Santa Monica City Employee Stabbed At Palisades Park

SANTA MONICA, CA — A City of Santa Monica employee was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening stab wound Wednesday after police said they tried to wake a person sleeping in Palisades Park.

Officers said they received a report from a Downtown Ambassador on March 15 at 8:15 a.m. about a person who had been stabbed near the Camera Obscura. When officers arrived they found a city employee who said they had been trying to wake a person sleeping in the area when they were stabbed in the upper torso.

Paramedics transported the city employee to a local hospital to treat the non-fatal stab wound.

According to a statement from Santa Monica Police Department, the suspect fled the area before officers arrived. However, officers announced Thursday that they identified and arrested 41-year-old Allen Cranford Barna in connection with the incident.

Anyone who may have witnessed or who has information about the incident was urged to contact SMPD Detective Pollnow at 310-458-8455. The SMPD Watch Commander is available 24 hours a day and can be reached at 310-458-8426.