Crime
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CITYWIDE — Santa Monica police will be searching high and low for drivers and passengers not wearing their seat belts...
Read moreSanta Monica cops bust sex offender masturbating in front of pilates studio
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreCops bust clerks for selling booze to minors
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Two sales clerks and several adults were cited during sting operations involving minors looking to purchase...
Read morePolice say nude woman attempted suicide
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A Santa Monica woman who was seen dancing naked on top of a roughly five-story building...
Read moreScrubbing the wrong way
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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Nude woman falls from Main Street building
MAIN STREET — A naked woman seen dancing on the roof of a building on Main Street Wednesday fell several...
Read moreLife sentence in Juarez murders
DOWNTOWN L.A. — An imprisoned gang member will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the murder of...
Read moreSuspect says he stole clothes because he was naked
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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Santa Monica police looking for jewelry heist suspects
WILSHIRE BLVD — Santa Monica police are looking for three masked suspects who stole an estimated $1.5 million worth of...
Read moreSenior arrested for allegedly possessing child porn
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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