Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Santa Monica Police Officer Shot, Suspect Arrested in Palisades Park SANTA MONICA, CA - A Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) officer was shot and wounded by a suspect in Parking Structure 7 at the Santa Monica Place shopping center in downtown Santa Monica around 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. The officer was transported to a local hospital, with his condition described as satisfactory. Late this afternoon, SMPD arrested the suspect, described as a Black male in...
Two juveniles were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a targeted shooting inside a Waymo autonomous taxi in downtown Santa Monica on Sunday night, June 23, 2025, according to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD). The incident occurred around 11:40 p.m. near the intersection of Second Street and Broadway, a bustling area close to the Third Street Promenade. Authorities say the suspect, who remains at large, approached the driverless Waymo vehicle on...
3/30: Shell Station in Santa Monica Site of Car to Car Shooting Saturday Night On Saturday, March 29th at 4:50 am, Santa Monica Fire and Police Departments responded to a report of a gunshot victim at the Shell gas station located on the corner of Linclon and Pico Blvds. When first responders arrived on the scene, they found an SUV that had both its front passenger windows shattered, believed to be from a gunshot that was shot by another person from a vehicle. The driver of...
One man stabbed two other men from Anaheim at The Bungalow restaurant Saturday morning. The incident began at 1:50 am outside the Fairmont Miramar Sheraton hotel. It's unclear whether the perpetrator was a homeless man, or a patron at the Bungalow bar. The perpetrator stabbed two men. Medical personnel from the Santa Monica Fire Department transported both victims to a nearby hospital. One victim, a 31-year-old male from Anaheim, sustained critical injuries and succumbed to...
On January 27, 2025, the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) received a report regarding a suspected inappropriate relationship between a 16-year-old female student from Santa Monica High School and a male teacher. Detectives investigated and found that the science teacher and the student had been involved in inappropriate activities since late 2024, occurring in various locations across Los Angeles County. On February 5, 2025, SMPD detectives, with the help of uniformed...
The Santa Monica Fire Department worked Wednesday evening to extinguish on a fire on Berkeley Street. The blaze reportedly also involved a gas main break. The fire occurred on the evening of Christmas, December 25th. Address of the fire is 1447 Berkeley Street....
A shooting at Santa Monica College (SMC) on the evening of October 14, 2024, left a female college employee critically injured. The incident occurred near the KCRW building at the Center for Media and Design, located at 1660 Stewart Street, which is a satellite campus of SMC. Multiple units from the College Police and the Santa Monica Police Department responded to the scene. The victim, suffering from a gunshot wound, was transported to UCLA Hospital in Westwood. According...
Just before 1:30 Friday afternoon, Santa Monica Fire Engine 2 was en route to another unrelated call when they encountered an accident involving a pickup truck and a train at the intersection of Colorado Avenue and 11th Street. They reported that the driver was still inside and possibly trapped. Minutes after this report, first responders arrived on the scene and confirmed that the driver was still inside but did not need to be extricated from the vehicle. The driver was...
10: An Exposition line train collided with a private automobile near the intersection of 7th Street and Colorado Blvd on Saturday. The train operator was slightly injured slightly. The SMPD issued the following press release on Twitter: Santa Monica Police and Fire and Metro Rail Supervisors responded to a train vs vehicle collision scene at the intersection of 7th and Colorado. The Expo Train bound for East Los Angeles struck the vehicle as it was headed Eastbound on the...
A shooting in the 2600 block of 29th street on Thursday morning has killed one victim. The perpetrator shot at a black Ford Mustang SUV , which was later parked on 29th Street near the 2900 block of Ocean Park Blvd. At 3 pm, the SMPD tweeted that the victim had died from his injuries. A photo from the scene, posted here, shows the drivers window having been smashed by the bullet. KTLA reported blood could be seen on the driver's side on the street. Late Friday afternoon,...
The SMFD rescued a driver Wednesday, after the driver crashed his SUV through a wall. The SUV was visible to pedestrians on the street below. Santa Monica Fire Department and Santa Monica Police Department responded to reports of a vehicle hanging off of a parking structure connected to Saint John's Hospital, located at 2021 Santa Monica Blvd. When first responders arrived on the scene, they located the vehicle over the 2nd floor of the structure, hanging towards the first...
An ambulance took one victim away from a car crash after one car failed to stop at the intersection of 4th and Washington, colliding with a pedestrian in the crosswalk. On Sunday, December 23, at approximately 8 pm, the Santa Monica Police and Fire Department responded to reports of a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision at the intersection of 4th and Washington. Upon the arrival of police and fire, the patient was unconscious and was actively vomiting. The patient was...
