On March 11 at approximately 11:55 p.m.
Officers patrolling in the Beat 2 area near the 2400 block of Lincoln Blvd. spotted a young female riding her bike on the sidewalk in violation of the City’s municipal code. After being pulled over, the suspect provided a name and birth date, but no identification card. A check was conducted simply using the information provided and it was discovered the young lady had an outstanding warrant for $20,000 for Health & Safety (drug) violations. A search of the suspect yielded additional drug paraphernalia, a digital scale, credit cards belonging to multiple individuals and a large sum of cash in various denominations. The suspect, identified as Samantha Maldondo, 32 years old, was booked and held at the Santa Monica Jail.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 27, 2020. Read the original PDF.