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SHOOTING NEAR KANSAS AND STEWART
On September 6, 2021, at about 1:21 PM, Santa Monica Police Department Officers responded to a report of Shots Fired in the area of Yorkshire and Pico. At the same time, another 911 call came in about a hit and run in the same area. Upon the arrival of the Police department, the suspect vehicle left and the victim went into an alleyway near Yorkshire and Kansas. The Officers began to set up a perimeter and talked to the victim and multiple witnesses. Officers then called Santa Monica Fire Department to give an all-clear for them to go treat the patient (victim) who had a graze wound from a bullet on their leg. The patient was transported to a nearby hospital for their injuries. The Santa Monica Police Department executed a search warrant for Eliot Ferrando, a 24 year old in a Los Angeles neighborhood. The Santa Monica Police Department utilized their SWAT and their ariel systems team to successfully apprehend the subject. He is currently being held at $1,000,000 bail. He was charged with 2 counts of attempted murder.
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SUICIDE ATTEMPT ON PIER
On Wednsday Afternoon, September 15th around 3:55 pm, the Los Angeles County Lifeguards notified the Santa Monica Public Saftey Dispatch center and Harbor patrol that a person jumped off from the pier into the water in an apparent suicide attempt. Santa Monica Police Department harbor patrol used a basket and a hoist to save the individual from the water onto the Santa monica Pier. Santa Monica Fire Department was also dispatched alongside McCormick Ambulance service to treat and transport the patient. The patient was unresponsive, not breathing, and had no pulse. First responders used life saving measures performed by first responders.The patient was then treated for injuries and put into stable condition and transported to a nearby hospital for advanced treatment. A statement from the Santa Moncia Police Department has been released to the press, a press release has not been released from the Santa Monica Fire Department or Police Department at this time. This story is still developing.
Last updated: Thursday, 9/23/21 12:00pm PST
SHOOTING ON OCEAN AND PACIFIC
At approximately 3:00 am in the area of Ocean and Pacific, there was an attempted carjacking, two unidentified males got into an altercation with a person sleeping in the vehicle, the victim stated he was asleep in his car when two possible suspects approached his vehicle. The suspects demanded the victim provide the keys to the vehicle, they abruptly shot him and possibly fled in an unknown vehicle and unknown direction at a high rate of speed. moments later shots were fired. Prior to the incident at 2:55 am, the same individuals tried to break into another vehicle where another individual was sleeping. The individual in that vehicle spooked the subjects away. Santa Monica Police Department is still heavily actively investigating at this time. A press release has been released to the public.
AUTO VS BUILDING; 3 VEHICLE COLLISION
Late Thursday afternoon, approximately around 4:00 pm a 911 call came out of a 3 vehicle collision including one of the vehicles inside a building. Santa Monica Fire Department Truck 1, Rescue Utility 1, and Engine 3 alongside the Santa Monica Police Department & McCormick Ambulance services responded to the collision. One patient was transported to the hospital in unknown condition. The structure that was involved in the collision received minor damage and the structural integrity of the building was not threaten. Socal Gas and a water company were dispatched to the scene as a precaution as there were gas lines and water lines where the vehicle had collided with the building at. When towing the vehicle away from the building, it broke a water line which then water started to sprout into the air. Water was shut off for local residents until the pipe that was damaged was repaired or replaced. The vehicle at fault was the Tesla trying to make a turn from or onto Stanford and a pickup truck traveling on Wilshire struck the Tesla on the side of the vehicle and a third vehicle (jeep) was on Stanford and somehow got pushed back into the structure, that is still under investigation at this time. Stanford between Wilshire and Arizona were closed while an investigation on how the accident was caused and how the jeep got into the structure. The road has since been re-opened to all traffic. There have been no further updates on this incident from the Fire Department or the Police Department at this time.
SMALL STRUCTURE FIRE
On Sunday Morning approximately around 10:45 pm, 911 calls came out of a Structure Fire on the 2400 block of Main St. in Santa Monica, California. (Nearest Cross Main St and Hollister Ave.) The structure fire was down the street from Santa Monica Fire Station 2, arrival time from the fire department was under 1 minute. Santa Monica Fire Department Engine 2, 3, and 4, Battalion 1, and Truck 1 responded to the structure fire. The Structure fire was knocked down within 15 minutes by the Santa Monica Fire Department. A total of 3 engines, 1 truck company, and 1 battalion chief were dispatched to the call. Santa Monica Police Department assisted with any traffic control if any. The fire did not extend to any other buildings besides the one it originated in. Unkown on the property damage or the extent of the fire at this time. There has been no official statement or press release from the Santa Monica Fire Department related to this issue at this time. Truck 1 helped with ventilation of the roof, additional engine companies (2) were needed to help extinguish the flames, service in which the engines were from did not affect any calls for the area they serve as other engines filled in for them. The Santa Monica Fire Department officially cleared the call at 11:03 am and all apparatus that were at the fire were back in service. We reached out to a spokesperson with the Santa Monica Fire Department and have not heard back yet.
FIRE FULLY ENGULFS STRUCTURE
A fire broke out early Monday morning at 2:25 am at the Goodwill center on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and 26th Street. The Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD) dispatched 1 engine company to an automatic alarm, at 2:26 am it was upgraded to a commercial structure fire, a total of 6 engines, 1 Ladder Truck, 1 Light/Air Resuce Unit, 1 Battalion unit, and 1 BLS Ambulance responded and worked under the command and control of the battalion command team. The Santa Monica Fire Department requested additional resources from the neighboring Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD). There was an apartment complex behind the commercial structure which residents were evacuated from for safety if the fire spread. The structure where the fire was had furniture and clothing helped fueled the fire making the flames jump at least 2 stories tall. The Santa Monica Police Department also responded to the scene to assist with traffic control and closing the area for fire crews to work. After assessing the incident further, LAFD units were released before arriving on the scene.
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Information provided by a spokesperson from the SMFD stated that while on the scene, crews initiated a ‘Transitional Attack’ on the fire, starting from the exterior and ‘transitioning’ to the interior with their hose lines. Simultaneously, five firefighters from the Truck ascended the Aerial Ladder to the top of the structure. There, they used chainsaws to cut holes in the roof which allowed them to provide vertical ventilation and a coordinated attack on the fire. Later arriving companies performed operations such as cutting open doors (Forcible Entry), ensuring no occupants were within the structure (Search/Rescue), protected property (Salvage), and ensured all materials were extinguished (Overhaul). Three on-call Fire Investigators also responded in order to perform a thorough investigation of this incident. The quick decision-making and timely efforts of the 19 Firefighters on the scene, undoubtedly limited the spread of fire within the commercial structure that is doing business as the Goodwill.
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Residents in the area stated that they were awoken in the middle of the night to a homeless man screaming "fire, fire!" in an attempt to notify residents of a fire and to evacuate just in case the fire spread to an additional structure. Some residents thank the homeless man for getting them out of their houses to evacuate to somewhere safe.
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The Santa Monica Fire Department has determined that the fire was set intentionally and is making it an arson case. The building was saved but the business was a total loss from the fire. Santa Monica Fire Department is currently investigating the cause of the fire.
The investigation is still ongoing at this time, it's unclear if the Santa Monica Police Department is assisting with the investigation at this time.
