Costa Mesa man arrested after attempted robbery
A Costa Mesa man suspected of attempting a strong-arm robbery on Harbor Boulevard in Costa Mesa on Friday night has been arrested, police said.
Costa Mesa Police Department spokeswoman Roxi Fyad said that Danny Rockey Guzman, 26, is accused of trying to snatch a woman’s purse from around her shoulder.
Fyad said that police responded Friday at about 7:03 p.m. to a report of a possible attempted robbery in the 2300 block of Harbor Boulevard. The female victim was in the parking lot near the front entrance of a restaurant when the suspect knocked her to the ground and attempted to forcibly remove her purse, police said. Unsuccessful, he fled on foot.
Noel Bascon of Costa Mesa was riding with his father near the juncture of Junipero and Arlington drives shortly before 5:55 p.m. Sunday, when a rented moving truck failed to stop, striking the boy in the crosswalk.
Responding officers did not initially locate the suspect, but through their investigation, they identified him as Guzman.
At the time of the incident, a patrol check for a disturbance call involving Guzman was in progress at an apartment complex in the 2400 block of Harbor. Guzman returned to the complex twice more that night but fled before officers arrived. Police said he returned again at 12:07 a.m. Saturday and was subsequently located by officers and arrested.
Guzman is in custody at Theo Lacy Jail in Orange, Fyad said, and the bail amount has been set at $150,000.
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