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.
CIVIC CENTER — “Chain Reaction,” a mushroom cloud-shaped sculpture in Santa Monica’s Civic Center, will need a guardian angel with a lot of cash if it hopes to remain in place through the end of 2012.
MID CITY — Although the Bourget Brothers Building Materials and Hastings Plastics have been neighbors for a number of years, it wasn’t until demolition teams rolled into the Hastings lot Monday that John Bourget realized the entire building was made of brick obscured by thick plaster.
The Santa Monica Public Library is accepting entries for the sixth annual Green Prize for Sustainable Literature, a contest that is intended to encourage and commend authors, illustrators and publisher who produce quality books that make significant contributions to, and broaden public awareness of,
LOS ANGELES — Police say an argument between two men at a Los Angeles barbershop escalated into gunfire, leaving both men wounded. Shots were heard at about 9:30 a.
Having already trained over 2,000 local employees to serve as ambassadors of the city by the sea, the Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau is ready to expand the program to other tourist destinations.
Santa Monica’s firefighters will begin making their own training videos thanks to a roughly $5,000 donation from Kessler, a division of HUB International, and the Fireman’s Fun Insurance Co.
DOWNTOWN — A lawsuit claiming that City Hall failed to properly notify people as to why their parking tickets were found to be valid will most likely head to court after settlement negotiations broke down last week.
VIRGINIA AVENUE PARK — School officials praised hard-working teachers, dedicated parents and a “unique” relationship with City Hall for the continued success of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District despite budgetary pressures from the state and other outside forces.
SACRAMENTO — Lawmakers have rejected a campaign disclosure bill that would have required top donors to be identified in television, radio and print advertisements.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who allegedly robbed the CHASE bank branch on Fourth Street in January.
SAMOHI — A fight and traffic-related safety concerns have prompted a response by administrators at Santa Monica High School and Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District officials, including increased police presence at basketball games and a crossing guard.
