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Crime Watch: Police say man fell asleep while driving drunk on PCH
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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Carwash owner, managers charged with cheating employees
A worker towels off a car at the Wilshire West Carwash on Wednesday. (Photo by Daniel Archuleta) CITY HALL —...
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Police report 571 bikes stolen in 2012
LOCKING IT UP: Santa Monica police recommend using a sturdy U-lock to secure bikes left unattended, not a chain like...
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Cops search for sexual assault suspect
(Rendering courtesy Santa Monica Police Department) PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police are searching for a suspect in an...
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Cops called following fight over escort
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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Update: Suspects with gun lead cops on chase through Santa Monica
Santa Monica police search through the belongings found in a car that was involved in a persuit that led authorities...
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Cops catch suspected Christmas tree arsonist
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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Crime up in first half of 2012
Santa Monica police arrest a burglary suspect last year. (File photo) CITYWIDE — The Federal Bureau of Investigation released figures...
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Not guilty pleas entered for Lohan on misdemeanors
Lohan (Google Images) AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — Lindsay Lohan pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three misdemeanor charges related to a car...
Read moreBrief: SMPD offers Spanish Citizen Academy class
The Santa Monica Police Department will be offering its Spanish-language Citizen Police Academy, Academia Comunitaria Policial, beginning in late January....
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