The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) is asking for a new law specifically targeting catalytic converter theft as officials said the lack of specific prohibitions targeting the thefts are preventing
The sharp uptick has been linked to viral videos, posted to TikTok and other social media platforms, teaching people how to start the cars with USB cables and exploit a security
SMPD officers located multiple individuals sleeping in the Civic Center Parking Structure. All subjects were advised against loitering in the structure
A teenager who accidentally shot himself in the hand earlier this week is being accused of multiple crimes including an armed robbery shortly before the accident.
According to the Santa
In the week since the body of Beau Mann was found in an abandoned courtyard, the case has made international headlines with no shortage of amateur sleauths weighing in via podcasts, websites and social media
Local law enforcement agencies marked National Fentanyl Awareness Day by announcing multiple arrests for fentanyl related crimes, including a suspect responsible for the triple overdose of a group of Santa Moncia teens last year.
The music store owned by Councilwoman Lana Negrete was been burglarized four the fourth time in recent years with a criminal literally returning to the scene of the crime to steal multiple items over the past weekend.
