Crime
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Father drops dime on son
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreEstranged husband charged with murder in supermarket stabbing
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — The estranged husband who allegedly stabbed his wife at a Santa Monica supermarket where she worked as...
Read moreNude men arrested for fighting in hallway
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read morePolice seeking sex crime victims
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Police are trying to determine if a convicted sex offender, who recently registered in Santa Monica...
Read moreAlleged hate crime committed in Palisades Park
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreCops bust alleged vandal targeting restaurants
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreOfficer assaulted during arrest
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A Santa Monica police officer was punched in the face and broke her finger while trying...
Read moreJudge OKs request for more time in Bulger case
BOSTON — A magistrate judge has granted a request to give federal prosecutors more time to turn over evidence to...
Read moreCops arrest alleged gang member for graffiti
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreCyclists busted for allegedly peddling drugs
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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