Crime
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‘Tis the season to shoplift
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreTwo busted for heroin possession
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreArrest sheds light on ‘shaken baby syndrome’
DOWNTOWN — A Santa Monica man is expected to be arraigned today on murder charges in connection with the death...
Read moreA stone’s throw sends him away
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreParolee connected with Westside burglaries
Daniel Perez, a 28-year-old parolee, is wanted by both the Santa Monica and Los Angeles police departments for questioning in...
Read moreBroken taillight leads to drug bust
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreNot ready for last call
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreSMFD welcomes dispatch operators
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Just a few weeks before its dispatch center goes live for the first time in nearly...
Read moreIdentity of shooting suspects released
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police Thursday released the names of the four suspects believed responsible for the shooting...
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‘Brazen’ attack leaves man dead
PICO NEIGHBORHOOD — A 20-year-old Santa Monica man was fatally shot Tuesday night at Virginia Avenue Park in what police...
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