Crime
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Police seek passenger in deadly car wreck
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police are attempting to find the passenger in the Camaro that was involved in...
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Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreCar race leads to fatal wreck on Wilshire
MID-CITY – a 23-year-old motorist was killed Saturday as he raced another car on Wilshire Boulevard near 20th Street and...
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Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read morePot growers injured in house fire
KINGMAN AVE — Two people were slightly injured Thursday morning during a fire at a three-story home in Santa Monica...
Read moreSanta Monica police cleared in Oscar de la Torre probe
CITY HALL — The Santa Monica Police Department’s investigation into school board member Oscar de la Torre’s actions during a...
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Police release sketch of suspect in attempted kidnapping
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police on Friday released a sketch of a suspect wanted in connection with the...
Read moreWoman uses brass knuckles on cop
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreTeen injured during escape from blaze
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A teenager was injured when she jumped from the second floor of an apartment building to escape...
Read moreActress Pressly charged with drunken driving in Santa Monica
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Prosecutors have charged Jaime Pressly with misdemeanor drunken driving. The 33-year-old “My Name is Earl” co-star...
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