by Tim Broughton, Mirror Contributor
Quantum Problem.
On Thursday, July 7, at 5:30 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were called out to attend to a disturbance at the Premier Center (The Premier Center is a Spa and Quantum Reflex Analysis business) located at 1416 Sixth Street. The officers were informed en route that the reporting party had stated that they were attempting to close the business but a person had stayed inside the premises and was refusing to leave. When the officers arrived at the location they spoke with the Office Manager who told them that the suspect had entered the business earlier, made a series of nonsensical and ridiculous statements and had subsequently refused to leave, adding that this person had yelled at the other employees and had stated that she was not going to leave the building. The officers spoke with this suspect and for 15 minutes pleaded that she do the right thing and just leave and be on her way but the woman continued to refuse to leave. The officers then asked the Officer Manager if she wanted to sign a private person’s arrest form and the Office Manager said that she did so the officers arrested this 47-year-old Santa Monica resident and she was later charged with trespass. Bail was set at $1,000.
Wake Up Honey!
On Friday, July 8, at 12:20 a.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were called out to a residence located in the 600 block of Palisades Beach Road in order to investigate a possible case of burglary. Upon arrival at the location the officers spoke with the victim who told them that she had been preparing to go to sleep in the upstairs bedroom of her residence when she was suddenly startled by the sound of someone attempting to open her bedroom door. The woman said that she had assumed that it was her daughter at the bedroom door so she casually walked across the bedroom floor and opened the door only to be confronted by a strange man standing atop the stairwell. The woman said that, although she was aghast at the sight of a strange man inside her home she had asked this man what he was doing in her house. She told the officers that the man did not answer her but that he simply sauntered back down the stairs and exited the property. The woman then said that she had woken up her husband (who had slept through the whole event) at that point before calling 911 and summoning the help of the police. The woman added that she had walked out to her balcony and had last caught sight of this individual walking away from the property. The officers scoured the area armed with a description of the suspect and a short time later caught sight of the man walking in the vicinity of the victim’s residence. This 41-year-old resident of Glendale was positively identified by the victim before being arrested and charged with residential burglary. Bail was set at $50,000.
Things Turn Ugly For Beauty Seeker.
On Friday, July 8, at 10:08 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were called out to Sephora, located at 1224 Third Street Promenade in order to investigate a report of a woman who had allegedly stolen some items from the store. When the officers arrived at Sephora (a beauty products store rumored to have been named after Zipporah, Moses’ wife in the Book of Exodus and described as being exceptionally beautiful. In the 1956 film The Ten Commandments, her name was changed to Sephora, a name that the producers of the movie considered to be better suited to Western sensibilities) they spoke with the loss prevention agent from Sephora who told them what had happened. The officers learned that this woman had entered the store and had been monitored by CCTV and that the observations had revealed that the woman had placed numerous beauty products into her purse as well as a pair of shopping bags that she had been carrying. The loss prevention agent added that the woman had then selected a brush cleaner and had paid for that item at the checkout counter but had failed to pay for the other items prior to exiting the store. Once outside the store the woman was apprehended by the loss prevention agent and escorted back into the store to face the music. The loss prevention agent presented the officers with an itemized list of the stolen goods and the total came to $1,491. This 24-year-old resident of Los Angeles was arrested and charged with grand theft. Bail was set at $20,000.
He Took A Stance.
On Saturday, July 9, at 3:37 p.m. a Santa Monica Police department Sergeant was chatting with a community member in the lobby of the Santa Monica Police Department when he heard some yelling coming from the front desk of the Police Department. The Sergeant walked over to the area and saw a man punching the glass partition window of the front desk and yelling profanities at the officer manning the front desk. When this individual spotted the Sergeant approaching he adopted a fighting stance and began behaving in an aggressive and threatening manner. The Sergeant attempted to calm the man down but the man’s behavior deteriorated even further and he began to curse the Sergeant and at one point told the Sergeant that if he thought he was going to arrest him he better get his gun out because he would need to use it. This man continued to provoke the Sergeant by yelling obscenities and adopting a variety of fighting stances that appeared to be attempts to create postures reminiscent of the Traditional Boxing Stance, the Muay Thai March, and the Wrestling Sugar Stance. The posturing efforts of this 29-year-old Santa Monica resident proved to be utterly pointless as he was soon arrested and taken down to the cells. He was later charged with obstructing and resisting arrest. Bail was set at $10,000.
Editor’s Note: These reports are part of a regular police coverage series entitled “Alert Police Blotter” (APB), which injects some minor editorial into certain police activities in Santa Monica. Not all of The Mirror’s coverage of incidents involving police are portrayed in this manner. More serious crimes and police-related activities are regularly reported without editorial in the pages of the Santa Monica Mirror and its website, smmirror.com.
