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Crime Watch: Shoplifter arrested
Editor's note: This report is part of Crime Watch, a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica...
Read moreBrief: Stabbing suspects on the loose
Santa Monica police were on the lookout Monday for two suspects who allegedly stabbed a man multiple times in the...
Read morePolice hunting for mother they say kidnapped son
Taylor PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY – Santa Monica police are asking for the public's help as they search for an 8-year-old...
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Judge rejects Bulger’s future immunity claim
James 'Whitey' Bulger BOSTON — Gangster James "Whitey" Bulger cannot present evidence to a jury about his claim that he...
Read moreWoman admits to killing local teen while drunk driving
EL MONTE COURTHOUSE — The woman who plead guilty to killing a Santa Monica middle school student while driving drunk...
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Judge admonishes lawyer, won’t delay Lohan case
Lindsay Lohan (Photo courtesy Associated Press) AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — A judge refused Friday to delay Lindsay Lohan's trial on reckless...
Read moreCrime Watch: Lost in Santa Monica
Editor's note: This report is part of Crime Watch, a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica...
Read moreLawyer says Lohan committed to turning life around
LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan is committed to turning her life around and wants to record public service announcements on...
Read moreHostage taker identified
Police officers from Santa Monica and Beverly Hills deployed to Delaware "Avenue Tuesday on the report of a hostage situation....
Read morePolice negotiate with man barricaded in home on Delaware Avenue
DELAWARE AVE — Santa Monica police are negotiating with a man who took his mother in-law and son hostage in...
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