Crime
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Taking a bite out of crime
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Violent crimes in Santa Monica continued to hit historic lows in 2008, a trend which SMPD...
Read moreSeniors hit Sephora
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreMoose Lodge suspects guilty of murder
DOWNTOWN L.A. — Just one day before the four-year anniversary of when two Santa Monica men were fatally shot during...
Read moreCops using Internet to bust prostitutes
CYBERSPACE — For those looking to sell their bodies, strolling up and down Lincoln Boulevard looking to turn tricks just...
Read moreMan busted sharing pot with juveniles
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreIt’s a family affair
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreSerial bank robbery suspect nabbed
DOWNTOWN — A serial bank robber linked to more than a dozen heists spanning one month, including two in Santa...
Read moreMurder suspect pleads not guilty
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — A former fugitive who was captured in Jamaica last week in connection with the shooting death of...
Read moreNew details in hit-and-run released
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — After further interviews with witnesses regarding a hit-and-run accident that left a Santa Monica man in...
Read moreDancing around the law
Saturday, Feb. 7 at 1:35 a.m. Officers responded to the 2000 block of Wilshire Boulevard — The Gas Light —...
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