By Lookout Staff

June 26, 2026 -- The Police Department continued to crack down on traffic violations issuing more than 150 citations in one week and addressing a half dozen significant incidents.

During the week starting June 7, traffic enforcement efforts resulted in 243 traffic stops, 153 citations and 68 advisals, according the latest The Blue Notebook police blog released Thursday.

Traffic patrols focused on high-visibility enforcement around schools, major corridors, Lincoln Boulevard, Pacific Coast Highway, Downtown Santa Monica and citywide complaint areas, officials said.

Numerous citations were given out for stop sign violations near the 1200 block of Franklin Street after a resident "reported speeding concerns," police said.

Other notable incidents included a serious injury collision that took place when a motorcycle traveling eastbound on Broadway struck the concrete median separating the traffic lane and protected bike lane.

The rider was ejected and remains hospitalized, police said.

In another incident, a suspect was arrested near the 2200 block of Colorado Avenue after a delivery driver Downtown "reported that his running vehicle had been taken while he was delivering a package."

Meanwhile, a traffic stop near 4th Street and Olympic Boulevard "led to the recovery of drug paraphernalia, approximately 12 grams of methamphetamine, tools commonly associated with catalytic converter thefts, and a police-style radio."

Officers also made a DUI arrest after locating a vehicle "matching the description from a hit-and-run report near 9th Street and Idaho Avenue," police said. "The vehicle had fresh collision damage."

Officers found nitrous oxide tanks inside the vehicle and conduucted a field sobriety test.

In a separate incident, an officer observed two vehicles engaged in a street race near the 3000 block of Ocean Park Boulevard.

"One vehicle yielded, and the driver was arrested for participating in a speed contest," police said.

The traffic-related arrests were among the 96 made that week, bringing the total number of arrests this year to 2,377 as of June 13.

Arrests "remain significantly above last year’s pace," representing a a 71.1 percent increase over the same period in 2025.