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Crime Watch: 80 year old sliced for pizza
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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Trial begins for pirates charged with killing St. Monica parishioners
Scott and Jean Adam. (photo courtesy svquest.com) NORFOLK, Va. — Defense attorneys for three Somalis charged with murdering four American...
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Bulger attorney: Allow comment against key witness
Bulger BOSTON — A lawyer for reputed Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger argued Wednesday that jurors should be allowed to...
Read moreCrime down in Santa Monica
DOWNTOWN — Crime in Santa Monica is down 9 percent over this time last year, a drop police attribute to...
Read moreBulger jury selection unlike other mob cases
BOSTON — The machinations of choosing a jury for the long-awaited trial of reputed Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger...
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Defendant acquitted in model murder trial
LOS ANGELES — A jury found a woman not guilty Tuesday of murder in the strangling of an aspiring model...
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Public asked to help find ‘Midnight Bandit’
The 'Midnight Bandit,' seen here in surveillance photos, has hit over 50 gas stations and convenience stores, including one in...
Read moreCrime Watch: Cops close to using lethal force on pipe-wielding man
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreMr. Checkpoint goes to court
CITY HALL — A Santa Monica resident known for his website that shares DUI checkpoint locations has found himself on...
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8-year term for Bulger girlfriend upheld
Catherine Greig (Photo courtesy Google Images) BOSTON — The longtime girlfriend of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger lost her bid...
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