A man was arrested on Santa Monica beach, close to Los Angeles County Fire Department Lifeguard station, on Sunday afternoon after he was seen grilling in a shopping cart, using a sword as a shish kebab-style skewer to cook meat.
According to the Santa Monica Police Department, the individual was the source of a call for service about the open flame in his ad hoc barbecue/cart set-up on Ocean Blvd. He initially ran from the responding officer, fleeing down to the beach with the cart. The officer eventually stopped him in the 1600 block of the beach and extinguished the fire.
Shopping carts are considered the property of the store they are taken from, and possession of one is a misdemeanor theft offense. Additionally, the individual was charged with resisting arrest and reckless burning (basically misdemeanor arson). He was cited on the three charges and released.
scott.snowden@smdp.com
