Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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For 19 months prior to the rape attempt, carjacking, and violent assault in Santa Monica's Parking Structure 8, property owner John Alle had been sounding the alarm to public officials and Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. about unsafe conditions in the parking garages that line the Third Street Promenade. In emails to Kathleen Rawson, CEO of DTSM, to the city council, and to Henry Servin, Traffic and Parking Manager for the City of Santa Monica during this time period, Alle begged for help in solving...
A 43-year-old homeless man was arrested this week after he allegedly chased another man through traffic along Lincoln Boulevard while brandishing two knives, local police said. The incident occurred at 2:10 on July 3 in the 2800 block of Lincoln Boulevard, according to Santa Monica Police Department. On patrol in the area, an officer saw multiple vehicles slam on their brakes at the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Hill Street, SMPD said in a press release. "The officer observed a male...
UPDATE: 3 of the 4 transwomen subjects of this story are HIV positive, according to an officer at CIW. Thus, CDCR's rush to get out the condoms to the population and avoid liability. Too late. The condoms were not yet available when the sex began even though CDCR knew these 3 transwomen had HIV, and it was possible to spread through sexual intercourse. Most of the population does not know this as it is protected by Federal HIPPA legislation. This is every bit as bad as it sounds and looks. Men...
Santa Monica police have confirmed a serious assault, carjacking and life threatening injury from downtown Santa Monica this holiday weekend. A young couple were confronted by a homeless man in Parking Structure 8 in downtown Santa Monica at 1:20 am Friday morning, July 2 2021. The couple were attempting to get into a white jeep with no roof, when the suspect jumped out at them. "You're not leaving until I have sex with her!" he reportedly shouted. He then started pulling the young woman out of...
June 30, 2021 - Around 4:20 am, a man smashed in a window at a residence on Urban Avenue and entered the home, terrorizing a woman and her juvenile daughter. Both mother and daughter locked themselves in their rooms and each called 911. When Santa Monica police arrived, they found a shattered window and established a perimeter around the residence. They were able to observe a suspect inside the home. Officers were able to take him into custody. The residents told officers they had first heard a...
Since the Special Directives of the District Attorney were announced in his first moment in office, they have been the topic of discussion in the public and in the press. But some significant sections of these directives have been overlooked simply because their effect is not apparent to anyone without a detailed knowledge of criminal law. Without commenting on the merits of these policies we will commence a series of articles examining the intricacies of some of the directives. According to...
Photo: Sean Alexander Graves in a mugshot released by the SMPD. Graves has not been charged with a crime. The DA's office has declined to file charges after one man stabbed and killed another on the Third Street Promenade and Broadway. The SMPD says that the District Attorneys Office reviewed the evidence, and determined that Graves had acted in self defense. The updated press release from SMPD dated 6/24. It says that suspect Alexander Graves was with a woman. The couple was confronted by the...
Courts & Rulings Tentative ruling stops LA County's most ambitious justice reform measure A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has published a tentative ruling that it appears will stop the voter-approved Measure J from taking effect. The ruling does not address the intent of the measure, which was to divert hundreds of millions of dollars from the County's budget each year away from law enforcement activities, but instead focuses on an underlying authority of government issue, which is whether...
An empty panga boat washed ashore near the Malibu Pier area Monday morning, triggering an investigation by local and federal authorities. The boat was discovered about 8:45 a.m. near the 23200 block of Pacific Coast Highway, said officials from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Authorities told the local media they were looking for any possible occupants of the boat and investigating an unconfirmed report that a body may have been found in the area. "A panga style boat was recovered and a...
Since the Special Directives of the District Attorney were announced in his first moment in office, they have been the topic of discussion in the public and in the press. But some significant sections of these directives have been overlooked simply because their effect is not apparent to anyone without a detailed knowledge of criminal law. Without commenting on the merits of these policies we will commence a series of articles examining the intricacies of some of the directives. Special...
A 37-year-old man was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in connection with placing a lit firebomb at the entrance of a Jewish senior health care facility in Massachusetts last year. Following a week-long trial, John Rathbun, of Massachusetts, was convicted of one count of attempting to transport or receive explosive devices in interstate or foreign commerce with the knowledge or intent that the device will be used to kill, injure or intimidate any individual and one count of attempting to...
Courts & Rulings CHP not liable for shooting by drunken off-duty officer Conclusory allegations pinning blame on the California Highway Patrol for a non-fatal shooting by one of its deputies while drunk and off-duty did not suffice, the Court of Appeal for this district held yesterday, affirming a judgment of dismissal which followed the sustaining of demurrers without leave to amend. Justice Kenneth Yegan of Div. Six wrote the opinion, which was not certified for publication. Metropolitan...
