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September 3 – September 9, 2021 Volume XCXIV, Issue 109
Police Investigating Report of Shots Fired on Santa Monica Pier SMPD investigating Tuesday night incident By SaM CataNZarO
Police are investigating reports of shots fired on the Santa Monica Pier. According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), on August 31, at about 12:54 a.m. officers responded to a report of shots fired at the Santa Monica Pier. “Comments on the call indicated the reporting party heard approximately 3-4 gunshots, then witnessed an unknown male running towards the Ferris Wheel and out of sight,” the SMPD said in a press release. “When [officers] arrived on scene, they met
with a witness who reported that she recovered a handgun dropped by a male while he was trying to jump over a fence.” Officers did not find any victims. According to the SMPD, however, the officers located spent casings and impact holes on a wall. The suspect who dropped the handgun is described by police as a Hispanic man, 2530 years old, approximately 5’7”, black hair, brown eyes wearing a black hat and black clothing Anyone with additional information pertaining to this incident or individual is encouraged to contact Detective Tavera with the Criminal Investigations Division at 310458-2256 or the Santa Monica Department’s Watch Commander (24 hours) at 310-458-8427.
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Santa Monicans Frustrated After Getting Ticketed for Return of Weekly Street Sweeping Residents say they were not notified resumption of regular sweeping this week By SaM CataNZarO
Many Santa Monica residents are voicing frustration after getting hit with $73 parking tickets, saying they were not informed that weekly street sweeping returned to the city this week. The City of Santa Monica suspended street sweeping and citations associated with street sweeping on March 17, 2020, as part of the
City’s fourth emergency ordinance in response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 1, 2020 street sweeping and related citations resumed in Santa Monica, but only on a monthly basis, during the first full week of each month. On June 22, 2021, weekly street sweeping was reinstated to start in September as part of
Santa Monica’s biennial budget. Due to Laboy Day, however, the weekly street sweeping began on Monday, August 30, and many residents were caught off guard. One of these residents is Gary Gurner, who
Santa Monicans Frustrated, see page 6
Photo: Sam Catanzaro.
A vehicle parked in Santa Monica’s Wilmont neighborhood with a citation for not moving to make way for street sweeping.