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Bait Bike Catches Thief Santa Monica police say on 8/16/14 at approximately 3pm officers working in the downtown area were electronically monitoring a "bait bicycle" parked in the 1500 block of Alley...

Man Stabbed by Woman Santa Monica Police say on July 22, 2014, at approximately 9:40 a.m., officers responded to the 1600 block of Ocean Front Walk after a caller reported a man had just been stabbed...

Battery Suspect Caught Santa Monica Police say officers received a call of a fight in the area of 3rd St. and Broadway on July 19 at about 1:45 am. They say the suspect Rodney Gray approached a man...

Suspected Bicycle Thief Caught Santa Monica police say officers working the 3rd St Promenade saw a man riding his bicycle on the Promenade in the 1300 block, which is a municipal code violation. This...

A Day at the Beach Ends with Kidnapping Charges for One Man Santa Monica Police say officers were called to St. John's Hospital Emergency Room, 2121 Santa Monica Boulevard on June 21 at approximately...

Running a stop sign on a bicycle leads to slew of charges Santa Monica Police say officers conducted a traffic stop after a man failed to stop for posted stop sign while riding a bicycle. The incident...

Suspicious Behavior Lands Man in Jail Santa Monica police officer say they saw a man looking into a parked car at the 1400 block of Lincoln Blvd on May 30 at approximately 5:20 in the afternoon. They...

Hidden camera catches thief Santa Monica Police say officers responded to a residence in the 800 block of 12th St. on May 20 after a woman told them that she had set up a clandestine camera in her hou...

The fish kill in Marina Del Rey on May 18 was likely caused by the lack oxygen in the water and is nothing too unusual according to Wildlife officials. "A large anchovy school traveling outside the...

Man Caught Riding His Bike Against Traffic Ends Up with Drug Charges Santa Monica Police say officers stopped a man for riding his bicycle against traffic and on the sidewalk on May 9 at around 9:30...

Couple Assaulted in Local Hotel Santa Monica Police say they were called to the Ocean Luxury Lofts and Suites at 107 Broadway, regarding an assault in progress. It happened on May 6 at about 3:45 in...

Two Allegedly Drunk Men End Up in Jail after Resisting and Threatening Police Santa Monica Police say officers responded to the area of 4th St. and Colorado Ave. regarding a report of two men...

Arrested for cursing in public Santa Monica Police say they received a disturbance call on April 21 at approximately 12:30 at night. Authorities say, Officers when the officers arrived at the scene,...

Arraignment for Suspect in Samo Scuffle Police said that on April 8, 2014 Mr. Blair Moore was arraigned at the West Los Angeles Airport Court for the assault incident that occurred at Santa Monica...

Impatient Patron Throws Bottle into Local Restaurants Window Santa Monica Police say on April 1 at about 9 pm, officers responded to Tar and Roses Restaurant in the 600 block of Santa Monica...

Man Unable To Pay his Booze-Bill Goes to Jail Santa Monica police say a man accused of ordering over 100-dollars worth alcoholic drinks at a local restaurant was booked into jail. They say it...

Bicyclist Helps to Catch Robber Santa Monica Police say they responded to a report of a strong-arm robbery on March 13 at the 1900 block of 6th Street at 10 in the morning. Lawmen report the victim...

Man Accused of Scaring Neighbors with BB Gun Santa Monica Police say neighbors miss took a BB gun for a rifle and called them when they thought a man, who appeared drunk, was pointing the gun at her....

Burglary At the Pier Santa Monica Police are looking for a man who they say broke into the Arcade on the Santa Monica Pier on January 23 at half past two in the morning. Authorities say the suspect cr...

Hit and Run in Santa Monica Santa Monica: A teenager from Santa Monica is sent to the hospital in critical condition after being struck by a car and now police need the public's help finding the...