Crime
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Cops seize over $60K in property during credit card bust
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Over $60,000 in property, including over 27,000 rounds of ammunition, that was allegedly purchased using stolen...
Read moreBrief: Suicide attempt foiled on pier
Santa Monica police and fire fighters rescued a 29-year-old man who was threatening to kill himself by jumping off the...
Read moreBrief: Placard sting at SMC
Santa Monica Police officers confiscated 21 disabled parking placards and eight preferential parking permits Wednesday that were being misused by...
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Cops crack down on disabled parking fakes
Traffic officers Manuel Ramirez (left) and Daniel Price display roughly 150 disabled parking placards that were allegedly being used illegally...
Read moreDon’t fall victim to Craigslist scams
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY —The Santa Monica Police Department advised people via their Facebook page to be on the lookout...
Read morePolice searching for suspected bank robber
MONTANA AVE — Santa Monica police and the FBI are searching for a man who allegedly robbed the Union Bank...
Read moreCrime Watch: Entrepreneur lands himself in jail
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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Lohan accepts plea deal with 90 days in rehab
Actress Lindsay Lohan appears at the Los Angeles Superior court on Monday. LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan accepted a plea...
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New judge named for mobster Bulger’s trial
Bulger BOSTON — A new judge was named to preside over the murder trial of former mobster James "Whitey"...
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Man to stand trial in brutal murder of wife
Green AIRPORT COURTHOUSE —A 53-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his estranged wife as she worked at a supermarket in...
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