City Of Santa Monica: Firearm Recovered

Press release from the City of Santa Monica:

May 27, 2021 11:39 AM

On May 26, 2021 Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) officers observed a vehicle with its hazard lights flashing and playing loud music blocking a traffic lane near the 100 block of Olympic Drive, thus creating a hazard for eastbound traffic. Upon further inspection, officers discovered the vehicle had its windows rolled down and was unoccupied. In plain view was an alcoholic beverage and a 9mm Beretta 92FS firearm.

Shortly after their initial observation, a male subject quickly approached the officers and explain he was in the Starbucks at Main and Olympic and only briefly left the vehicle unattended. The subject proceeded to state he did not have proper identification and subsequently provided officers with a false name.

The subject was later identified as Robert Ambriz-Garcia, a 22-year-old male from Los Angeles. He was arrested and booked for providing false identification, leaving a handgun unsecured in an unattended vehicle and transporting an unsecured firearm in a vehicle.

Anyone with additional information pertaining to this incident or individual is strongly encouraged to contact the Criminal Investigations Division 310-458-451 or Santa Monica Department’s Watch Commander (24 hours) at 310-458-8427.

Media Contact

Rudy FloresLieutenant

rudy.flores@smgov.net

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