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Judge rejects defense bid to delay Bulger trial
BOSTON — James "Whitey" Bulger, a reputed gangster and legendary figure in Boston, is set to go on trial in...
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Cops searching for suspects in kidnapping, robbery
Sergio Raul Gutierrez and Melissa Lizeth Castillo Gomez (Photos courtesy Santa Monica Police Department) PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Police are...
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Police seek suspect in Sunday shooting
Rodriguez EXPOSITION BLVD — Police are seeking the public's assistance locating a Santa Monica resident suspected of shooting a man...
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Shooting is third within days in Santa Monica
Santa Monica police investigate a shooting in an alley near the intersection of 16th Street and Michigan Avenue on Tuesday....
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Coroner IDs fifth shooting victim
People take part in a vigil Monday at Santa Monica College to remember the five victims who died as part...
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Records show past turmoil in gunman’s home
John Zawahri (Photo courtesy SMPD) SANTAMONICA — The mother of a gunman who fatally shot five people in SantaMonica once...
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South Boston not same place Bulger once reigned
Bulger BOSTON — As reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger goes on trial, his former stomping grounds in South Boston are...
Read moreUpdate: Police identify shooter; fifth victim dies
John Zawahri (Photo courtesy SMPD) PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A shooter described by police as heavily armed and "ready for...
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5 dead in shooting rampage near SMC; suspect shot, killed by cops
Priscilla Morales is consoled by a parking enforcement officer after being in the library at Santa Monica College where a...
Read moreBomb scare shuts down city streets
COLORADO AVE — Officers closed roads around an office building on the 2800 block of Colorado Avenue Thursday afternoon to...
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