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# Traffic stop leads to gun arrest
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/traffic-stop-leads-to-gun-arrest/
- Published: 2026-04-29T15:05:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-29T19:07:51.000Z
- Author: Matthew Hall

A traffic stop on the 2000 block of Ocean Avenue Thursday resulted in the arrest of a suspect already on diversion for a prior robbery charge, Santa Monica police said. Officers conducting a proactive patrol discovered a loaded firearm concealed under the driver's seat, along with nitrous oxide and drug paraphernalia. The suspect was taken into custody and faces charges of carrying a loaded firearm, inhalation of nitrous oxide and possession of drug paraphernalia in a vehicle.