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SMPD Allows Men to Threaten Rape Without Consequences? Victim Reportedly Told Police Won't Act Unless Violence Occurs
April 21, 2023 - Officers of the Santa Monica Police Department reportedly declined to help a young woman who was threatened by an apparently homeless man while she was taking a tennis lesson at Reed...
Handgun Control in CA on Hold; DA Has to Shuttle in Employees Because of Crime Downtown; BLM Protesters Suing Former DA Have to Undergo Mental Evaluations; Bill to Add Shoplifting Penalties Killed in "Safety" Committee and Other Stories: Monday Morning Memo
L.A. county police union blindsided by plan to 'depopulate' jails -- A sweeping proposal calling for depopulation and decarceration of the Los Angeles County jails will be considered Tuesday by the...
Fire at 2231 - 20th Street Scorches Exterior of Apartment Building in Santa Monica
A fire occurred in the exterior of an apartment building at 2231 20th street. The fire broke out at about 5 pm on Sunday, April 9, 2023. A witness across the street stated the he saw black smoke, and...
Brother Kills Brother in Venice Shooting. Suspect, Who did not Live in the Same Home, Initially Fled the Scene.
A suspect in last Sunday's shooting death of a man in Venice has turned himself in to the Los Angeles Police Department and he may be related to the victim, authorities announced this week. The...
Man Who Attacked 70 y.o. Nurse Downtown Finally On Trial; Developers Who Paid Bribes Can Build Their Projects; Accused Bishop Killer Pleads Not Guilty; State May Close 2 Juvvie Detention Facilities; Cal Retailers to Testify on Prop 47 and Other Stories: Monday Morning Memo
Courts/Rulings and Lawsuits Judge rejects 15-year plea deal in case alleging 3 murders In a pivotal decision Thursday morning, an Alameda County Superior Court judge rejected a 15-year plea deal in a...
Stabbing on Exposition Line Santa Monica Terminal Sunday Night Injures One Person
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....
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...
Woman Found Beaten and Bloodied in her Car. Santa Monica Police Are Looking For a Suspect.
Santa Monica Police have issued a press release for a January recent incident, where a woman was found beaten and bloodied in a passenger seat of her jeep. She could not remember the details of the...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
Unknown Assailant Abducts, Beats Santa Monica Woman in Strange Kidnapping, Assault
January 11th was just a regular night for Brittney. She had picked up her sons from Will Rogers Elementary, and then drove to Sherman Oaks, where their haircuts were cheaper. The family arrived home,...
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...
Suspect in Downtown Santa Monica Armed Robbery Arrested As He Arrives in Court for Unrelated Case
February 2, 2023 - A suspect in an armed robbery that occurred in the 200 block of Broadway in downtown Santa Monica was arrested when he showed up in court for an unrelated case. The armed robbery...
Selma, California Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty
1.31.23: The Fresno Co Sheriff tweeted at 11:45 am - Shots fired on Pine near Mitchell in Selma. One Selma Police officer struck, transported to hospital. Condition is unknown. One person of interest...
Beverly Hills city councilman's son may be let off early for making fake social media account impersonating candidate
Convictions of rape, multiple murders must be reversed The blunder of a San Diego judge in 1989 in countermanding the ruling of another judge in the absence of any new law, facts, or circumstances...
Car Turned on its Side After Accident at Euclid and Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica
Firemen were working the scene of an accident at Euclid and Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica Thursday afternoon. A blue sedan somehow flipped on its side, with a driver needing to be freed from the...
Police Pursuit, Possible Street Racing Down Pico Blvd in Santa Monica Wednesday Night.
1.18.23: A police pursuit appears to have taken place on Pico Blvd in Santa Monica, east of Virginia Park. A number of police units with flashing lights and sirens pursued a vehicle engaged in street...
Homeless Man Arrested for Burglarizing Guesthouse in 500 Block of Marguerita Avenue, in Santa Monica
A 27 year old homeless man was arrested for burglarizing a guesthouse behind a home in the 500 block of Marguerite Avenue, Santa Monica Police Lt. Rudy Flores wrote the following press release: On Jan...
Woman Sexually Assaulted While Walking Up Steps From Arizona Avenue Bridge, to Palisades Park
A female Santa Monica resident was sexually assaulted by a male while walking back from the beach in the afternoon of January 10. The victim was walking up the steps from the Arizona Avenue bridge...
Lancaster DA Solves Murder Case from 1984; BLM Can't Force Jackie Lacey to Testify Against her Husband; Prosecutors Hate Decriminalizaing Hallucinogens and Other Stories: Monday Morning Memo
Courts & Rulings Barring registered sex offenders from juries passes constitutional muster, C.A. declares The First District Court of Appeal has upheld the constitutionality of a statutory bar on...
DA George Gascon Accused of Giving Stars Preferential Treatment; CA Legislature Set to Legalize Magic Mushrooms; Woman Shot on 101 Freeway During Rush Hour
Courts & Rulings Challenge to alleged corruption-tinged decisions untimely The Court of Appeal for this district held yesterday that even if projects approved by the City of Los Angeles were...
LAPD Barricades naked Suspect With Sword in Venice, California
Venice resident Marcia Davalos says she returned home Wednesday to find a strange man wrapped in a towel inside. "He said that it was his place," she told CBS News. "The minute I walked in I was...
