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# Police arrests send strong signal
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/police-arrests-send-strong-signal-editor/
- Published: 2007-02-12T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T00:02:29.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Zina Josephs President, Friends of Sunset Park*

Astounding and gratifying — that’s how our board describes news released yesterday by (SMPD) Lt. Padilla concerning the Feb. 7-8 searches and arrests carried out by the Santa Monica Police in conjunction with LAPD and the LA District Attorney’s office (“Raids net alleged killers,” Feb. 9, page 1). It tells the residents of this city that (Chief Jackman and his) force are hard at work on the issues of greatest concern.

If this is what the City Manager is calling “customer service orientation,” we feel very well served by the department’s diligent efforts on these matters.

It’s remarkable that the most serious and disquieting gang-related crimes of late in Santa Monica might all be attributable to the eight people picked up in this sweep. It is clear there must have been a tremendous amount of research, detective work, criminal analysis and coopera-tion with sister agencies to pull this all together.

We wish to express our tremendous appreciation for this superior level of effort in (the SMPD’s) attempt to find justice and protect the peace and quality of life for the residents of our city.

On behalf of the board and members of Friends of Sunset Park, a hearty “Well done!”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 12, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/021207.pdf?ref=smdp.com)