Hammer attack in Canoga

Los Angeles Police Lt. Steve Sambar out of West Valley Division today called me back about a case involving a man who was beat with a hammer and robbed of the $6 he had in his wallet. Here's the story:

Police were searching for three men who beat a man with a hammer then while he was on the ground bleeding and unconscious and took his wallet containing $6.

The attack occurred Oct. 12 about 9 p.m. in the 6700 block of DeSoto Avenue in Canoga Park. Three males, described as Latino between 20 and 25-years-old, approached a 37-year-old man, asked him for a smoke, then hit and kicked him, said Los Angeles Police Lt. Steve Sambar.

The victim fell to the ground and a third man attacked him with a hammer before taking his wallet. A witness yelled out that he was going to call police when the attackers got into a white four-door car and disappeared.

The victim was taken to a hospital where he was treated for a fracture to an eye socket and released.

"That's pretty low," Sambar said. "That's pretty sad. But the absolute wonderful thing is that a witness in the area helped stop the attack."