Crime
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Man pleads not guilty in torture case
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — A Santa Monica man is being held on $1 million bail after pleading not guilty Monday to...
Read moreCops shut down grow house
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreTwo arrested for allegedly torturing man
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police officers arrested two residents for allegedly holding a mentally handicapped man against his...
Read moreAn inside job
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreWhopper with a side order of meth
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreCase of beer turns into deadly weapon
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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Police advise community to keep eye out for transient
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — The Santa Monica Police Department issued an advisory Thursday that a man convicted of committing lewd acts...
Read moreDrop the shoes
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreCops searching for suspected rapists
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Cops are on the hunt for two men who allegedly approached a woman with a gun,...
Read moreHomeless man dies following crash
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A 64-year-old homeless man who was hit by a car last week while walking across Ocean Avenue...
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