Altercation Between Employees Leads to One Arrest

Crime blotter information provided by the Sierra Madre Police Department.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

At 2:30 p.m. on April 10, Sierra Madre police officers responded to a business in the 300 block of West Sierra Madre Boulevard to investigate a report of a battery. An employee allegedly grabbed the arm of a co-worker and pulled her toward another area of the business. The victim broke free from the grasp and reported
the incident to her supervisors. The victim initiated a private person’s arrest for the incident and the other employee was booked on the charge of battery.

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