On January 4
A department detective assigned to the robbery/homicide division received a telephone call from the victim in one of the detective's cases. The victim, upset by what he mistakenly believed was pressure from the investigator to pursue the case, left a voice message in which he threatens the officer and his family. The victim, now suspect, told the detective he knew where the detective lives and in a profanity-laced tirade said he would inflict serious bodily harm. The suspect, identified through caller identification and his statements about the underlying case as George Korchunov, has prior arrests for threats and is on probation. Korchunov was arrested for making criminal threats at his residence on Jan. 9 and transported to the Santa Monica Jail for booking. Korchunov, 19, of Santa Monica had bail set at $500,000.
The Santa Monica Police Department responded to 369 calls for service on Jan 14. Below is a sampling of those calls chosen by the Santa Monica Daily Press staff.
Petty theft, 3100 block of Santa Monica, 2:02 a.m.
Prowler, 1100 block Euclid, 3:22 a.m.
Overdose, 2200 block Ocean Park, 4:55 a.m.
Car accident, 7th/Montana, 7:40 a.m.
Trespassing, 700 block Santa Monica, 8:16 a.m.
Truant, 2300 block Virginia, 8:52 a.m.
Speeding, 2600 block Main, 10:09 a.m.
Domestic violence, 2300 block Ocean Park, 10:10 a.m.
Forged document, 2700 Wilshire, 10:27 a.m.
Identity theft, 900 block 18th, 10:34 a.m.
Trespassing, 2600 block Cloverfield, 11:17 a.m.
Battery, 100 block Santa Monica, 11:18 a.m.
Armed robbery, 1500 block Montana, 11:18 a.m.
Trespassing, 2600 block, Cloverfield, 11:20 a.m.
Petty theft, 1300 block, 20th, 11:21 a.m.
Elder abuse, 800 Pearl, 11:29 a.m.
Vandalism, 500 block Colorado, 1:15 p.m.
Panhandling Cloverfield/Interstate 10, 1:24 p.m.
Vandalism, 1800 block Lincoln, 1:28 p.m.
Trespassing, 600 block Broadway, 1:35 p.m.
Theft, 1600 block Wilshire, 2:12 p.m.
Petty theft, 900 Wilshire, 2:22 p.m.
Petty theft, 1200 Wilshire, 3:13 p.m.
Petty theft, 300 block Olympic, 3:56 p.m.
Petty theft, 1200 block 4th, 4:01 p.m.
Burglary, 1100 block 11th, 4:01 p.m.
Fight, Ocean/Colorado, 5:12 p.m.
Burglary, 1500 block Pico, 6:30 p.m.
Battery, 1200 block Ocean Park, 7:09 p.m.
Stolen car, 800 block Lincoln, 8:29 pm.
Person with a gun, 21st/Delaware 8:57 p.m.
Trespassing, 1500 block 9th 9:33 p.m.
Shots fired, 2500 block Centinela, 11:41 p.m.
