CITYWIDE — While people jumped aboard Metrolink at record levels, and even Metro Rail experienced a boost, the Big Blue Bus saw no significant increase in ridership over “Carmageddon” weekend, transit officials said.
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
CITYWIDE — It can be found on street signs, bus benches, bathroom stalls and the Santa Monica Pier. Graffiti, it seems, is making a comeback and city officials are left scratching their heads as to why.
SMO — State Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, is calling on the state Department of Toxic Substances Control to investigate air pollution and blood-lead levels among residents living near Santa Monica Airport.
PICO BLVD — An 80-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car driven by a fellow senior citizen Sunday morning as she illegally walked across Pico Boulevard near 26th Street, Santa Monica police said Monday.
DOWNTOWN — Police in Los Angeles are pleading with the public to help them find a woman from Venice who has been missing for over a year. Nancy Barrett, 53, was last seen on July 14, 2010 around 4:45 p.
WASHINGTON, DC — Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer joined Rep. Henry Waxman in firing off a letter to President Obama on Friday expressing their opposition to any plan to sell parts of the West Los Angeles VA property to help drawdown the national debt.
SM PIER — Alice Hunter doesn’t have a problem being single, but the operators of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel do. On a whim, Hunter, who recently moved to Brentwood from London, decided to purchase a $5 ticket to ride the wheel at Pacific Park earlier this month.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police today appealed to the public for help in finding a man who accosted a woman in a carport. The sexual battery occurred in a carport near Wilshire Boulevard and Euclid Street between 4 p.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A homeless man has been charged with trying to kidnap a baby in Santa Monica and resisting arrest after allegedly fighting with police, authorities said Thursday.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica Police Chief Tim Jackman in a memo to the mayor and City Council accepted “full responsibility” for the flawed investigation of school board member Oscar de la Torre, and said oversight of his officers has increased.
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
