Crime
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Prosecutor responds to Bulger girlfriend’s appeal
BOSTON — A federal prosecutor contends that relatives of James "Whitey" Bulger's alleged victims had a right to address the...
Read moreBrief: Prevent ‘buzzed’ driving
Santa Monica police officers want to remind drivers that if they plan on drinking alcohol this holiday season they better...
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Footage of jewel thieves released
INFORMATION NEEDED: Police released this still from a surveillance camera to help identify a pair of alleged jewelry thieves. (Photo...
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Cops on the hunt for armed robbers
Surveillance footage from an armed robbery at the Jack in a Box at Santa Monica and Lincoln boulevards (Photo courtesy...
Read moreCrime Watch: Tempers flare en route to the pokey
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreCrude bomb goes off
Police believe that a makeshift explosive that went off in the underground parking garage of an apartment building on Ocean...
Read moreSM reports no hate crimes against LGBT community
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica bucked a national trend in 2011 that showed an increase in the number of...
Read moreState Supreme Court ends Black Widow case
SACRAMENTO — The California Supreme Court refused to rehear the appeal of a woman convicted of murdering homeless men for...
Read moreCrime Watch: Cops say man repeatedly stole from Goodwill
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 sentenced for viewing child porn in library
Richard Gibbons (Photo courtesy SMPD) PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A Culver City man caught looking at children engaged in sex...
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