Crime & Safety

Assaults Lead to Arrests in Downtown Santa Monica

Crimes reported by Santa Monica Police from April 2-6.

A Simi Valley man was free on $30,000 bail Thursday on suspicion of head-butting his girlfriend in front of a downtown Santa Monica bar.

Christian Banerjee, 22, was arrested on April 6 following the altercation outside the Circle Bar at 2936 Main St., according to Santa Monica Police.

Banerjee and his girlfriend were in a fight when he allegedly head-butted the woman in the face, police said. The girlfriend was checked into a local ER for treatment.

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Days earlier, George Elvis Cantrell, who is homeless, was arrested on April 2 on suspicion of assault at the Third Street Promenade food court.

Investigators reported that the victim, a downtown ambassador, saw Cantrell smoking and asking him not to smoke along Third Street.

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When the ambassador tried to walk away, Cantrell is accused of kicking him in the buttocks, according to police.

Cantrell was released the same day on $20,000 bail.


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