On September 20, 2018 at about 6:56 p.m.
While patrolling in the area of Lincoln Blvd and Navy St. officers saw a bicyclist riding along the sidewalk in violation of a Santa Monica Municipal Code and with no light during darkness. Officers stopped the bicyclist for the violations. A search of his backpack led to the recovery of a machete concealed in his backpack and a methamphetamine smoking pipe. The subject was taken into custody. Charles Anthony West, 32, homeless, was arrested for riding bicycle on a sidewalk, possession of narcotics paraphernalia and a probation violation. Bail was set at $20,000.