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# Alleged vandals arrested
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/alleged-vandals-arrested/
- Published: 2002-09-17T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:44:21.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Promenade, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Santa Monica police have arrested four people who allegedly vandalized planters on the Promenade last week, causing $6,000 in damage.

On Thursday at 11:35 p.m., police responded to the 1300 block of the Third Street Promenade after they received a call that city property had been vandalized.

When officers arrived they saw eight concrete planters and the plants had been broken. Officers spoke to several witnesses to the crime and photographed the damage.

On Friday, a follow-up investigation revealed the identities of the alleged vandals. Police arrested them the same day. All the suspects were booked for felony vandalism. The suspects have been identified as: ■Marc Thomas Murphy, 18, transient. Bail set at $20,000\. ■John Michael Adams, 19, resides in Escondido. Bail set at $20,000\. ■Jennifer Francis Millar, 26, transient. No bail due to felony probation violation. ■Sidney John Clements, 18, transient. Bail set at $20,000.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 17, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/091702.pdf?ref=smdp.com)