, 84, dragged into alley and assaulted, Santa Monica police say; Long Beach man arrested
A man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting an 84-year-old Santa Monica woman. In the incident earlier this month, the woman was heard screaming for help after the 39-year-old man dragged her into an alley, Santa Monica police said Tuesday. Police responded at about 9:30 p.m. June 5 to the cries of the woman near the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and 6th Street, the police statement said. "Upon arrival, officers located an 84-year-old Santa Monica resident who appeared to be in distress," police said. "The victim reported that she was approached and grabbed from behind by a male suspect who then dragged her into a nearby alley and attempted to sexually assault her." The department said there were multiple witnesses at the scene who backed up the woman's statement and told officers the suspect fled to the north. Police were able to find and detain the suspect at 5th Street and California Avenue. The suspect, Pape Tall of Long Beach, has been charged by the Los Angeles County district attorney's office with felony counts, including assault with intent to commit rape and kidnapping with intent to commit rape, police said. Tall was charged on June 9. He is being held at Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles without bail. His next court date is scheduled for July 9 at the Airport Courthouse near Los Angeles International Airport. Santa Monica police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact Det. Maricela Orta at (310) 458-2293 ( Sgt. Chad Goodwin at (310) 458-8931, or the watch commander's desk at (310) 458-8427. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
Woman, 84, dragged into alley and assaulted, Santa Monica police say; Long Beach man arrested
A man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting an 84-year-old Santa Monica woman. In the incident earlier this month, the woman was heard screaming for help after the 39-year-old man dragged her into an alley, Santa Monica police said Tuesday. Police responded at about 9:30 p.m. June 5 to the cries of the woman near the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and 6th Street, the police statement said. "Upon arrival, officers located an 84-year-old Santa Monica resident who appeared to be in distress," police said. "The victim reported that she was approached and grabbed from behind by a male suspect who then dragged her into a nearby alley and attempted to sexually assault her." The department said there were multiple witnesses at the scene who backed up the woman's statement and told officers the suspect fled to the north. Police were able to find and detain the suspect at 5th Street and California Avenue. The suspect, Pape Tall of Long Beach, has been charged by the Los Angeles County district attorney's office with felony counts, including assault with intent to commit rape and kidnapping with intent to commit rape, police said. Tall was charged on June 9. He is being held at Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles without bail. His next court date is scheduled for July 9 at the Airport Courthouse near Los Angeles International Airport. Santa Monica police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact Det. Maricela Orta at (310) 458-2293 ( Sgt. Chad Goodwin at (310) 458-8931, or the watch commander's desk at (310) 458-8427. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
CBS News
6 days ago
- CBS News
Man arrested for attempted sexual assault of 84-year-old woman in Santa Monica alleyway
A man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to sexually assault an 84-year-old woman in a Santa Monica alleyway in early June, according to police. It happened at around 9:30 p.m. on June 5, according to Santa Monica police who were dispatched to the area near Sixth Street and Wilshire Boulevard for reports of a woman screaming for help. Upon arrival, they learned that the suspect, identified as 39-year-old Long Beach man Pape Tall, grabbed the victim from behind and dragged her into the alley where he allegedly attempted to sexually assault her, police said. He had fled by the time they arrived, but police later located Tall near Fifth Street and California Avenue where he was taken into custody. He faces charges that including kidnapping and assault with intent to commit rape, as well as a probation violation, according to police. Tall is being held without bail and is scheduled in court on July 9. Anyone who knows more is asked to contact detectives at (310) 458-2293.
