Crime
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Tourist killed by suspected drunk driver
DOWNTOWN — An Australian tourist was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver while crossing Colorado Avenue Tuesday evening...
Read moreAttorney: Venice skateboarder shouldn’t be charged
VENICE — Ronald Weekley had plans to return to college this week in Louisiana where he was studying chemistry. Instead,...
Read moreLAPD probes excessive-force claim in Venice video arrest
VENICE — Police were investigating allegations Monday that officers used excessive force when they dog-piled on a skateboarder who was...
Read moreAccused murderer’s arraignment postponed
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — The arraignment for a man accused of sexual assaulting and strangling two women in Santa Monica has...
Read moreCrime Watch: No break during this lunch
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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Cops arrest suspect in cold case murders
Edric Dashell Gross (Photo courtesy SMPD) PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Officers in the Santa Monica Police Department's Cold Case Homicide...
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Man stabbed ‘for no reason’ in Downtown
A Santa Monica police officer takes pictures of the scene of a stabbing on Monday. CITY HALL — Police on...
Read moreCrime Watch: Fighting City Hall with wire cutters
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreSales scam comes to Santa Monica
CITYWIDE — Santa Monicans beware — a scam may be afoot. At least one Mid-City resident got taken by what...
Read moreCourt to probe stabber’s mental state
LOS ANGELES — A court date has been set to determine whether or not a man suspected of stabbing three...
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