Crime
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120mph pursuit of stolen car from downtown LA ends with crash in Santa Monica
A high-speed pursuit that started in downtown Los Angeles ended in Santa Monica with a crash and the subsequent arrest...
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Tip leads to arrest of brutal assault suspect
Santa Monica Chief of Police Ramon Batista has credited a tipster for the capture of the suspect in a brutal...
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SMPD releases bodycam video of fatal shooting
The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) has released the body camera footage from the officer who was stabbed in an...
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The Blue Notebook: A weekly SMPD recap, Nov. 2 -8
A breakdown of activity provided by the Santa Monica Police Department covering the period of Saturday, November 2 to...
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Bay St fire would have been much worse had the wind direction been different
Early Monday morning at about 1:37am, a fire was reported in the 200 block of Bay Street, spreading to multiple...
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Arrest made relating to recent stabbing attack near 5th Street and Broadway
A suspect has been arrested stemming from a recent stabbing incident in Downtown Santa Monica. According to the Santa Monica...
Read morePolice looking for the good samaritans who helped woman run over on beach
The Santa Monica Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance in trying to locate several individuals who heroically attempted to...
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Traffic collision on Cloverfield caused by self-inflicted gunshot wound to driver
The driver of a white pick-up truck appears to have taken his own life in an incident on Wednesday afternoon...
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Santa Monica PD ask for information in investigation of assault near 5th St
The Santa Monica Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance in identifying a suspect in connection with an assault that...
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Woman dead after being run over by SUV on beach near Santa Monica Pier
Police have confirmed that a woman has died after being run over by sports utility vehicle on the 1400 block...
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