Crime
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FBI concerned for Whitey Bulger tipster
BOSTON — A newspaper's revelation that the tipster who led the FBI to notorious gangster James "Whitey" Bulger is a former...
Read more2 anti-Semitic incidents reported in 2010
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — While California may have had the highest number of anti-Semitic attacks in 2010 with 297, Santa...
Read moreNo cheddar for this meal
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read morePolice: Most arrests on out-of-towners
CITYWIDE — Most criminals caught in Santa Monica hail from outside of city borders, according to statistics released by the...
Read moreTeen arrested for string of robberies
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A 17-year-old student in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District was being held in a juvenile...
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Police chief to retire in December
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica Police Chief Tim Jackman is stepping down from his post as the city’s top...
Read moreNot another walk in the park
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreFeds to seek new indictment against Bulger’s girlfriend
BOSTON — Federal prosecutors plan to seek a new indictment against the longtime girlfriend of former Boston crime boss James "Whitey"...
Read moreCops release surveillance video in beating case
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police have released surveillance video of two men they believe brutally beat a man...
Read moreMan severely beaten while working out in Santa Monica
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A man who was shadow boxing on the 3100 block of Santa Monica Boulevard in the...
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