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On Saturday, April 1, at 11:35 p.m., Santa Monica Police officers responded to the 1200 block of 12th Street regarding an arson investigation at a private residence. When officers arrived, they spoke with a woman who said she set a batch of her boyfriend’s clothes on fire as she was smoking a cigarette. The woman, 27, of Santa Monica, allegedly told officers that she wanted her boyfriend to move out and had placed some of his clothes on the front porch as motivation for him to leave. While on the porch smoking, She said she tossed her cigarette on the clothes, causing them to catch fire, police said. Firefighters were called to the scene and quickly extinguished the blaze. She was arrested and booked for arson. Her bail was set at $50,000.
On Wednesday, March 29, at 6:15 p.m., undercover detectives were in the area of Lincoln Boulevard and Marine Street when they saw a young woman loitering for what they believed was the purpose of prostitution. An undercover detective approached the female and the two began to talk about exchanging sex for money, police said. The young woman was placed under arrest for prostitution. She was identified as Shenelle Heart Gaines, 18, of Los Angeles. She was booked for prostitution and a probation violation. Her bails was set at $10,000.
On Wednesday, March 29, at 1:33 a.m., police responded to the 1800 block of Ninth Street, the CLARE Foundation, after receiving a call that someone had been stabbed there. When officers arrived, they saw several men trying to detain a subject who they said was responsible for the attack, police said. When officers spoke to the alleged victim, they saw he had been stabbed several times to the lower torso. The victim told police that while he was in his room, the suspect entered and began to stab him. The two knew each other, police said. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he was treated for his injuries and released. The suspect, identified as Ryan Elliot Giroux, 32, of Santa Monica, was taken to jail and booked for attempted murder and a parole violation. No bail was set.
On Sunday, March 26, at 2:20 p.m., police responded to the 300 block of Santa Monica Boulevard — Tower Records — regarding a possible theft. When they arrived on scene, they spoke with an employee at the music store who told them he saw a man enter the store and remove security censors from several CDs and then placed them in his shorts before walking out without paying for the items. He was confronted by security once outside the store. Police said security found $32.98 worth of merchandise. The man was booked for commercial burglary. The suspect’s name is James Andrew Fitzmaurice, 25, a transient.
On Tuesday, March 28, at 8:33 p.m., police responded to O’Briens Pub in the 2900 block of Main Street regarding a man who allegedly pulled out a knife and threatened to attack bouncers at the bar who refused to let him into the pub. Police said the bouncers had asked the man for identification. He refused and got into an argument with security, and during the argument, pulled out a knife. Officers arrested the man, who was booked for assault with a deadly weapon. He was identified as Victor Raymon Lozowski, 35, of Hollywood. His bail was set at $25,000.
On Thursday, March 30, at 2 p.m., officers were called to the Santa Monica Pier regarding a suspect who witnesses had seen writing graffiti on city property. Officers said they saw the suspect writing graffiti on a bathroom wall. He was placed under arrest and booked for vandalism. He was identified as Benjamin Gonzalez, 22, a transient. His bail was set at $10,000.
On Saturday, April 1, at 3:29 p.m., police responded to the Urban Outfitters store on the Third Street Promenade after receiving a report of a petty theft suspect in custody. When officers arrived, they spoke with a security guard at the store who said a woman activated the store’s security system when she tried to leave the store. Security confronted the woman and asked her to swing her purse through the censor again, at which time the alarm went off again. When officers searched her purse, police said they found several items that were stolen from Urban Outfitters and two additional stores on the Promenade. Some of the items found were an umbrella, three T-shirts, three ruffled panties and a flask. Officers arrested the woman and she was booked for theft. She was identified as Carolyn Tran, 19, of Winnetka.
On Saturday, April 1, at 5:35 p.m., officers responded to the 1900 block of 19th Street regarding a suspicious vehicle. When officers arrived, they approached the vehicle and said they could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from within the vehicle. Officers said they could also see a clear, plastic baggy containing a “green leafy substance.” When officers asked the driver to step out of the car, he told them that he had some marijuana on him, police said. Officers allegedly found crack cocaine, and a crack pipe on the subject. He was arrested and booked for possession of a controlled substance and a parole violation. The suspect is identified as Timothy Sean Mansion, 25, of Santa Monica. No bail was set.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 7, 2006. Read the original PDF.