Suspect at large in October 16 incident By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica police are searching for a suspect wanted for inflicting serious burns on a person sleeping in a Santa Monica park over the weekend. […]

Michelle Yi, two other unnamed victims attacked in area of 2nd and Arizona By Dolores Quintana and Sam Catanzaro Michelle Yi, a former contestant on the television show “Survivor”, and two other unnamed victims were […]

Ramon Batista selected as Santa Monica’s first Latino police chief By Sam Catanzaro Ramon Batista, Jr., the former police chief of Mesa, Arizona, has been selected to lead the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD).  On […]

Santa Monica police have released sketches of two men wanted in connection to a recent shooting.  According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), on September 22 around 3 a.m. officers were dispatched to Ocean […]

SMPD investigating October 3 incident By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica police are searching for the driver of a party bus that was involved in a traffic collision over that weekend that resulted in multiple injuries. […]

In total, nearly 125,000 cannabis cases are being dismissed in Los Angeles County By Sam Catanzaro Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced this week that his office — with support from The Social […]

Eliott Ferrando charged in connection to September 6 incident By Sam Catanzaro A man faces two counts of attempted murder for shooting at a vehicle following a road rage incident in Santa Monica.  According to […]

Submitted by SMPD Sergeant Erika Aklufi Santa Monica Police Department detectives continue to actively investigate an early Wednesday morning shooting that left one person hospitalized and suspects outstanding.  At approximately 3 a.m. the Santa Monica […]

Taylor Pacheco and Robert Chandler charged in connection to September 20 incident By Chad Winthrop Two men have been charged with prowling and possession of methamphetamine for approaching a Santa Monica home holding a knife.  […]

Jarvis Mathias Newman charged with assault to commit rape and sexual battery By Sam Catanzaro Sexual assault charges have been filed against a man for two separate incidents on Santa Monica beaches this month.  Last […]