Crime
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Police on the hunt for sexual assault suspect
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — The Santa Monica Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect...
Read moreSock it to ya’
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreRubbing out prostitution
Thursday, Sept. 9, at 5:55 p.m., Santa Monica police officers responded to the 2800 block of Pico Boulevard (Japanese Health...
Read moreBusted on his birthday
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreTrouble by the beach
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreFormer BBB employee sentenced in EZ pass fraud case
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — A former Big Blue Bus supervisor found guilty of abusing City Hall’s rideshare program that provides employees...
Read moreRoommates rumble over rent
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreGang graffiti spotted near park
PICO NEIGHBORHOOD — A disturbing reminder that tension still exists between local gangs surfaced Sunday morning when residents living near...
Read moreMurder suspect pleads not guilty
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — A 55-year-old man accused of stabbing a woman to death on Sunday in the courtyard of the...
Read moreStabbing called ‘random attack’
PICO BLVD — Santa Monica police on Monday described the fatal stabbing of a 61-year-old woman who lived at The...
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