On Sunday, December 24, around 11:40 pm, Santa Monica Police and Fire responded to reports of an assault on the 1300 block of 14th Street. When the first officer arrived, they reported that a person was stabbed and relayed that information to the fire department. It is believed that the victims knew the suspect as it occurred in a unit at an apartment complex. There is no known motive for the stabbing at this time, and the suspect is believed to have been under the influence...
A student at Santa Monica High School was injured in a fight Friday afternoon, caused authorities to transport one student to the hospital by ambulance. It was not immediately clear what the circumstances were, as this is breaking news....
The Beverly Hills Police Dept has announced that they have arrested two suspects in a string of recent high profile robberies in and around Beverly Hills. The LAPD and the Santa Monica Police Department also participated in the arrests. The announcement, posted to Instagram, is reposted here: "Major Breakthrough in Luxury Robbery Spree 🚨 In a remarkable joint operation with @santamonicapd, @lasdwesthollywoodstation, LAPD RHD, LA IMPACT, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fi...
5 pm the man, who turned out to be from Venezuela, climbed down from the Ferris wheel. Police reopened the southbound PCH. 4 pm PST: @SantaMonicaFire personnel continue to evacuate all individuals on the ferris wheel. Additionally information will be provided when available. Please stay away from the area. 3 pm PST From SMPD -The #SantaMonica Pier is closed for police activity. We have a subject who has climbed onto the Ferris Wheel. The subject was heard by witnesses saying...
9/20/223: A 3 vehicle collision involving a pedestrian shuts down Wilshire at 14th Street on Wednesday afternoon. The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital, with unknown injuries. Santa Monica Police issued the following alert at 3 pm: SMAlert | SMPD Advisory: Until further notice, please avoid the area of WILSHIRE and 14TH due to police activity. For more info https://evbg.co/ucprgq The alert was secured at 5:30 pm PST....
Three people were injured in a structure fire Sunday morning on Idaho and 4th Street in Santa Monica. An apartment complex on 4th and Idaho, all were smoke inhalation patients. All 3 were transported via ambulance to a local hospital....
On the last day of August, the Hazmat team was called to Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation. ”We responded to assist with a report of a suspicious package containing white powder. The substance was collected by the Fire Department and we have since cleared the call,” wrote Erika R. Aklufi, Lieutenant, Office of the Chief of Police, Santa Monica Police Department at 1:41 pm PST. “Santa Monica Fire units were dispatched to a reported “Haz-Mat Level 2” located at 2700 Colo...
Two teenage girls were shot during a beach party at Ocean Avenue and Barnard Way in Santa Monica, report NBC news and other local news affiliates. The incident took place Friday evening, 7/7/23. It was initially announced that police had a suspect in custody. The SMPD now says the suspect ran away from the party, and they are searching for him. Santa Monica Police said Saturday morning that the victims were two teenage girls, age 14 and 17. Both were shot in the legs while...
Santa Monica Fire responded to multiple reports of a structure fire in the 1000 block of Marine Street. The fire occurred on June 20th, 2023 just before 6:30 am PST. There were 2 patients with medical complaints, neither of whom required transport to a local hospital....
The Santa Monica Fire Department has responded to a "major gas leak" in an underground parking garage. The address is 720 Raymond Avenue, Santa Monica 90405. Southern California Gas Company is likely also on scene, since this involves their installation. This is breaking news as of 5:30 pm PST on Monday afternoon, 6/19/2023...
Terminal 1 at LAX was evacuated by LAPD Friday night after work crews found a suspicious package. Home to Southwest Airlines, Terminal 1 was busy as we head into a three day weekend in early summer. This was breaking news on Friday night 6/16, at 10:30 pm PST. Details as they become available. KNX and Channel 7 have both reported that Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is closed on the upper level, and traffic is barely moving through the lower level. Traffic is backed...
5/31: Federal police detained a musician performing on the Promenade on Wednesday afternoon at 5:50 pm. The reason for the arrest was not immediately apparent. We have reached out to authorities for comment. The suspect did not resist arrest. The arrest was recorded on the Citizen app and may be seen at this link: https://citizen.com/-NWoQloP7Q_rYNvGa66r?_branch_match_id=868598465448350304&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXT8%2FXS84syaxKzdNLzs%2FVz64...
6/1/23: A vehicle hit the CVS Pharmacy on Wilshire Blvd and Franklin in Santa Monica on Thursday. One patient was transported by ambulance to hospital. There was no property damage to the CVS, only to City of Santa Monica property. A Santa Monica Observer Newspaper rack also at that location, was undamaged....
