SM BEACH — A woman who was jogging along the beach just south of Montana Avenue was physically and sexually assaulted Wednesday morning before fighting off her attacker, Santa Monica police
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A financial advisor from Huntington Beach will stand trial for the 2008 murder of Alexander Merman, the Russian-born artist who was found stabbed to death inside his
NOMA — Cops were on the hunt Wednesday for a pair of thieves who made off with at least $300,000 worth of jewelry after robbing Chinese couriers at gunpoint, Santa
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Alex Petrakos' back-to-school shopping list looked similar to that of most 11-year-old boys.
A new backpack was a must (his old one is too small to
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
A 26-year-old woman who was arrested in August for allegedly driving into and killing an Australian tourist while he was crossing a Downtown street with his family has been charged
During the month of October, Santa Monica police officers will be focusing on pedestrians as part of a public safety campaign to cut down on the number of collisions in
LOS ANGELES — Probation officials openly worried about actor Johnny Lewis' mental health and his danger to others in recent months, and this week their worst fears came true.
The
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica detectives have recovered millions of dollars worth of modern art that was stolen from a home on 12th Street earlier this month and have two
The Santa Monica Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public another chance to prevent drug abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired,
The homeless man charged with raping and strangling two women in the early 2000s in Santa Monica plead not guilty Tuesday to murder charges, according to various reports.
Edrick Dashell
OCEAN AVENUE — Santa Monica police Tuesday afternoon blocked off a section of Ocean Avenue as a man threatened to jump from atop the Fairmont Miramar Hotel.
SMPD spokesman Sgt. Richard
