Crime
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District looks into sexual harassment allegation
KANSAS AVENUE — School district officials plan to launch an investigation into a sexual harassment allegation involving a male teacher...
Read moreGonna put it in the want ads
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreWhen push comes to a bottle over the head
<i>Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreCops searching for hit-and-run suspect
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Investigators with the Santa Monica Police Department are asking for the public’s help in locating a...
Read moreCaught in the act
<i>Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreComputer glitch messes with parking tickets
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY If you think you’ve paid all of your parking tickets, you might want to think again. That’s...
Read moreSM cops come to the rescue
CIVIC CENTER Despite what people see in the movies and on television, police officers rarely have the opportunity to save...
Read moreDetectives ask for help in solving Pico murder
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY Detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating three suspects wanted for questioning in connection with...
Read moreCooking up trouble
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreCops searching for shooting suspects
PICO NEIGHBORHOOD Police on Thursday were searching for two suspects wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting that took place...
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