The Santa Monica Police Department responded to 342 calls for service on Jan. 8. Below is a sampling of those calls chosen by the Santa Monica Daily Press staff.
Hit and run at 10th and Bay at 12:29 a.m.
Disturbance of the peace on the 1300 block of 5th St. at 12:36 a.m.
Arson on the 1400 block of 2nd St. at 2:12 a.m.
Runaway on the 2600 block of Broadway at 6:05 a.m.
Trespassing on the 1500 block of 20th St. at 6:43 a.m.
Burglary report on the 1700 block of Montana Ave. at 8:00 a.m.
Petty theft on the 2400 block of Kansas Ave. at 8:03 a.m.
Assault on the 1300 block of Third Street Promenade at 8:51 a.m.
Exhibition of speed on the 800 block of 11th St. at 9:00 a.m.
Indecent exposure at Lincoln and Pacific at 9:22 a.m.
Traffic accident with injuries on the 1700 block of Cloverfield Blvd. at 9:31 a.m.
Traffic accident with injuries at Lincoln and Ocean Park at 9:38 a.m.
Loitering on the 1300 block of 2nd St. at 9:48 a.m.
Elder abuse on the 800 block of Pearl St. at 9:59 a.m.
Hit and run on the 1800 block of Lincoln Blvd. at 10:42 a.m.
Burglary on the 2200 block of 27th St. at 10:42 a.m.
Identity theft on the 500 block of 20th St. at 10:54 a.m.
Fraud report on the 3200 block of Ocean Park Blvd. at 11:00 a.m.
Battery on the 1700 block of Pico Blvd. at 11:19 a.m.
Elder abuse on the 700 block of Arizona Ave. at 11:55 a.m.
Petty theft on the 2500 block of Pico Blvd. at 12:21 p.m.
Extortion investigation on the 2200 block of 20th St. at 12:53 p.m.
Disturbance at a business on the 3100 block of Main St. at 1:00 p.m.
Vandalism report on the 2600 block of 34th St. at 1:25 p.m.
Grand theft auto report on the 1500 block of 12th St. at 1:31 p.m.
Missing person on the 1500 block of 5th St. at 1:56 p.m.
Drunk driving investigation on the 2200 block of Neilson Way at 2:34 p.m.
Disturbance of the peace on the 400 block of Raymond Ave. at 3:09 p.m.
Fraud report on the 1100 block of 26th St. at 3:15 p.m.
Drunk driving investigation at Lincoln and Broadway at 4:54 p.m.
Public intoxication on the 2000 block of Main St. at 5:02 p.m.
Vandalism report on the 3100 block of Wilshire Blvd. at 5:20 p.m.
Bike theft report on the 1200 block of 4th St. at 5:34 p.m.
Battery at Yale and Santa Monica at 7:28 p.m.
Vandalism report on the 2900 block of 31st St. at 9:00 p.m.
Prowler at 7th and Alta at 9:01 p.m.
Family disturbance on the 1800 block of 16th St. at 9:06 p.m.
Public intoxication at 14th and Cedar at 9:49 p.m.
Indecent exposure on the 1300 block of Lincoln Blvd. at 11:26 p.m.
Featured arrest:
On December 29, 2014, at approximately 2 a.m.
Officers working a uniformed burglary suppression detail in an unmarked police car observed a Hyundai Elantra repeatedly circling several blocks in an area recently impacted by an increase in theft and burglary-related crimes. The officers performed a DMV check of the vehicle's license plate and found it was a rental car. Based on the suspicious driving behavior, the officers stopped the vehicle in the 800 block of Wilshire Boulevard and contacted the male driver and his two female passengers. The officers noted a strong odor of marijuana coming from the interior of the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle turned up 0.18 grams of concentrated cannabis and a black metal flashlight/stun gun. The driver, identified by his driver license as Joseph Ryan Felix, had a misdemeanor warrant for his arrest issued by San Bernardino County. The passengers were interviewed and released; Felix was placed under arrest for illegal possession of a stun gun and possession of concentrated cannabis and transported to the Santa Monica Jail for booking. San Bernardino Sheriffs declined arrest on the warrant at this time. Joseph Ryan Felix, 28, of San Bernardino, had bail set at $500.
