Crime
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Police, nonprofit battle elder abuse
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — One year ago, the detectives at the Santa Monica Police Department welcomed Polina Havens into their...
Read moreMissing teen found in Santa Monica
DOWNTOWN — A teenager from Tennessee who had been missing for more than a month was found safe and unharmed...
Read moreCrime Watch: Parking garage isn’t a campground
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreSheryl Crow granted temporary restraining order
LOS ANGELES — A judge has granted Sheryl Crow a temporary restraining order against a man who is accused of...
Read moreMan causes ruckus at Bubba Gump
A Los Angeles man was apprehended Sunday for allegedly scaring passers-by on the Santa Monica Pier and resisting arrest at...
Read moreHomeless men arrested for attempted murder
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Two Santa Monica-area homeless men are scheduled to be arraigned today for the attempted murder of...
Read moreLocal priest charged with sexual battery
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A former priest from Saint Anne's Catholic Church and Shrine was charged Monday with sexual battery...
Read moreMan charged in nail-throwing case
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — The man who allegedly threw nails into the driveways of two flight schools and an aviation business...
Read moreCrime Watch: Homeless man arrested for allegedly stealing tip jar
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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Priest accused of sexual battery
THE SITE: Rafael Venegas, the administrator at Saint Anne's, has been removed from his post pending an investigation. A woman...
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