SR-701-013
PD: JTB: PS: f: police/share/staffrpt/cbreward Santa Monica, California
Council Meeting: September 14, 1999
TO Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Authorize a Reward as an Incentive to Provide
Information or Evidence to the Police Department Which May Lead
to the Arrest and Conviction of Persons Responsible for a Violent
Homicide Committed On November 08, 1996.
INTRODUCTION
This report recommends the City Council authorize a reward as an incentive to
provide information or evidence to the Police Department leading to the arrest
and conviction of any person(s) responsible for the homicide which occurred in
the City on November 8, 1996.
DISCUSSION
On November 08, 1996, at 8:50 P.M., a homicide occurred at the Crown
Bookstore, 2800 Wilshire Boulevard. During the commission of an armed
robbery, the store manager was shot and killed.
The Police Department dedicated a tremendous amount of resources in an
attempt to identify and arrest the suspect; however, he has not been identified as
yet. Composite drawings of the suspect were created and distributed nationwide
with a special focus in the Santa Monica community. However, the composite
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drawings have yet to produce a viable lead. Staff proposes that the City Council
authorize $25,000 as an incentive to provide information or evidence to the
Police Department leading to the arrest and conviction of any person(s)
responsible for the Crown Bookstore homicide.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT
The total cost of the reward is $25,000. Funds for the reward should be
appropriated to account number 01274.055060. The reward offered would be
specific to the Crown Bookstore homicide, which occurred in the City in
November 1996, and would not apply to any other criminal investigations.
Payment would be contingent on the arrest and conviction of person(s)
responsible for the crime.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City authorize funds as a reward creating an incentive
to supply information or evidence to the Police Department. Offering of a reward
may help to bring justice to the victim?s and our community.
Prepared by: James T. Butts, Jr., Chief of Police
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