Crime
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Recyclables stolen from students
SAMOHI — Efforts to outfit villages in Africa and Cambodia with life-saving water treatment devices took a serious blow earlier...
Read moreShopping cart drama
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreCops apprehend murder suspect
DOWNTOWN — A suspect in the brutal beating of Santa Monica resident Preston Brumfield is in police custody after spending...
Read moreCity Hall still trying to solve paparazzi problem
DOWNTOWN — An effort by city officials to find ways of regulating the paparazzi at a local celebrity-favorite nursery school...
Read moreSuspected bike thief busted
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreCharges filed against Cozi Couch
CITY HALL — The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office has filed criminal charges against the former owner and managers of...
Read moreBomb threat closes Wilshire
DOWNTOWN — A suspicious package found near Panera Bread on Wilshire Boulevard and Fifth Street on Friday prompted a call...
Read moreOfficers weren’t playing with this toy gun
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreNick Nolte’s son arrested
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Brawley Nolte, the 23-year-old son of actor Nick Nolte, was arrested Tuesday after a car accident...
Read moreCharges dropped in SMC sexual assault case
LAX COURTHOUSE — A Malibu man who was accused of sexually assaulting a Santa Monica College student in the campus...
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