Sunday, April 10 at 2:45 p.m.
Officers responded to Parking Structure 10 on the 1100 block of 3rd St. regarding a suspicious person. The reporting party witnessed a subject drop a knife at the entrance of the parking structure and proceed to sit nearby. Upon arrival, officers noticed the individual look into a car’s passenger seat and sit back down. Officers approached the vehicle and were told that the subject had attempted to get them to open their door. A search of the subject found methamphetamine and a bulbous glass pipe, along with brass knuckles. Ultimately, Victor Rogelio Flores was arrested for possession of brass knuckles, methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 22, 2022. Read the original PDF.