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Lohan’s attorney seeks deal over PCH crash
Lindsay Lohan (Photo courtesy Associated Press) LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan's attorney has suggested to prosecutors that the actress serve...
Read moreSanta Monica woman to face felony charge in Malibu hit-and-run death
(File photo) MALIBU — Santa Monica resident Jill Rose, the driver suspected of striking and killing a tow truck driver...
Read moreCrime Watch: Somebody’s been watching too much ‘Twilight’
Editor's note: This report is part of Crime Watch, a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica...
Read moreAttempted murder suspect identified
Francisco Leon-Urbalexo (Photo courtesy SMPD) PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — An illegal immigrant has been identified by Santa Monica police as...
Read moreMalibu resident recalls spurning goodfellas
Burt Ross, who moved to Malibu a year ago, last week at Pepperdine University talked about his decision to expose...
Read moreSanta Monica money man indicted in stock scheme
DOWNTOWN — A Santa Monica financial adviser was arrested on Tuesday for his involvement in a stock market scheme that...
Read moreBulger lawyer: Jury should decide immunity claim
James 'Whitey' Bulger BOSTON — Former mobster James "Whitey" Bulger's claim that a federal prosecutor gave him immunity to commit...
Read moreCrime Watch: Police make arrests in home-invasion robbery
Editor's note: This report is part of Crime Watch, a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica...
Read moreCrime Watch: Homeowner hits man with hammer over clothes dispute
Editor's note: This report is part of Crime Watch, a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica...
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Victim identified in fatal PCH tow truck driver hit-and-run
(File photo) PCH — A male tow truck driver was struck and killed in a suspected hit-and-run crash on Pacific...
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