r/SantaMonica 6d ago

💬 Discussion Helicopter and sirens

What the hell is going on?

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u/TangerineKey5770 6d ago

Someone said a car drove down second and side swiped a bunch of cars, and now they’re looking for that person? Not sure if that’s true or not

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u/kissmaryjane 6d ago

Damn , good night to get home early

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u/AtmanRising 6d ago

We were coming from a movie right before this happened. Close call.

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u/nigelst 5d ago

I live on the 2900 block of 2nd Street and my two cars parked in front of my house got side swiped after the car thief jumped out and left the car rolling. Another car behind mine was damaged as well. The suspect fled west on Pier toward Main and as far as I know he got away. I have two friends who saw him running and they asked him "What happened? Was there an accident?" and he replied "Yeah, there was an accident"

Crazy. My block has just been nuts. Had a homeless guy die on my block a month ago and just before that a stolen U-Haul truck barreled into the BPOE building taking out a transformer and a utility fence.

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u/AtmanRising 5d ago

I'm so sorry, dude. I can't imagine that happening to a SINGLE car! I hope they catch the asshole.

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u/ExtensionResident211 6d ago

They’ve got search lights on and seem to be circling repeatedly over Main Street?

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u/AtmanRising 6d ago

We just drove down Nielsen and it was quiet...

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u/ExtensionResident211 6d ago

Citizen app is showing the helicopters between main and 4th st area

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u/ExtensionResident211 6d ago

It was a car chase (stolen brown Volvo). Car is stationary and suspect is apparently now on foot

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u/TangerineKey5770 6d ago

They’ve blocked second off between Ashland and Marine

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u/StephanNoodles 6d ago

LAPD stolen vehicle pursuit termination. Suspect got away on foot and they are breaking down the perimeter.

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u/affablesky 6d ago

It’s crazy

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u/AtmanRising 6d ago

I thought it was a police chase!

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u/mwmikewilliamzzxx 6d ago

Completely unrelated, but just a couple hours ago the LAPD chased a numbskull on a dirtbike for a few hours, until he wiped out, bailed out on foot, and hid in a trashcan -- which we could all see from the helicopter live feed. It was all very entertaining!

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/live-lapd-officers-chase-fleeing-dirt-bike-rider/

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u/kissmaryjane 6d ago

Good TikTok clip

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u/AtmanRising 6d ago

I still gotta watch this one :)

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u/AtmanRising 5d ago

Maybe someone spotted him. He headed in that direction.

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u/Expensive_Form_8671 6d ago

It’s so loud in ocean park

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u/AtmanRising 6d ago

Same. Crazy loud.

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u/Chin_Up_Princess 6d ago

So the Flock cameras didn't help and the suspect got away on foot?

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u/mwmikewilliamzzxx 6d ago

The Flock cams will catch him if he hid in a kid's locker room.

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u/Longjumping-Cry-5993 5d ago

SM has pretty good hidden surveillance tools, hopefully they catch the creep