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# Suspected burglar found with head in broken window
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/suspected-burglar-found-with-head-in-broken-window/
- Published: 2016-08-04T13:22:29.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-03T21:47:30.000Z
- Author: Editor
- Tags: Crime, News, 4th street, burglary, CRIME WATCH, kacey bell, kacey lee bell, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, santa monica california, Santa Monica Crime, santa monica daily press, santa monica police, smpd, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 14:39

On July 28 at about 1:34 a.m., Santa Monica police officers responded to a radio call for service in the 2500 block of 4th Street regarding a burglary in progress.

Upon arrival, officers saw a broken window in the kitchen area of an apartment. A suspect was standing just outside of the broken window while his hand and head were inside the apartment.

Officers confronted the suspect and asked what he was doing. The suspect stated he was trying to break into the apartment.

The suspect was taken into custody without incident. Kacey Lee Bell, 26, of Los Angeles, was arrested for burglary. Bail was set at $20,000.

*Note: Crime Watch is culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.*