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Alert Police Blotter: Foot Patrol.  Santa Monica Police Arrest
Homeless Man After Raiding Donation Bin  Posted Jan. 16, 2014,
7:30 am  Mirror Staff  A 33-year-old homeless man was arrested
on Friday, Jan. 3 after being caught raiding a donation bin then
becoming aggressive toward a Santa Monica police officer in the
area.  A lone officer of the Santa Monica Police Department who
was on patrol in the 1300 block of Ocean Park Boulevard
witnessed a man reaching inside a donation bin and removing
items from it at 3:20 pm on this day.  The officer stopped and
began a conversation with the man in order to ascertain what was
going on.  The man told the officers that he (the suspect) was
homeless and was searching for a suitable pair of footwear
inside the donation bin.  The officers explained to the man why
he had been stopped at which point the man became agitated and
shortly afterwards put his hands inside his pockets.  The
officer, fearing for his safe