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Updated: Jumper Attempting Suicide at Santa Monica Place Shopping Center Lands On Mall Guest After Third Floor Leap
Updated: From Capt. Patrick Nulty, SMFD PIO: "At approximately 4:06 p.m. yesterday, Santa Monica Fire responded to 395 Santa Monica Place, adjacent to the Nordstrom for a report of a “Fall”. Upon...
SMPD Harbor Patrol at Santa Monica Pier Rescue One Person From the Water
Santa Monica Police Dept. Harbor Guards have declared an Ocean emergency harbor office in their work area Friday 3.27. They reported that there was one person in the water. Harbor guards (officially...
Dead Homeless Person Found at Park, 4th Street and Strand Avenue in Santa Monica, 90405
The Santa Monica Fire Department recovered the body of an apparently homeless man at Mary Hotchkiss Park near 4th and Strand. The SMFD confirmed the person was dead on arrival . In a separate...
Three Separate Assaults in Santa Monica Over One Weekend
Santa Monica Police apparently handled three different assaults in Santa Monica on Sunday, March 19th. The first was at a known draw for crime, the 7/11 on Wilshire and 7th Street. An assault was...
Stabbing at Santa Monica Liquor Store on 20th Street and Pico
A stabbing at Eddie's Liquor Store put one man into the hospital at about 10 pm Monday night, 3.13.2023. Police were looking for the suspect. The victims identity was not released. Police did not...
Structure Fire at 1300 Oak Street Displaces One Residence in Santa Monica's Ocean Park neighborhood.
3.15.23: A structure fire on Wednesday evening damaged a house in the 1300 block of Oak Street. The SMFD responded within minutes, and brought the blaze under control. One patient was transported....
Homeless Man Stabs a City of Santa Monica Custodian in Palisades Park
A homeless man stabbed a downtown SM Custodian in Palisades Park Wednesday morning, 8:15 am PST, 3/15/23. The victim was said to be in good condition. He was transported to Ronald Reagan Medical...
A Hotel Guest Smoking in Bed Causes Fire That Damages Motel at 1102 Pico Blvd in Santa Monica Saturday
3.11.23: A structure fire damaged a motel on the corner of 11th and Pico Blvd in Santa Monica. The Santa Monica Fire Dept. extinguished the fire at the 1970's era motel fire at around 3 pm PST....
Mudslide Reported in 1500 Block of Pacific Coast Highway, 2 Blocks Past the McClure Tunnel
3.15.23: Dispatchers Wednesday morning received a report of debris in the middle of PCH. The report came on 3/15/23, just before 1 am. The debris may have accompanied a landslide or mudslide from the...
Two Men Detained After Shots Fired on Third Street Promenade Sunday Night
3.5.23: Shots were fired on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade Sunday night, Police dispatchers said. Witnesses heard 2 gunshots The suspect was described as a White male wearing all black, with a...
Body of Deceased Person Found in Santa Monica Mountains in Pacific Palisades
We are receiving reports that the body of a deceased person has been found in Pacific Palisades after the Los Angeles Fire Department performed a rescue operation. The deceased person may have been a...
Suspect Overdoses in Santa Monica Police Dept. Custody While Being Transported to SM Jail
One suspect was transported to UCLA Hospital in Westwood after he overdosed en route to the Santa Monica Jail. "Male suspect arrested by SMPD Officers was being transported to our jail when he...
31 Flavors an Hour: Car Drives Through Window at Baskin Robbins on Pico Blvd
3.1.23: The Santa Monica Fire Department was investigating an incident where an automobile broke the front window of the Baskin Robbins ice cream store located at 2614 Pico Blvd. This on Wednesday...
Brush Fire Over the McClure Tunnel Said to have been caused by an Arsonist
2.23.23: A fire above the McClure Tunnel Thursday was said to have been set by an arsonist. One suspect of interest is in Santa Monica Police custody. The fire which occurred at 7 am, affected the...
Gas and Power Cut to Some Ocean Park Residents Due to a Downed tree During Powerful Rainstorm
2.25.23: Natural gas and electrical power will remain shut off for most of Saturday, in the area of the 2400 block of Ashland Ave in Ocean Park. This problem is due to a downed tree that ruptured gas...
Compton Dominguez High School Is On Fire Monday Night. One Building Fully Engulfed in Flames
Dominguez High School in Compton is on fire, according to dispatchers. One building is fully engulfed in flames. Several fire companies are battling the blaze. The fire started at 7 pm, and fire...
Burst Fire Hyrdrant Floods a CVS Pharmacy at 2602 Santa Monica Blvd
A burst fire hydrant or water main at 2602 Santa Monica Blvd flooded the CVS Pharmacy at 26th and SM Blvd on Monday night. Both a broken water main and sparking electrical box were reported at that...
Ralphs was robbed Olympic and Cloverfield PD on scene
2.15.23: "SMPD Officers were dispatched to Ralphs Grocery Store at about 10:00 PM to take a burglary report. Two unknown males entered the second floor offices by using an unknown pry tool. Suspects...
Saturday Shootout in Venice: Venice Blvd and Louella Avenue, Los Angeles Police Dept. Seeks Suspect. Video
2.18.23, 11 am: There was a shootout underway Saturday in Venice on Venice Blvd and Louella Ave. Shooting began at 10 am approximately. "Looks like at least one shot at 2018 Lincoln." The Los Angeles...
Murder Suspect Surrenders at Motel on Lincoln Blvd in Venice, After 4 Hour Standoff with LAPD
Update, 6 pm PST:A murder suspect surrendered to police after barricading himself inside the Lincoln Inn in Venice for several hours Tuesday. Los Angeles Police Department officers surrounded the...
Deceased Man Identified; Jesse Rankin, 43, Was Found on the Embankment at Lincoln Blvd Exit to the 10 Freeway West
Update, 2.14.23: "The male was identified as, 42 year old, Jesse Rankin, of Los Angeles," writes Franco Pepi, Public Information Officer for the CHP. "The cause of death is unknown at this time, the...
When Confronted by Police, Shooter at Michigan State University Shoots and Kills Himself
Update, 2/14: MSU shooter had no connection to Michigan State University that authorities can find, local police now say. "He became evil and mean after his mother died," said the shooter's father....
Santa Monica Fire Dept. Responds to Flooding at Roosevelt Elementary School
The Sant Monica Fire Dept. was reportedly responding to flooding at Roosevelt elementary school Sunday evening just after 6 pm. Source of the water is unknown; there has been no rain in Santa Monica...
Santa Monica Fire Extinguishes Garage Fire in 1900 Block of 19th Street
2.11.23: Two garages were damaged Saturday afternoon in a fire of uncertain cause. The Santa Monica Fire Dept. knocked down the blaze in about 5 minutes. From the SMFD: Santa Monica Fire Department...
Woman Assaulted Near Santa Monica High School This Morning, One Arrested and Transported to Hospital
2.3.23: Two people were reportedly assaulted at Pico Blvd and Lincoln Blvd Friday morning. The Santa Monica Police Dept. and Santa Monica Fire Dept. were on scene afterwards. We asked Lt. Rudy...
