Crime Blotter: Altercation at Mountain View Sushi

Crime blotter information provided by the Sierra Madre Police Department.

Saturday July 6, 2013

At 6:45pm, an altercation took place inside the Mountain View Sushi Restaurant at 24 West Sierra Madre Boulevard.  A dispute between a patron and an employee took place which escalated into a physical fight.  The parties sustained minor injuries and a window was broken during the short fight.  Both parties requested a private person’s arrest against the other and they were processed on the charge of Battery.

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