6/14: An Asian American woman walking to work on in the early hours of Monday reported that she was attacked by a white man in what Culver City police are calling a possible hate crime. The attack happened around 1 a.m. in the 13300 block of Washington Boulevard, the Culver City Police Department said. The victim was walking westbound on Washington Blvd when she was approached by the suspect who asked her for a cigarette, police said. "Fearful of the male suspect, the victim told him that she...
Courts & Rulings Order snipping sentence-boosting allegations is dumped Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rob B. Villeza - who in January granted a motion made pursuant to a special directive to deputies by District Attorney George Gascón and allowed the prosecution to drop special circumstances and sentencing-enhancement allegations in a murder case - has reconsidered the matter and ordered resurrection of the original information. Metropolitan News-Enterprise Prosecutors can play child porn...
On Tuesday morning, when most people were going back to work after the Memorial Day weekend, three youths, either drunk or on Xanax, crashed their Honda into a series of parked cars in the Ocean Park neighborhood and landed on a homeowner's lawn. The one female of the trio tried to make off with a sawed-off rifle. Police arrested and booked all three, including one male passenger whose only offense was public intoxication - and hanging out with the wrong crowd. Below is the official press...
A 29-year-old man was arrested last Saturday night on suspicion of driving under the influence after he allegedly crashed his motorized scooter into a 91-year-old pedestrian, killing him on a Lincoln Boulevard sidewalk, authorities said. The DUI suspect was riding the scooter northbound Lincoln on the east sidewalk, near Marco Court, around 9 p.m. when he collided with a pedestrian who "fell onto the sidewalk hitting his head," said Los Angeles Police Department in a press release....
On Memorial Day in the late afternoon, when family picnics were winding down and folks were heading home to watch the baseball game, an observant individual noticed a man roaming the area near the 7-11 on 16th Street and that the man had a handgun stuck in his waistband. Police arrived and were able to confront the armed man, who turned out to be an ex-felon from Las Vegas. He had a .45 caliber Glock semi-automatic in his waistband and was wearing a bulletproof vest. His previous convictions...
May 18, 2021 Authorities today identified a suspect they had arrested on Sunday in connection with the Palisades wildfire that burned over the weekend and is only 32% contained as of this morning. Ramon Santos Rodriguez, 48, a homeless individual, was detained and treated for smoke inhalation on Sunday. He is being held on $75,000 bail. Speculation locally had been rife that the culprit was a convicted arsonist on probation who makes his home in the Palisades bluffs, paints himself red, and...
May 18, 2021 - In the early hours of the morning on Monday, a man who was openly carrying a handgun in his waistband walked into the AM PM market at 3rd and Pico together with a woman companion. Police were alerted and arrived to detain the man as he exited the store. They successfully disarmed him and discovered he was a convicted felon. For most people, it is illegal to carry a firearm in California. It is an additional crime to carry a gun if you are an ex-felon. The woman was questioned and...
SMPD arrested an 50-year-old white male arson suspect in the early hours of Monday morning, who had allegedly set fire to an umbrella outside Stefano's Pizzeria on the Third Street Promenade. The suspect was cited for the crime and would have been released due to the zero bail Covid-19 regulations, but was instead placed on a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold. The Los Angeles Fire Department estimates an average of 24 fires a day occurring at homeless encampments. Below is the SMPD press...
May 10, 2021 - The Santa Monica Police Department successfully apprehended a suspect wanted for attempted murder after he fled on foot Sunday evening. At approximately 8:44 pm, the police responded to a call of an Attempted Murder, involving a knife, in the 1900 block of Cloverfield Blvd. This is near the 10 Freeway, about two blocks away from Virginia Park. The victim reported that her boyfriend, identified as Jeremy Gonzalez, a 29-year old Hispanic male, attempted to stab her with a large...
Depp to get drafts of article at center of defamation case against Heard--WHAS Johnny Depp's lawsuit accusing his ex-wife Amber Heard of defamation enters its third year in court with a ruling that the actress must turn over drafts of an editorial she published in The Washington Post. Fairfax County Circuit Court Chief Judge Penney S. Azcarate ruled from the bench Friday that Heard must also turn over certain communications with partners and associates, along with a passel of other documents...
On Tuesday, May 4, police were called to respond to a call to remove a trespasser from a carport in the 1400 block of 16th Street. They arrived, together with a Mental Health Clinician from the LA County Department of Public Health and discovered a male individual on the premises without permission. Upon a search of the trespasser's belongings they found a large cache of methamphetamine, but more importantly, an unmarked and unregistered loaded handgun. It is fortunate that the Santa Monica...
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today a man was charged with setting a fire that caused catastrophic damage to the San Gabriel Mission last summer. "The loss to the mission was in the millions of dollars but the loss to the community is immeasurable," District Attorney Gascón said. John David Corey aka Joker (dob 7/13/63) faces two felony counts of arson of an inhabited structure and one count each of arson during a state of emergency, first-degree residential b...
