> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.smdp.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Police on high alert in Pico - URL: https://www.smdp.com/police-on-high-alert-in-pico/ - Published: 2007-08-29T15:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-25T00:48:58.000Z - Author: Guest Author - Tags: Crime, Pico, #archive-import *Shooting, standoff put cops on alert in eastern part of city* *By MICHAEL J. TITTINGER Daily Press Editor* PICO NEIGHBORHOOD Tensions ran high here on Tuesday, with police responding to an early morning shooting and engaging in an armed stand-off in the afternoon. Pico residents spilled out onto the streets shortly after 2:30 p.m. when Santa Monica Police officers located a suspect wanted for assault with a deadly weapon holed up inside of an apartment building. Guns drawn, police sealed off the encircling area and attempted to negotiate the suspect’s surrender for the better part of three hours before taking the man into custody. It was the second arrest made stemming from an afternoon incident in which a group of Latino males reportedly brandished a gun and pointed it out of their parked car at a passing female. Earlier, a female had called the SMPD, saying that the group inside of a car pointed a gun at her while she walked past, according to Lt. Alex Padilla. The vehicle was subsequently spotted by police and stopped along the 2000 block of Cloverfield Boulevard. Following a search, one suspect was taken into custody, and police learned another was hiding out in a nearby apartment building. Once on the scene, officers found the wanted male to be uncooperative and negotiations dragged on until approximately 5:30 p.m., when he turned himself over to authorities. No weapons were recovered from the vehicle or the apartment building and no injuries were reported as a result of the incident. A RUDE AWAKENING In the morning, a man was shot after being jolted awake as he slept in his truck on the 1900 block of Cloverfield Boulevard. The victim was reportedly sleeping in his vehicle when a suspect attempted to break into the truck, smashing the driver’s side window before fleeing on foot. An initial police investigation revealed the victim — described as a 27-year-old male Latino from Santa Monica — then pursued the suspect onto Virginia Avenue, where the alleged assailant fired gunshots back in the direction of the truck and struck the driver. The man drove himself to a local hospital where he was treated for a non-life threatening wound, according to Lt. Padilla, spokesman for the Santa Monica Police Department. No description of the suspect was made available Tuesday, as the victim was reported to be uncooperative with police. Police were notified at approximately 4:40 a.m. by a local hospital that it had just admitted a gunshot victim. The incident is believed to be gang-related. Anyone with additional information can report to the Santa Monica Police Department 24 hours at (310) 458-8427\. Callers wishing to remain anonymous can contact the WeTip hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/2026/10/082907-15_01.jpg) STANDOFF IN PROGRESS: Santa Monica police gather outside of an apartment on Cloverfield Boulevard on Wednesday. (Photo: Photo courtesy David Brown) *Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 29, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/082907.pdf?ref=smdp.com)