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Nanny charged with felony child endangerment following Santa Monica Police investigation - Santa Monica News, Events & Local Politics
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (290+ words) Nanny faces prosecution after an infant in her care was hospitalized for suspected physical abuse. Prosecutors have filed a felony child endangerment charge against a Simi Valley woman following a Santa Monica Police Department investigation into the alleged physical abuse…...
Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu - Santa Monica News, Events & Local Politics
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (253+ words) California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles County Fire Department officials responded to the early-morning crash. Authorities are investigating a fatal early-morning collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, which left at least one person…...
Police Shoot and Kill Dog After Attack During LA Cleanup Operation - Santa Monica News, Events & Local Politics
6+ day, 19+ min ago (302+ words) Sanitation worker and officer injured in incident; investigation underway by LAPD unit. A dog was shot and killed by police after attacking a city sanitation worker and an officer during a cleanup operation in the San Fernando Valley, authorities said....
Suspect Arrested on Ocean Ave After Officers Recover Firearm, Paraphernalia - Santa Monica News, Events & Local Politics
1+ week, 2+ day ago (238+ words) The suspect was already participating in a diversion program A suspect was arrested Friday after Santa Monica police recovered a loaded firearm, nitrous oxide and drug paraphernalia during a patrol in the city, authorities said. The arrest occurred April 24 in…...
CHP launches 24-hour statewide speeding crackdown to reduce fatalities on the road - Santa Monica News, Events & Local Politics
1+ week, 2+ day ago (373+ words) The Maximum Enforcement Period utilizes increased patrols and the new FAST pilot program to target high-speed offenders across California. California Highway Patrol officers will launch a statewide 24-hour "Maximum Enforcement Period" on Tuesday morning, targeting speeding as part of a…...
Sex Offender Turns Himself In, LAPD Seeks More Victims - Santa Monica News, Events & Local Politics
1+ week, 4+ day ago (474+ words) Damian Denzell Robinson, 29, surrendered April 22 at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lancaster Station. A registered sex offender accused of sexually assaulting multiple women during a hours-long spree in the San Fernando Valley has turned himself in and is in custody,…...
Downtown Santa Monica director found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Venice - Santa Monica News, Events & Local Politics
2+ week, 1+ day ago (263+ words) Police discovered Jeremy Ferguson and his wife after a friend received a suicide note. Los Angeles Police Department officers discovered Jeremy Ferguson, 47, and his wife, Mandy Zelinka, with fatal gunshot wounds inside a residence on the 600 block of Superba Avenue,…...
The Santa Monica Police Department launches new high-tech operational command center - Santa Monica News, Events & Local Politics
2+ week, 2+ day ago (382+ words) The state-of-the-art facility unifies drones, cameras, and live data to modernize the city's approach to emergency response and crime prevention. The Santa Monica Police Department has debuted its Analytical Real-Time Center (SMART), a high-tech command post designed to overhaul the…...
Santa Monica Police to conduct safety enforcement targeting dangerous driving behaviors - Santa Monica News, Events & Local Politics
2+ week, 3+ day ago (265+ words) A specialized six-hour operation on April 21 will focus on protecting pedestrians and cyclists. High-risk driving behaviors that endanger cyclists and pedestrians will be the focus of a specialized traffic enforcement operation by the Santa Monica Police Department this Tuesday. The…...
Suspect in custody after targeting Lindsey Buckingham with an unidentified substance in Santa Monica - Santa Monica News, Events & Local Politics
3+ week, 3+ day ago (312+ words) Authorities take alleged stalker Michelle Dick into custody in another state. Authorities arrested a 55-year-old woman in Indiana on Saturday in connection with the stalking and alleged chemical assault of former Fleetwood Mac guitarist and Brentwood resident Lindsey Buckingham. Michelle…...