The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) recently released the identities of nearly a dozen suspects in an attempted burglary at the Palisade Fire evacuation zones in Santa Monica, none of whom live in the city, police said.
Six of the 10 suspects were in possession of “burglary tools,” according to officials. They all traveled to the disaster area outside the city.
The department has made 39 arrests in evacuation zones since the Palisades fire started, SMPD told Fox News.
Those that are not charged attempted burglary were arrested on curfew violations, drug possession, warrants, probation and parole violations and other charges.
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From left, Joshua Kaliel Love, Miguel Angel Dorantes, Gabriel Asaih Stokes and Dominic Pachecomanga were four of the 10 suspects charged in the burglary inside the Palisades Fire evacuation zones in Santa Monica. (Santa Monica Police)
None of the 39 arrested are from Santa Monicaofficials said.
One of the burglary suspects, Joshua Kaliel Love, 29, was running from officers and was caught with a dagger, a window breaker, a mask, gloves and narcotics, according to police. He was on parole at the time of his arrest.
Two others burglary suspect, Dominic Pachecomanga, 18, and Miguel Angel Dorantes, 22, were traveling in the van without ID and had gloves, burglar tools, dark clothing, ski masks and large bags, officials said.
This view shows burned property after the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 10, 2025. (REUTERS/Daniel Cole)
Pachecomanga and Dorantes reportedly had the Watch Duty app that monitors fire and evacuation zones, open on their phones, according to police.
Gabriel Isaih Stokes, 27, was arrested after a license plate reader flagged the car he was driving in Santa Monica as stolen vehiclestates the department. He was found with a stolen California ID, other fake IDs, burglary tools, a black hat and ski mask and large bags, police said.
Nancy Belanger pours water on a neighbor’s fire-ravaged property after the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 9, 2025. (AP/Jae C. Hong)
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Stokes was previously charged with burglary, robbery and grand larceny, officials said.
