Crime
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Shoplifting, drugs occupy officers’ time
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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Cozi Couch closes doors
DOWNTOWN — Dusk had fallen when Jaime Seoane, an employee of Cozi Couch Washable Luxury, finally arrived at the store...
Read moreFamily of slain SM man still searching for answers
DOWNTOWN L.A. — The family of a Santa Monica man who was shot and killed here just weeks before he...
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Narcs nab heroin dealers
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica narcotics detectives, along with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, seized over two pounds of...
Read moreCaveman etiquette lands pair in jail
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreOfficers in need of some backup
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police officers need the public’s help, but this time it’s not to identify a...
Read moreSentencing delayed for convicted killers
DOWNTOWN L.A. — The sentencing of two gang members convicted last month of killing a Santa Monica residents at the...
Read moreJust what the doctor ordered
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 seize $1M in Ecstasy
LINCOLN BLVD — About 40 pounds of Ecstasy were discovered stashed inside of a parked car here on Sunday after...
Read morePolice warn about rise in auto thefts
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Facing an increase in auto burglaries just three months into the year, the Santa Monica Police...
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