Reply Police watch as tear gas is deployed during demonstrations in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death on May 31, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) SANTA MONICA, CA — As Minneapolis prosecutors and defense make closing arguments Monday in the murder trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Santa Monica Police Department shared a statement saying that authorities are monitoring the situation and at this time no specific intelligence of any unrest or criminal activity is happening or planned in Santa Monica. "We understand that the community may have some concerns of potential civil unrest or other related criminal activity," police said in a statement. "Within the past couple of weeks our Executive Staff has been meeting with the City's Neighborhood Associations and Business Improvement Districts via video conferences to further explain, answer questions, and hopefully put those concerns at ease. Our goal is to continue to regularly provide updates to our residents, businesses, and visitors so they are reassured that we are prepared. As you will notice in the Chief's message, we started a gradual increase in the deployment of our field-based personnel this past weekend. Again, at this time we have NO specific intelligence of any unrest or similar type of criminal activity occurring or planned to occur in our city."