Crime
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Homeless deterrent, the Blue Chirper, comes to the Promenade
With the homeless crisis showing no signs whatsoever of improving, one popular bar on the Promenade has taken matters into...
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Suspect arrested for fatal hit and run
On Sunday, December 22, 2024, at approximately 6:40 p.m., Police Department officers responded to the scene of a fatal...
Read morePolice looking for suspect who killed local veteran in hit and run crash
A woman was killed at about 6:40 p.m. on Sunday night after being hit by a car near the intersection...
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DA Hochman Announces Child Sex Abuse Charges Against Piano Teacher in Los Angeles County
Hovanes John Jihanyan, a 41-year-old Beverly Hills piano teacher, is charged with sexually abusing a 13-year-old student Los Angeles County...
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Suspected DUI driver arrested in Santa Monica after pursuit across Los Angeles
Deputies from the Sheriff's department chased a suspected DUI driver across Los Angeles County on Wednesday night, as the vehicle...
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LA County reported hate crimes spike to highest in decades
The growing feeling of stoked racial fires across the country has been crystalized locally with a damning new report. This...
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Blue notebook: SMPD tackles holiday season incidents
PSF Holiday Tree Lighting: Leaders from the Santa Monica Community along with participants in the department’s Community Academy joined staff...
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Piano teacher arrested for child abuse
The Santa Monica Police Department has arrested a 41-year old piano teacher for abusing a 14-year old student. SMPD detectives...
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Gunman may have targeted California religious school in shooting that wounded 2 kindergartners
Investigators on Thursday were trying to determine if a gunman was specifically targeting a tiny religious school in Northern California...
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Suspect in healthcare CEO murder lists Santa Monica based company as his employer
Police arrested a suspect Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald's employee in Pennsylvania...
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