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# Suspected burglar caught ‘California Grown’ zone today
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/suspected-burglar-caught-california-grown-zone-today/
- Published: 2003-09-12T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:54:10.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Police arrested a man for burglary Wednesday after he was found allegedly hiding inside in a posh Santa Monica home after the owner heard noises while she was sleeping.

Antonio M. Martinez, 25, of Los Angeles, was arrested by Santa Monica Police, who responded to a residential burglary call at 4:15 a.m. in the 300 block of Ninth Street. SMPD police officer Sickles and his K-9 partner, Buddy, searched the home and found Martinez, who had several pieces of jewelry on him. SMPD was able to match the jewelry to missing pieces taken from homes in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles.

SMPD detectives are working with police in surrounding jurisdictions to determine if Martinez is connected to other residential burglaries.

Martinez was taken to Santa Monica Jail and his bail has been set at $50,000.

The District Attorney’s Office on Thursday filed one count of residential burglary, one count of receiving stolen property and probation violation against Martinez.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to call SMPD detective Bambrick at (310) 458-8932.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 12, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/091203.pdf?ref=smdp.com)