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October 23 - October 29, 2025 Volume CXXIII Issue 214
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Teens Arrested in Stolen Car, Armed Robbery Suspect Caught in Santa Monica
Reports of Domestic Violence, Followup 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.
ICE Operations Reported in Santa Monica; Mayor Expresses Outrage The mayor urged residents to stay vigilant and informed about legal rights
Santa Monica Mayor Lana Negrete said she is “heartbroken” following reports that federal immigration agents detained individuals Friday morning at a Pico Boulevard car wash. According to Negrete, the incident occurred around 10 a.m. at the Santa Monica Car Wash near Gilbert’s El Indio
restaurant. The mayor said between two and four people were reportedly taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. City officials are working to confirm details and to connect those affected and their families with local legal and social services, Negrete said. “It appears ICE is conducting operations in Santa Monica today,” the Mayor wrote in a social media post. “These are our community members — our neighbors, our friends, our family. My heart is broken.” The mayor urged residents to stay vigilant and to visit https://santamonica. gov for information about legal rights and available resources for immigrant residents.