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# Burglary suspect flees Franklin Street apartment by jumping from window
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/crime-watch-20070831/
- Published: 2007-08-31T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T00:49:45.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Venice, #archive-import

*A pane-ful escape goes south*

*By By Daily Press Staff*

Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

SATURDAY, AUG. 25, AT MIDNIGHT Santa Monica Police officers in the 1600 block of Franklin Street noticed a man jumping out of an apartment window. Officers detained the suspect and made contact with those living in the apartment, who said they had just been awakened by the sound of someone rummaging through their apartment. The residents told police that they peeked out of their bedroom to see a figure in a guest bedroom with a flashlight. The suspect must have seen the residents looking at him and he panicked and jumped out of the window, leaving behind a gym bag filled with items, including an iPod charger and a Canon camera valued at more than $300, police said. The suspect was arrested for burglary. He was identified as James Ingram, 46, from Venice. No bail was set because he was on parole. Police said the suspect entered the residence through an open window and reminded residents to keep their windows locked.

SUNDAY, AUG. 19, AT 2:40 A.M. Officers responded to the 1550 beach parking lot after receiving a report about a group of male subjects who were fighting or running through the area. When officers arrived, the men were gone, however, officers did see some fresh graffiti that had been painted on a back wall of Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. and on the parking lot asphalt. Officers detained a subject in the area who had fresh paint on his fingers. The suspect gave his alias, which was the same name painted on the wall, police said. He was arrested for vandalism. He was identified as Enrique Valencia, 20, from Los Angeles. His bail was set at $20,000.

SUNDAY, AUG. 19, AT 7:20 A.M. Officers responded to the 600 block of Wilshire Boulevard —7-11 — regarding a report of a strong-arm robbery that had just occurred. When officers arrived, they detained a suspect in the convenience store’s parking lot. Officers then made contact with store employees, who said the suspect walked into the store and grabbed several items off the shelves and then tried to walk out without paying for the items. A store employee confronted the suspect, who then tried to punch him in the face, but missed, police said. The suspect then ran off. Officers identified the suspect as Billy DeWayne Palmer, 48, a transient. His bail was set at $50,000.

THURSDAY, AUG. 23, AT 12:05 P.M. Officers in the 1000 block of Wilshire Boulevard were looking for jaywalkers when they noticed a man crossing the street illegally. Officers made contact with the man. Who was on probation. As part of his probation, officers conducted a search and found a glass pipe commonly used to smoke crack cocaine. The man was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia. The suspect was identified as Adrian Hector Chavira, 31, a transient. His bail was set at $10,000.

THURSDAY, AUG. 23, AT 6:40 P.M. Undercover officers looking for narcotics activity spotted several suspects walk up to a vehicle and then quickly walk away. Officers recognized the occupants of the vehicle from prior contacts and conducted a search, at which time they discovered one of the occupants had a glass pipe commonly used to smoke crack cocaine. Officers arrested the suspect for possession of drug paraphernalia. She was identified as Lisa McNeil, 43\. No bail information was available for this arrest.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 31, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/083107.pdf?ref=smdp.com)