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Articles from the October 10, 2024 edition


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  • Deyaa Abdelhadi Halaibeh, 28, Stabbed a Santa Monica Police Officer Four Times on Friday

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 10, 2024
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    The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified the suspect who stabbed a Santa Monica Police Officer Friday afternoon, as Deyaa Abdelhadi Halaibeh, 28. A man by that name lived in Hudson, New York with 7 siblings. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. Friday, when the officer was standing at the front of the police station on the 300 block of Olympic Drive and was confronted by a man, the Santa Monica Police Department said. The officer, who was speaking with another resident, to...

  • Before He Stabbed a Santa Monica Cop, Homeless Suspect Stole a Knife From Target Store

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 10, 2024
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    Since California legalized theft by passing Proposition 47, retailers like Walmart and Target have locked up items that homeless people might want, including socks, underwear, printer cartridges, batteries, flash drives, and apparently kitchen knives. Before he walked the three blocks to Santa Monica City Hall and stabbed an SMPD officer right by the Public Safety Building, Deyaa Haleibeh, 28, went shopping for a knife at target. The cashier unlocked the knife, and said she would meet Haleibeh...

  • Sidney Isaac Meltzner, Founder of Condor-Pacific, Passes Away Peacefully at 98

    Aron Meltzner, His son.|Oct 10, 2024

    Sid Meltzner, born in Lithuania on November 12, 1925, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2024. Sid moved with his mother and older sisters to Chicago in 1929, following his father by two years, and proudly enlisted in the US Army after graduating high school, to fight in the final year of World War II. After the war, Sid completed a bachelor's degree at Illinois Institute of Technology, and then moved to Southern California to pursue a career as a mechanical engineer in the aviation and def...

  • Homeless Man Stabs Officer 4 Times at SMPD Headquarters, Causing the Officer to Draw his Weapon and Shoot Suspect Dead

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 10, 2024

    Santa Monica police are currently investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred around 5 PM Saturday, October 5th, 2024, near the intersection of Olympic Drive and 4th Street. According to initial reports from scanner traffic, a Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) officer was stabbed by a homeless man, prompting the officer to respond by drawing his firearm and shooting the assailant. The incident took place at the Santa Monica Police Department's headquarters, escalating quickly...

  • Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall South of Tampa, in Sarasota County Florida. Tampa Bay Will Not Receive Storm Surge

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 10, 2024

    Hurricane Milton has made landfall near Sarasota, Florida, bringing with it significant wind and rain. While Tampa is expected to experience severe weather conditions, including high winds, the most concerning impact will be a projected 12-foot storm surge that is expected to inundate Sarasota and drain Tampa Bay. Meteorologists noted that had Hurricane Milton struck just 15 miles further north, the situation would have been markedly different for the Tampa Bay area, where a once-in-a-century...