15-year-old police unit proposed to be cut from budget
The Santa Monica Police Department’s mounted patrol unit may have to hang up its spurs permanently because of
Two additional suspects arrested in Pico shootings
Two men were arrested Tuesday for attempted murder in connection with last week’s drive-by shooting in an eastside Santa Monica neighborhood.
Police: Suspect lured women by posing as photographer
A convicted felon accused of killing a Santa Monica woman pleaded not guilty to capital murder charges on Wednesday.
Victor Paleologus, 40,
PRC switches its focus
Expect to see some changes on the Santa Monica Pier this year.
Not that there haven’t been some already. With different faces on the Pier
Patient alleges hospital used fake collection agency to get money
The charges were as pernicious as they were surprising. Saint John’s Health Care Center stood accused of manufacturing a
After five shootings, neighborhood responds
A small, but vocal group of residents in a troubled Santa Monica neighborhood took to the streets Sunday, demanding peace.
Known as the Pico neighborhood,
Community organization must answer to judge
The secret finances of a Santa Monica neighborhood group show several cash withdrawals, an examination of public records show.
The disclosure of ATM transactions
With looming budget cuts and millions of visitors on their way, local lifeguards are guaranteed to face challenges this summer.
Los Angeles beaches receive about 50 million visitors every year,
SMPD chief says more suspects being sought
Police have arrested and charged two men with attempted murder in connection with last week’s gang-related shootings in an eastside neighborhood.
Whale rescue team has secured spot for operations
A poisonous algae responsible for killing and harming hundreds of sea mammals last spring has cropped up again.
The algae, which is
Activist draws corelation between violence, poverty
An emergency meeting was called this week by residents concerned about gang violence in their neighborhood.
Oscar de la Torre, director of the Pico
SMPD responds to rash of shootings in neighborhood
Police arrested four people and recovered weapons Thursday and Friday in connection to the recent gang-related shootings in an eastside Santa
