Sumpin' Else
A few weeks ago, I was over at the West Valley station, chit-chatting with Lt. Smart when Officer Ed Moreno came in to report he'd made headway on a caper involving a CPA named Steve "Sumpy" Cabrera. It took me a second, but I eventually figured out he wasn't talking about a certified public accountant.
The case was still developing, but last week, Moreno called me back and said they'd gotten charges. So we've got this story:
CANOGA PARK - Steve Ulisses Cabrera racked up a long resume in his short criminal career, but a fight with a 5-foot-tall woman who wasn't about to back down may have brought it all to an end.
The documented Canoga Park Alabama gang member already racked up convictions for vandalism, possession of a controlled substance and trespassing on a criminal curriculum vitae dating back to 1999.
On Friday, prosecutors tacked on accusations of four more felonies for an October crime spree.
Cabrera, known to cops as "Sumpy," now finds himself in prosecutors' cross hairs for allegedly trying to snatch a woman's purse to support his drug habit while out on parole.
With his prior felony convictions, the gangster now faces life in prison.
He has denied all charges, claiming it's all a case of mistaken identity.
Police accuse Sumpy of slipping up Oct. 1 when he approached a woman walking in an alley near Sherman Way and Jordan Avenue. He's 26 and stands 5-foot-6. She's in her 40s and barely cracks 5 feet.
He demanded her money. A struggle ensued.
"She offers him a few dollars, but him being greedy, he wants the whole thing," said Officer Ed Moreno of the Los Angeles Police Department's West Valley gang detective unit.
"She's able to put up a good fight back. He takes off with her money and her ID. But during the struggle, he drops his ID."
Y'all can find the rest here. Not to pass judgment on his alleged misdeeds, but come now, that's a really embarrassing way to end your criminal career.
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