January 9, 2026
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Motorist Drives Pick-Up Truck Onto Courthouse Lawn:

Man and Pickup

A motorist was taken into custody today after driving a pickup truck onto the lawn of the Santa Monica courthouse.

The unidentified driver surrendered shortly before 9 a.m., following a brief standoff outside the building in the 1700 block of Main Street, the Santa Monica Police Department reported.

The motorist may have been despondent about something, a police officer said. No injuries were reported.

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