Crime
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On the bad end of a breakup
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreStop, drop and go No. 2
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreSuspect in attempted kidnapping of teen arrested
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police are confident they have arrested the man responsible for the attempted kidnapping Sunday...
Read moreTeen shooting victim speaks to investigators
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A 16-year-old Samohi student was able to speak to police investigators Wednesday afternoon for the first...
Read moreSamohi student targeted in shooting
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police are searching for a pair of suspects responsible for a shooting Tuesday afternoon...
Read moreCops on the hunt for attempted kidnapping suspect
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted in connection...
Read moreLocal talent manager for kids charged with child molestation
DOWNTOWN — A talent agent who worked with child actors out of his Santa Monica apartment and once made a...
Read moreSuspects try to make fast getaway
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreSentencing postponed for man guilty of killing German tourist
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — Sentencing has been postponed to Jan. 18 for Paul Edmond Carpenter, who was convicted of first-degree murder...
Read moreWhitey Bulger’s girlfriend faces more charges
BOSTON — A lawyer for the longtime girlfriend of former crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger said Tuesday that he might...
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