Attempted spa robbery
Two men walked into a massage studio on Aug. 10 pretending to have guns and ordered a woman to open a safe, according to Manhattan Beach Police Department reports. The woman fled and locked herself in an office.
Police, who arrived at Oasis Traditional Thai Massage and Spa on Sepulveda Boulevard around 9:20 p.m. and evacuated the business, believe the men left before they responded. A helicopter from the Long Beach Police Department searched the area but couldn’t find the suspects. Nine employees and three customers were around at the time, but some employees weren’t aware of the attempted robbery. Nothing was taken and no one was injured.
The case is currently under investigation. The suspects are described as clean-shaven, six-foot-tall black men in their 40s. One weighed around 200 pounds and was wearing a black shirt, and the other had a thin build and was wearing an orange shirt. No vehicle was seen. Police ask those with information to call 310-802-5127.
Fake tickets
According to police reports, a victim bought concert tickets from an unknown man on Craigslist. The buyer went to Starbucks on Manhattan Beach Boulevard around 5:20 p.m. on Aug. 3 to pay a woman $600 for the tickets. When the buyer went to the concert, the buyer learned the tickets were fake.
Stolen seat
The third row seat was stolen from a GMC Yukon parked on the 3500 block of Walnut Avenue on Aug. 5 or 6. According to police reports, the car was locked. A tool was used to pry open the rear lift gate.
Two arrested
A woman and man walking in the 900 block of Manhattan Beach Boulevard were arrested on 12:05 a.m. on Aug. 7 when an officer stopped them. Police said methamphetamine was found on the woman and the man had a warrant for his arrest.
Recovered car
A man watched an unknown woman drive away in his 2001 Chevrolet van from the 1600 block of Marine Avenue at 6 a.m. on Aug. 4, according to police reports. He followed her to a gas station where she abandoned the Chevrolet and fled in a getaway car driven by an unknown man. When the victim recovered his car, he noticed the driver’s side front door lock and the steering column had been punched. ER
