Crime
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Graffiti, tagging on the rise in Santa Monica
CITYWIDE — It can be found on street signs, bus benches, bathroom stalls and the Santa Monica Pier. Graffiti, it...
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Venice woman still missing after a year
DOWNTOWN — Police in Los Angeles are pleading with the public to help them find a woman from Venice who...
Read moreElderly women involved in fatal traffic accident
PICO BLVD — An 80-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car driven by a fellow senior citizen Sunday morning...
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Homeless man charged with kidnapping after allegedly choking baby
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A homeless man has been charged with trying to kidnap a baby in Santa Monica and...
Read morePolice chief takes ‘full responsibility’ for flawed de la Torre investigation
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica Police Chief Tim Jackman in a memo to the mayor and City Council accepted “full...
Read morePolice nab one in brazen bar robbery
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreLawyer claims Bulger’s girlfriend a ‘simple woman’
BOSTON — James “Whitey” Bulger’s longtime girlfriend is a subservient, “simple woman” whose only offense is a “crime of passion”...
Read moreSMC student sexually assaulted by man in wetsuit
SUNSET PARK — Santa Monica police Friday night were looking for a man who was clad in a full wetsuit...
Read moreBulger’s girlfriend expected to seek bail
BOSTON — The longtime girlfriend of former Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger was by his side when he was finally...
Read moreFour arrested for allegedly stealing cell phones
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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