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14: A patient suffering from a narcotics overdose was reported on the Exposition line MTA train. Santa Monica Fire Department treated the patient, who was not breathing, on the platform in Downtown Santa Monica. Two doses of narcan were administered. The SMFD and Los Angeles County Sheriff's department handled the call. It was not immediately known if the patient had been a passenger on the train. Drug use has been reported on the Expo line in the past. The patient was...

A stabbing Thursday night at about 11:30 pm PST injured one person. The incident was first reported as a person down, meaning authorities discovered a person lying on the East side of the platform. The Exposition Line is a 15.2-mile light rail line that runs between Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica. It is one of the seven lines in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system and is operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The line opened in 2012,...

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 arrival, paramedics discovered two patients, a male in his 50’s had fallen or jumped from the 3rd floor level inside the Santa Monica Mall, and landed on a female in her 70’s on the ground level." "The male was treated and transported to a local trauma center and was alive upon ar...

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 the Harbor Patrol) were deploying into the water at 3:30 pm to conduct an active water rescue. They recovered the patient who was reportedly unconscious. Using an automated CPR device, they're loaded the patient into an ambulance, where he or she was sent to UCLA hospital,...

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 reported at 630 Wilshire Blvd. at the 7/11 convenience store. SMPD were also on scene traumatic injury Sunday afternoon at 300 Broadway. Another assault occurred on Sunday afternoon at 2720 Main Street in the Ocean Park neighborhood. This is the site of the Victorian clubhouse. An...

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 incident, someone deployed pepper spray in the alley at 620 Santa Monica Blvd, after one person punched another in the face. One person was pepper sprayed, and one was punched in the face. Unknown if the pepper spray was from the SMPD or suspect. Assault confirmed, both Assailant and...

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 immediately release a suspect's name either. Santa Monica Police responded to Eddie's Liquor Store, 2045 Pico Blvd. The individual had sustained life threatening injuries, and was transported by ambulance to the UCLA trauma center....

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 Center at UCLA, which is the nearest trauma hospital to Santa Monica. The SMPD posted the following on their Instagram account on 3.16.23: The Santa Monica Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division (CID), in conjunction with the Special Operations Division, has identified...

14: 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. The fire occurred after the conclusion of a two day rainstorm that dropped 2 inches of rain today. One residence was reportedly displaced by the fire....

14: 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 cliffs below Palisades Park. Such slides are rare in Santa Monica but do happen, and authorities have taken steps to stabilize the cliffs. The call to 911 dispatch came in the middle of a 2 inches of rain fell on Santa Monica, about midway through a 24 hour per...

10: 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. SMFD's PIO, Patrick Nulty, said that they began receiving multiple 911 calls about the fire at about 12:38 p.m. Saturday. "Police and Fire Department resources quickly responded and arrived to find a well-developed fire consuming one unit of the single-story motel. Firefighters...

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 claimed that he was overdosing on a drug. He was at the entrance of our jail before being transported to a local hospital to be medically cleared. He never made it inside our jail," writes Lt. Rudy Flores, SMPD public information officer. "He has not been booked yet but from what I...

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 hiker. Four engine companies were said to be on scene. This is breaking news, as of 3 pm on Saturday, March 4, 2023....

13: 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 black baseball cap, on the short side. SMPD was said to be contacting a possible subject at the Sketchers Shoe Store on the Promenade. Later, two people were said to have been detained....

9: 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 evening in Santa Monica's Pico neighborhood. The store was reportedly open with customers inside, but no one was injured in the incident. Baskin-Robbins is an American multinational chain of ice cream and cake speciality shops owned by Inspire Brands. Baskin-Robbins was founded in...

12: 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 brush alongside the tunnel and was said to have briefly closed the connector between the !0 Interstate and PCH. "On my way to work today, and there was a raging fire over the McClure Tunnel. The overpass. Because of the hanging overgrowth burning embers were falling. I would have...

5: 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 lines and brought down power lines. Southern California Gas Company had no estimate for the completion of repairs. There are AI bot tweets on Twitter about the event. One says "Santa Monica, CA (4:27...

13: "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 rummaged through the drawers of two offices. No known loss at this time." wrote Lt. Rudy Flores, SMPD Public Information Officer....

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 intersection. The large parking lot at 26th and Santa Monica Blvd was flooded. Starbucks workers were forced to lock the door to keep out the water. The Santa Monica Fire Dept. secured the fire hydrant by 6 pm, about 2 hours after the accident that caused it....

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 fighters are said to be in defensive mode. #Breaking: Dominguez High School in #Compton is on fire, reports Jeff Vaughn @kcalnews...

16, 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 Police Dept. is on scene. Venice Blvd was closed in both directions. There is a fire fight in progress, following a robbery. Suspect is described as a Black male red shirt black shorts about 5'8. This is breaking news. More details as they become available....

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 LA County Coroner has custody of the body, although they did indicate, preliminary, there is NO foul play suspected. We also do believe the male was homeless. Nothing further at this time," Pepi wrote. 2.12.23: A deceased person was found on the embankment Lincoln off-ramp from...

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 Lincoln Inn Tuesday afternoon after determining that a suspect, possibly armed, was holed up inside on the second floor. Officers shut down Lincoln Boulevard between Washington and Venice as they attempt to coax the suspect to surrender. A SWAT team was on scene. The suspect was...

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 for a week. "The call for a Flooding last night was actually at Roosevelt Elementary School and it was simply a hose bib that someone turned on," wrote Walter R. Patton of the Training Division, SMFD. "Our members were able to use a ladder to get over the fence and turn off the...

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. He added he tried to get the 43 year old shooter psychological help, but the man refused to go. 12:27 am EST: Chris Rosman, Deputy Police Chief for East Lansing Michigan confirms suspect was located off campus, with fatal self inflicted gunshot wound. Confirms he is deceased. "This...