Woman arrested for assaulting another female, male who tried to break up fight

On October 31, at about 3:28 p.m., officers assigned to the downtown area responded to a radio call of a fight in progress at the intersection of Ocean Ave and Broadway. The male reporting party told dispatchers two females were fighting, and when he attempted to break up the fight, one of the females assaulted him. The suspect, later identified as Catherine Sharp, first assaulted the female victim by grabbing onto her hair and then swinging at her head. When the male victim got in between Sharp and the first victim, and then started walking away. Sharp ran up behind the male, hit him on the right shoulder, and then slapped the back of his neck. Sharp accosted an additional victim, hitting her on her torso, while the male victim called police. Sharp was still in the area when officers arrived and surrendered herself without incident. Two of the victims desired prosecution for battery. Sharp was placed under arrest and transported to the jail for booking. Sharp, 28, of Santa Monica, had bail set at $20,000.