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# Santa Monica police arrest employee for $29,000 embezzlement at Testmaster
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/crime-watch-20050826/
- Published: 2005-08-26T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:37:31.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Main St, #archive-import

*Take that to the bank*

*By B y D a i l y P r e s s s t a f f This police report was prepared by Daily Press staff writer Ryan Hyatt.*

On Thursday, Aug. 18., the Santa Monica police responded to an embezzlement investigation at a business called Testmaster, located on the 1600 block of 20th Street. Officers were contacted by the loss prevention employee and the manager, who said they were notified by a local bank of unusual deposits going into an employee’s account. Upon further investigation by Testmaster, it was determined that money in the amount of $29,000 was moved from a business account into the employee’s personal account over a three-month period. Luis Alameda Dongalo, 49, from Reseda, was arrested for grand theft and embezzlement. No bail was set.

At 3:20 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14, the Santa Monica police responded to the 1200 block of 17th Street regarding a burglary in progress. When officers arrived to the scene, they detained a suspect at the apartment. Officers spoke to the witnesses who said they saw the suspect kicking in the window to the apartment, causing it to break. The suspect then entered the apartment where he was later arrested. Geoffrey Robert Peterson, 24, from Petaluma, was booked for burglary and transported to Santa Monica jail. Bail was set at $50,000.

At 2:22 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, the Santa Monica police responded to the 220 block of Main Street regarding an auto theft that just occurred. When officers arrived to the scene, they spoke to the employee, who said the suspect entered the business and took the keys from the counter and left the location, driving away in a 2001 Chrysler Sebring. At 5:20 a.m., the Santa Monica police received information from the Lenox Police Department that they had recovered the Sebring using lo-jack, an electronic coordinating system that allows officers to locate stolen vehicles within five feet. Gregory John Creedon, 35, a transient, was taken from Lenox police station and transported back to Santa Monica jail where he was booked for grand theft auto and parole violation. No bail was set.

At 6:23 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, an employee from the Pier arcade walked into the police substation and informed officers of a vandalism that just occurred on a machine. Officers went with the employee to the arcade, at which time the employee pointed to a suspect who he said had etched some writing on the Plexiglas of one of the machines. Damage was estimated to be $600\. Adan Misael Mendez, 18, from Los Angeles, was booked for vandalism. Bail was set at $20,000.

At 4:04 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18, a Santa Monica police officer ran a license plate check on an unoccupied vehicle illegally parked in the 2000 block of Ocean Avenue. The officer was informed the vehicle was from Huntington Park and had been stolen the day before. Officers conducted a surveillance of the vehicle. At 4:30 a.m., four occupants returned to the vehicle and all four were arrested. Only the driver was an adult. Of the three minors, two were male and one female. The female had been reported missing. Their names are not being released because they are juveniles. They were transported to Santa Monica jail and released to parental custody. Eduardo Hernandez, 19, was booked for grand theft auto. No bail was set.

At 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, the Santa Monica police responded to the 1500 block of Lincoln Boulevard regarding an assault investigation. When officers arrived to the scene, they contacted an employee, who said the suspect was inside a restaurant and became angry when he was told not come back, at which point the suspect began to chase the employee with a closed fist. The employee feared for his safety and notified police. Patrick William Woolman, 44, a transient, was booked for assault and transported to Santa Monica jail. No bail was set.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 26, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/082605.pdf?ref=smdp.com)