Man hits ex, grabs her son
6:07 p.m. Thursday, October 2, 5300 block of West 66th Ave.
A man hit his ex-girlfriend and tried to grab her child before she called police to report ongoing problems with him. The woman, who has two children, told police she was waiting for her mother to bring her children to her house when her ex-boyfriend showed up. The woman told the man to leave, but he refused because he wanted to see his son. When her mother brought the children over and the man still would not leave, the man started to yell threats, then grabbed the son and hit the woman in the face. When she threatened to call the police, he left the area in a maroon Saturn with plates that do not belong to the vehicle. When police arrived, they saw tables and chairs propped against the front and back door of the woman’s house. She told police she was scared the man would barge into her home and used the tables and chairs to keep the doors closed. She told police she had been having problems with her ex since May, when the two broke up. Police charged the man with third degree assault.
Man makes off with laptop, cell phone
9:28 a.m. Monday, October 6, 7500 block of West 80th Ave.
A man stole a laptop and cell phone from an electronics store after pulling out “a wad of money,” then grabbing the items while the attendant went into the back to get another requested item.
The man walked into the electronics store and requested a brand of cell phone. The attendant got the cell phone out of the case and placed it behind the counter. The man also requested a laptop, which the attendant put behind the counter with the phone.
Then, the man pointed to a video camera that he also wanted to buy. Because he had a large roll of cash in his hand, and because the man was “calm and friendly,” the attendant said she believed he would pay for all three items, so she went in the back to get the video camera. When she returned, the man and the items were gone. The suspect is a Hispanic male in his late 20’s, about six-feet tall and 180 pounds.