Crime
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SMPD: A year without a deadly traffic accident
CITYWIDE — For the first time in a long time, Santa Monica experienced no fatal traffic accidents over the last...
Read moreDon’t leave packages unattended
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreCelebrity chef sentenced in murder-for-hire plot
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — A former Food Network star was sentenced to nine years in prison Monday for trying to hire two...
Read moreGang member convicted in Moose Lodge shooting
DOWNTOWN L.A. — A member of the 18th Street gang, one of Los Angeles’ most notorious, was convicted Thursday of...
Read moreOn the stroll
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 seek public’s help to find suspected peeper
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police are asking for the public's assistance to locate a suspected peeper. Officers say...
Read moreDA may probe election mailer group
CITY HALL — The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office on Thursday said it had referred a complaint about the election...
Read moreNot the right place to puke
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreYou can’t sleep here
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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SMPD searches for sexual assault suspect
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police are searching for a suspect in an alleged sexual assault that took place...
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