Reports of Domestic Violence, Follow-up Arrest Tied to 7-Eleven Robbery Also Included in Update
The Santa Monica Police Department made several arrests between September 28 and October 4, according to a weekly update released by the agency, including felony vehicle theft, domestic violence, and armed robbery cases.
Police said officers recovered a stolen vehicle from Lot 2S at 1670 Appian Way after the department’s SMART Center located the car and tracked it in coordination with aerial support from Sky1. Three teenage suspects found inside the vehicle were detained and taken into custody on suspicion of grand theft auto.
In an unrelated incident near Cloverfield Boulevard and Michigan Avenue, officers responded to a report of a man striking a woman while she was on the ground. Independent witnesses confirmed the assault, and the suspect was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. Police later learned he had an active restraining order involving the victim.
Officers also conducted an investigative stop on a parked car near Appian Way and Arcadia Terrace and learned the vehicle had been reported stolen. A female passenger was found with visible injuries allegedly inflicted by the driver, her boyfriend. A search of the vehicle uncovered drug paraphernalia. The driver was arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft, domestic violence, and narcotics-related offenses.
Separately, at Neilson Way and Barnard Way, officers arrested a suspect accused of using a handgun to rob a victim and take personal property. The suspect was located shortly afterward carrying the stolen items and an airsoft pistol concealed in his waistband.
Police also reported a follow-up enforcement action in connection with an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven near 7th Street and Wilshire Boulevard. Using SMART Center technology, officers initiated a targeted traffic stop the following day and recovered a BB gun believed to have been used during the robbery. The suspects were detained without incident.
