Beck releases new description of Dodger Stadium attackers [Updated]

As Los Angeles police and the Dodgers ramped up security efforts in the wake of the beating of a Giants fan on opening day, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck provided a fuller description and new police sketches of the two men suspected in the beating.

Thursday evening's game against the St. Louis Cardinals marks the first time since the assault that police presence at the stadium will be increased and security tightened.

Beck said he hoped a fuller description of the suspects would help detectives track down the men who beat Bryan Stow in the Dodger Stadium parking lot. Stow has been in a medically induced coma since the incident two weeks ago.

"We are getting calls but I haven't heard that aha moment yet," Beck told reporters.

A new wanted poster describes the first attacker as a stocky male Latino with a shaved head, mustache and goatee and possibly neck tattoos. He is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall to 5 feet 10 inches and weighing about 170 pounds. He has a mole on the left side of his cheek.

The second suspect is a Latino or white male, 6 feet 1 inches tall with short hair and hazel eyes and possibly tattoos on his shoulder

Witnesses said a young woman and a boy who appeared to be about 10 were in the company of the assailants.

Beck, flanked by team owner Frank McCourt and Dodgers security consultant William J.Bratton, said that the large LAPD presence at Thursday game is aimed at convincing fans that the stadium is safe.

"This is about a crisis of confidence," the police chief said. "Your perception of crime is as important as the reality."

McCourt said he intended to corral any unruly behavior to reinforce his belief that Dodger Stadium is a family place.

"This isn't an incident that should define the city," Beck added.

[Updated 6:41 p.m.:  The police presence before game time was obvious. Fans in cars with expired license plates were cited, and in the right-field bleachers -- a section noted for rowdy behavior -- police officers and Dodger personnel were providing an airport-like level of security.

Some fans seemed caught off-guard by the level of law enforcement in and around the stadium

"Did you see the police on horses?" Jesus Orozco, 27, said to his young brother Luis. Orozco said the police presence was a little overwhelming and that he is more concerned about ticket prices than violence.

 "It's expensive," he said.]

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--Richard Winton

Credit: Sketches and wanted poster courtesy of the LAPD

Comments

[Lance L.]

I grew up in the sixties going to Dodger games, what a shame its getting as bad as basketball games, Always seems like a few ruin it for everyone.

God Bless the Police Officers protecting us, and keep them safe.

[Mcgibby]

In what kind of society is being a rat worse than being a murderer/criminal?

[Tom]

Montana Gold is so misinformed - as usual. If he paid attention to the NUMEROUS radio interviews, it is abundantly clear that the attack was provoked only by either the fact the victims (there are actually three, only one of which was seriously injured) dared to wear Giants clothing on Dodgers "turf" or the victims' ethnicity.

By the way, did anyone notice the illiteracy of the LAPD's "wanted poster"/ Shouldn't it say "AttemptED Murder" (the caps in Attempted are for emphasis)? Of course, Montana Gold missed that too.

[Tom P]

I'm not surprised by the gangbanger problem, demographically speaking, but I remind myself of my late mom's true Christian spirit, and remind myself that lowlifes come in all colors. I might not want to hang with these people, might like the fact that I don't live around them (when I lived in NYC for eight years, in grad school at Columbia, I had to endure long summer days of noise and music coming from the park around Grant's Tomb, outside my apartment window), but it's not race, it's character, and these thugs at the stadium don't have any. I hope very much they are brought to justice.

[leo]

You would think the millions of dollars the players received each year.That they them selves would contribute a large donation to the reward . If you were to place a large reward someone is going to come out of hiding .

[dee]

I am not a big baseball fan but I was asked not long ago to see if I could get some tickets. Then all this happened and the descriptions of who sits where, their activities, and how they act during and after the game is all over the media. I'm not sure if I want to go to Dodger Stadium if that's the kind of people that will be there even with the extra security.

[James]

Great to have the one the best police dept's in the world doing their job in keeping the people safe and not have to worry about game goers getting attacked.
The sad thing is that the people going to watch the games are going to have to pay for it with higher prices later on.

[Mcgibby]

Montana Gold is representative of the problem...a community that blames people for being victimized by criminals and truly believes that people shouldn't report it when crimes are being committed. Oh, and he's racist.

[skyharbor]

After the savage beating of Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium...Frank McCourt said "he was satisfied that the Dodgers have done everything they can to make the stadium as safe as possible."

MLB, fans and certainly Bryan Stow and his family are entitled to know if that was true. On the surface it appears to many that Frank McCourt was negligent in providing a reasonable level of security for the 56,000 (sell out) fans at Dodger Stadium on March 31, 2011. Everyone involved should insist on an exhaustive investigation of the facts regarding the security measures in place...or not in place....on this now infamous day in Dodger Stadium history. Whether it is MLB VP John McHale Jr. or 60 Minutes or a government agency...there is a compelling need to uncover all the facts.

[Tami]

someome knows something and they NEED to come forward . These Men are COWARDS and need to pay for their actions.Why do people have to be so hateful?

[DrS]

A few years back, when Barry was playing for the Giants, my teenage son and I attended a game between the Giants and Dodgers. Our seats where not cheap, and were behind and just to the left of third base down the left field side. We had on our Giants hats and my son had on a Giants shirt. Well, by the sixth inning we were being serious harassed and threatened by a group of guys who looked vary similar to the criminals responsible for the recent Bryan Stow beating. In other words, they were all lowlife thugs with shaved heads, tats and facial hair. I told my son to take off his hat and put on his sweatshirt to cover his Giants shirt, and I took off my hat. Anyway, to make a long story short, we were scarred to death, so we left early and lucky for us nothing happened. We have not been back to Dodger stadium since. The fan base for LA has changed over the years, and now includes more and more undesirable cowardly thugs. They are only brave when in large groups. Save your money - stay home and watch the games on TV.

[Janet]

"this isn't an incident that should define the city." No it should not but it along with the gang presence in LA & Dodger Stadium most certainly does!

[Rifle]

The Dodger organization has been a trainwreck as it is since the O'Malley family cashed out. Good luck regaining the "family atmosphere" that has been ruined even further by these two sub-human, cowardly pigs.

I highly doubt the Dodgers can overcome this...given the prevalent and glorified gang culture that now surrounds Chavez Latrine, and the city in general.

L.A. has become a stinking cesspool of a city with so-called public officials as filthy and corrupt as the day is long.

And Mayor Antonio Viagraoverdosa is at the top of the list.

[Oral Hersheieser]

The drawings look like NY Yankee Thugs to me....

[Janet Hoffman]

Has anybody bothered to interview those two males who were arrested in
Orange County for beating someone there? There is a resemblance to the
sketches.

[Grace]

My son & his girlfriend went to the Cardinal & Dodger game on Thursday, April 14th ~ the tickets were given as a Christmas gift ~
& the seats were somewhere behind the Dodger dugout! They both
wore Cardinal shirts.. right in the midst of the Dodger fans!!
They had no problems what-so-ever, & really enjoyed the game.
~ but personally, i think everything went well because of the heavy
security, hopefully they will not return to the Dodger stadium.