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# Police calm suicidal woman
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/police-calm-suicidal-woman/
- Published: 2003-03-28T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:56:09.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Malibu, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Santa Monica police successfully talked a woman out of committing suicide Thursday after two hours of negotiation.

The unidentified woman threatened to jump off of the bridge over the tunnel on the Pacific Coast Highway. Police closed the PCH to vehicles traveling southbound, creating a virtual parking lot extending to Malibu.

Police were called by a beach maintenance employee at 11:19 a.m., to report a woman was standing on the ledge of the bridge, located at the corner of Ocean Avenue and Colorado Boulevard.

Dozens of police officers, paramedics and fire department personnel surrounded the area in case they needed to respond.

“They were brought in quietly and stayed out of her view because our ultimate goal is get her down safely,” said SMPD Lt. Frank Fabrega.

California Highway Patrol assisted at the scene by managing traffic on the PCH and using its resources with CalTrans to inform motorists about the delays.

Two officers from the SMPD’s crisis negotiation team talked to the woman while she extended her arms out several times appearing as if she was going to jump.

The woman was taken to a county hospital for psychiatric evaluation. She will remain there for 72 hours.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 28, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/032803.pdf?ref=smdp.com)