Tag: santa monica police department
SMPD Sergeant Austin Brown Honored By AFSP
SANTA MONICA—SMPD Sergeant Austin Brown received the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention’s Hero Award on Tuesday, September 6. Earlier this year, Sgt. Brown showed...
$1.1 Million Awarded To Justin Palmer In Civil Lawsuit
SANTA MONICA—A jury has awarded $1.1 million to Justin Palmer, 47, who filed a federal lawsuit claiming that excessive force was used when he...
SMPD Implementing Body Worn Camera Pilot Program
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department will be implementing a Body Worn Camera (BWC) Pilot Program beginning on Monday, September 12. The BWC Pilot...
DUI Checkpoint Scheduled In Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA—According to a press release from the Santa Monica Police Department, the department will be conducting a DUI checkpoint on Friday, July 1, between...
Theo Andrew Krah Arrested In Fatal Stabbing, Assault
SANTA MONICA—Authorities from the Santa Monica Police Department has arrested the suspect responsible for an assault and fatal stabbing of a man. Officers from...
Serial Burglar Nabbed By Police
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department has arrested the suspect responsible for a string of burglaries that began in the area on April 21....
SMPD Participates In National ‘Click It or Ticket’ Campaign
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department will participate in the national ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign running from May 23 to June 5. The...
Safety Enforcement For Motorists, Bicyclists, And Pedestrians
SANTA MONICA—On Saturday, May 14, the Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting a Bike and Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation. The operation will be...
Police Searching For Residential Burglars
SANTA MONICA—According to the Santa Monica Police Department there were two home burglaries on Thursday, April 21. The first incident occurred in the 700...
DUI-Driver’s License Checkpoint In Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department has announced that they will be conducting a DUI/ Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, April 15 at an...
Lethal Stabbing On 5th Street In Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA—A man was pronounced dead after a lethal stabbing that occurred on 5th Street in Santa Monica.
According to the Santa Monica Police Department, officers...
Undercover Decoy Shoulder Tap Operation Yields Citation
SANTA MONICA—On Monday, March 28, the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) performed an undercover Decoy/Shoulder Tap operation within the Santa Monica region. According to...
Decoy Shoulder Tap Operation Yields One Citation
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department conducted an undercover “Shoulder Tap” operation on Saturday, March 12 that resulted in one citation. According to a...
Stolen Car Claimed To Be Borrowed From Friend
SANTA MONICA—Gailvonni Stone, 28, was arrested for grand theft auto on February 27 for driving a stolen car that he claimed to have borrowed from...
Bike-Pedestrian Enforcement Safety Happening
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting a Bike & Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation on Sunday, March 13 from 8:00 a.m. to...
SMPD Mourns Loss Of James F. Keane
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department is mourning the loss of former Chief of Police James F. Keane who passed away on Friday, February...
Executive Accused Of Breaking Into Her Home Speaks Out
SANTA MONICA—Fay Wells, an African-American vice president of an undisclosed California company was arrested on September 6 after officers from the Santa Monica Police Department...
Police Chief Defends Officers Over Burglary Call
SANTA MONICA—On Wednesday, November 18, Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks of the Santa Monica Police Department, released a statement defending the actions of her officers...
Handbags Of Hope Supports Domestic Violence Shelters
SANTA MONICA—As confirmed by city officials, Santa Monica Police Department volunteers collaborated with Santa Monica Commission on the Status of Women and the Westside...
Stolen Credit Cards Used At Hotel Carmel
SANTA MONICA—26-year old, Gabriel Ivan Brunet was arrested on October 16 at 3:00a.m, according to Santa Monica Police Department officer, Richard Elias. The suspect allegedly...
