Crime
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Trouble while texting
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreCounty courts cut more than 300 jobs
DOWNTOWN L.A. — The presiding judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court announced Tuesday the layoffs of 330 employees, along...
Read moreCozi Couch owner pleads guilty
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — A year after abruptly shutting down his high-end Wilshire Boulevard furniture store and leaving behind scores of...
Read moreAuto burglaries on the rise
CITYWIDE — Lulled into a false sense of security, some locals are leaving cars unlocked, and in some extreme cases...
Read moreThief snatches senior’s soup
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read morePolice chief makes 3-12 work week permanent
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Police Chief Tim Jackman is extending until the end of June 2011 a patrol plan in...
Read moreDouble trouble
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreCops search for serial arsonist
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica investigators are looking for a serial arsonist who they believe is responsible for more...
Read morePolice make progress on rape evidence
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — After facing considerable criticism for failing to process over 450 rape kits that may contain critical...
Read moreSmoking for the holidays
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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