Man, Woman Attacked At Restaurant In Santa Monica: Police

SANTA MONICA, CA — The Santa Monica Police Department sought the public's help in finding a man who officers said attacked two people while they were eating at California Pizza Kitchen last week.

SMPD said they received reports of an assault at the restaurant at around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday where witnesses said they watched a man who appeared to be experiencing homelessness approach the couple.

"The victim and several witnesses told the officers that just a few minutes before, a male suspect, who was not known to the victim, without provocation approached the victim and his dining partner while they sat at their table, picked up two chairs, and slammed them down on the table," SMPD said in a statement.

When officers arrived they found the man who was sitting at the table on the ground bleeding from his hand. SMPD said that sometime during the incident, the man fell from his chair and cut his hand on the broken dishes on the ground.

Paramedics transported the man to a local hospital to treat his wounds.

According to officers, the suspect had already fled the scene by the time they arrived. He was described as a five-foot-eight-inch white man who weighed 180 to 200 pounds. Officers said he was wearing a green or brown jacket, orange sweater, white undershirt, blue jeans and blue framed glasses at the time of the incident.

Anyone who may have information about the incident was urged to contact SMPD Sergeant Goodwin at 310-458-8451 or chad.goodwin@santamonica.gov during business hours. The watch commander is available 24 hours a day at 310-458-8427.