Crime
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Details in Travolta’s stolen car case released
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police on Thursday released the license plate number of a stolen classic car owned...
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...
Read moreWhitey Bulger’s girlfriend again presses for bail
BOSTON — The longtime girlfriend of former Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger has renewed her request to be released...
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Travolta’s vintage Mercedes stolen in Santa Monica
BERKELEY ST — Talk about greased lightning. It took only 10 minutes for actor John Travolta to become a victim,...
Read moreBetter watch where you step
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreMan claims $2M reward paid to tipster in Bulger case
BOSTON — The FBI has paid a $2 million reward to a tipster who provided information that led to the...
Read moreElderly driver in Witherspoon accident ordered to retake driving test
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police have ordered the 84-year-old woman ticketed for hitting Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon in a...
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Guerilla artists raise awareness, irk City Hall
BERKELEY STREET — A local builder and Heal the Bay volunteer revealed a unique piece of artwork Thursday morning that...
Read moreHusband pleads not guilty in fatal market stabbing
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — A man charged with stabbing his wife to death as she worked at a checkout stand at...
Read moreAlleged peeping Tom arrested at SMC
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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