Man Beats Child With Belt
Witness reported seeing a man beating a child and people chasing each other around a van parked near Burbank Kawasaki, 1329 Hollywood Way, around 2:15 p.m. on February 14. . Witness observed the male adult striking the boy with an object. The two adults seen chasing each other were later determined to be the boy’s mother and her boyfriend. When officers arrived at the scene, the van had an left the area, but was located a short time later at Magnolia Blvd. and Lima St.
Officers determined that the man, Davariay Hawthorne, 20, of Sacramento, was the boyfriend of the boy’s mother. He reportedly struck the boy several times about the body with a belt. The boy had no obvious signs of injury. Hawtorne was placed under arrest for child endangerment and giving false identification to a police officer. He was transported to the Burbank Jail, with bail set at $100,000.
Crime Report for February 2013