Hermosa Beach police news: intruder and foiled car jacking [UPDATE]
Melee on Pier Ave. A large dance event at 705 Pier Ave. led to a fight involving multiple subjects at about 1:40 a.m. Sept. 30, police said. Police officers saturating downtown as part of a stepped up law enforcement effort were able to help break up the melee, which was both inside and outside the establishment, said Sgt. Bob Higgins. One man claimed to have been stabbed but was uncooperative with authorities, Higgins said. Attempted Car Jacking A man and woman were arrested and charged with attempted car-jacking after a driver pumping gas at the Arco on Pacific Coast Highway repelled them from entering his car, police said. The man was pumping gas into his car on Saturday at about 4:15 p.m. when a man tried to get into his backseat, said Det. Mick Gaglia. After pushing him away, a female tried to get into the car and the driver repelled her, Gaglia said. No weapons were used. After the two suspects fled on foot, they were found and arrested in the 1100 block of the Green Belt, Gaglia said. Assaulting crimes A man struck another man, knocking him to the ground in the 1 block of 13th Court on Sept. 28 at 2:17 a.m., police said. After knocking him to the ground, the assailant…
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