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Crime Watch: No rest at the Rest Haven
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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3 convicted in promenade charity scam
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — Three men who were arrested late last year in an undercover police sting on the Third Street...
Read moreBrief: Man tumbles down Palisades bluffs
Police said a man in his late 30s tumbled down a bluff and landed on Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday. The...
Read moreBrief: X-mas trees set ablaze
At least two Christmas trees were set on fire on the same day last week and police are trying to...
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Six charged in high-end art heist
These are some of the previously stolen works of art. (Image courtesy SMPD) DOWNTOWN — Los Angeles County prosecutors have...
Read moreCrime Watch: Don’t toy with guns
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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Man gets 32 years to life for German tourist murder
Paul Carpenter LOS ANGELES — A South Los Angeles man who went on the run for a decade was sentenced...
Read moreBrief: DUI checkpoint set for New Year’s Eve
The Santa Monica Police Department will be on the lookout for drunk drivers this New Year's Eve. A DUI/Driver's License...
Read moreCrime Watch: Keys to not getting robbed
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreBrief: Don’t shoot on New Year’s Eve
What goes up, must come down. That's why the Santa Monica Police Department on Thursday released a community e-mail reminding...
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