{
  "id": "2022-09-22-santa-monica-college-drescher-hall-sexual-assault-lure",
  "slug": "santa-monica-college-drescher-hall-sexual-assault-lure-2022-09-22",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Santa Monica College",
    "shortName": "SMC",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "Corsair Alert / SMCPD Crime Alert",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-09-22",
    "type": "sexual-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "arrest-made",
    "headline": "Drescher Hall lure pattern; suspect arrested",
    "headlinePublic": "Drescher Hall lure pattern; suspect arrested",
    "summary": "Santa Monica College Police [issued a timely warning](https://admin.smc.edu/administration/police/documents/Crime-Bulletins-2022/2022-09-22-crime-alert.pdf) about a subject befriending female students near Drescher Hall, then published a same-PDF arrest update days later. Full text recovered from the official SMCPD PDF.",
    "outcome": "Suspect Christopher Noah Griddine II arrested Sept 26 2022 on probable-cause warrant."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Timely Warning dated 9/22/2022",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Santa Monica College Police Department\n                                              Chief Johnnie Adams\n                                    1718 Pearl Street, Santa Monica CA 90405\n                                                  310-434-4300\n\nTimely Warning - Crime Alert - 9/22/2022\nThis information has been shared yesterday with all enrolled student via Blackboard Connect\n\nSMCPD received information of a subject who has been befriending female SMC students near the outdoor ta-\nbles located south of Drescher Hall. Once the subject befriends the victim, he then lures the individual off cam-\npus with the pretense of \"hanging out.\" The subject then sexually assaults the victim. The suspect is described\nas a male black, 5'9, approximately 135 pounds with short black hair and black eyes.\n\nThese incidents are currently under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and SMCPD.\nIf you have encountered anything similar please call SMC Police Department at 310-434-4300 and ask for a\nsupervisor or email SMCPD@smc.edu\n\nSMC PD would like to remind the campus community to:\n\n•   Report any suspicious activities to the police\n•   Be aware of your surrounding\n\nAlways dial 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency. If you are on calling from a campus phone or cell phone and\nneed to contact SMC PD dial 310-434-4300 or x4300 from a campus phone.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://admin.smc.edu/administration/police/documents/Crime-Bulletins-2022/2022-09-22-crime-alert.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Official SMCPD timely-warning / crime-alert PDF (initial portion)",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim initial timely warning from official SMCPD PDF; noted as shared via Blackboard Connect."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1363,
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "Suspect in Custody update dated 9/26/2022",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Suspect in Custody - 9/26/2022\nToday at approximately 8:20 a.m. Christopher Noah Griddine II, age 27 was taken into custody on a probable\ncause arrest warrant for felony sexual assault. The arrest was made on the SMC Campus by the Los Angeles\nCounty Sheriff's Department with the assistance of the Santa Monica College Police. Mr. Griddine was trans-\nported to South Los Angeles Sheriff's Station with a bail of $1,000,000. Booking number 6471502.\n\nThis is an active investigation being conducted by the Sheriff's department questions about the case should be\ndirected to them. Should you have any information that would assist with this investigation, you are encouraged\nto call Sergeant Belen Lemus of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Special Victims Bureau at 562-\n946-7012.\n\nWe strive to be one of the safest colleges in California and that the alleged actions of this arrested individual are\nnot indicative of the behavior or conduct of those in our community. Santa Monica College is a safe, inclusive\nand dynamic learning environment that supports academic programs and services intended to serve diverse indi-\nviduals from local, national and global communities. We recommend that members of the College Community\ndownload the LiveSafe safety app and report any suspicious activity to the police.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://admin.smc.edu/administration/police/documents/Crime-Bulletins-2022/2022-09-22-crime-alert.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Official SMCPD crime-alert PDF (suspect-in-custody portion)",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim arrest update from the same official SMCPD PDF."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1317,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official SMC Police crime-alerts archive; initial TW and arrest update on one PDF.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Initial timely warning recovered for Drescher Hall lure / sexual-assault pattern.",
    "Arrest update four days later recovered from the same official PDF."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Timely Warning Crime Alert and Arrest Update - SMCPD 2022-09-22",
      "url": "https://admin.smc.edu/administration/police/documents/Crime-Bulletins-2022/2022-09-22-crime-alert.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "community-college",
    "timely-warning",
    "sexual-assault",
    "california",
    "sequence"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}