Community Briefs - Santa Monica Daily Press
Community Briefs Citywide Arson / Grand Theft Auto Suspect Arrest On February 23, 2021 at about 2:15 p.m., officers from the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) responded to area of 23rd and Dewey regarding a male trying to set a vehicle on fire. Details of the call indicated the male was attempting to light an item stuffed in the gas tank of the reporting party’s vehicle. Officers arrived on scene and were directed to the subject, later identified as Alex Omar Aguirre, a 28-year-old Hispanic male from Los Angeles. Officers could see Aguirre leaning into the car window of a separate vehic...