Crime
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Wife claims she was attacked in hospital
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 arrest missing Brit’s boyfriend
DOWNTOWN — Police on Thursday were still searching for a 19-year-old English woman and were questioning her traveling companion, who...
Read morePolice clear boyfriend in missing tourist case
DOWNTOWN — Santa Monica police said Thursday they do not believe the boyfriend of a missing 19-year-old British woman had...
Read morePolice find missing tourist
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — The search has been called off. A 19-year-old British woman who was last seen nearly two...
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Gang graffiti stuns quiet neighborhood
SUNSET PARK — Residents of a quiet block here were shocked Monday morning to discover 11 vehicles and several fences...
Read morePolice join Crime Stoppers
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Witnesses to a crime who are too scared to come forward can now do so without...
Read moreCops bust gunmen following robbery
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreInjured pedestrian dies in hospital
DOWNTOWN — An 82-year-old Santa Monica resident hit by a motorist earlier this week died Thursday as a result of...
Read morePolice foil murder-for-hire plot
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A Santa Monica man on Friday was charged with trying to hire someone to kill a...
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Police chief extends 3-12 work week
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica Police Chief Tim Jackman has extended for one month a pilot program in which...
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