Going native at LA City Hall [Update] - Los Angeles Times

9 February 2012, 11:19 am

Going native at LA City Hall [Update]Los Angeles TimesIt's been 2 1/2 months since the police rousted hundreds of stalwart Occupy LA protesters from their City Hall encampment, and for all those weeks, the beat-up grounds surrounding the seat of LA government have been cordoned off, ringed by co... Read More »

SolarReserve Reaches Major Construction Milestone in Completing Tower for ... - MarketWatch (press release)

9 February 2012, 6:03 am

SolarReserve Reaches Major Construction Milestone in Completing Tower for ...MarketWatch (press release)SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- SolarReserve, a US developer of large-scale solar power projects, today announced completion of the 540-foot solar power tower for its... Read More »

Woman Pleads No Contest to Killing Elderly Pedestrian - Patch.com

8 February 2012, 5:12 pm

Woman Pleads No Contest to Killing Elderly PedestrianPatch.comAccording to a Santa Monica Police Department report, Gordon was reaching for her cellphone when she crashed into 82-year-old Howard Smerling as he crossed 26th Street, throwing him into the nearby intersection, shattering his spine, wris... Read More »

Santa Monica Launches Mobile Parking Map - Patch.com

8 February 2012, 3:18 pm

Santa Monica Launches Mobile Parking MapPatch.comIn January, the Santa Monica Police Department launched a campaign to crackdown on driving habits that lead to crashes, starting with handheld cell phone use. But police spokesman Richard Lewis told Patch Wednesday that there's little concern that... Read More »

Santa Monica Car Jacking Ends With Pursuit Through Los Angeles - Santa Monica Mirror

7 February 2012, 9:11 am

Santa Monica Daily PressSanta Monica Car Jacking Ends With Pursuit Through Los AngelesSanta Monica Mirror27, at 10:45 pm officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were called to the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue in order to investigate a car jacking. When the officers arrived they spoke with the v... Read More »

Local Chabad House Bomb Investigators Awarded - Patch.com

7 February 2012, 12:44 am

Local Chabad House Bomb Investigators AwardedPatch.comAs Santa Monica Police Chief Timothy Jackman recalled last week, it was the prodding of a local detective and the assistant fire marshal that the crime scene remained cordoned off for hours, giving investigators time to find the clues that would ... Read More »

Heartbreak, jealousy led LAPD detective to kill, prosecutor says - Los Angeles Times

6 February 2012, 1:24 pm

Heartbreak, jealousy led LAPD detective to kill, prosecutor saysLos Angeles TimesWeeks after Rasmussen was killed, Lazarus reported to Santa Monica police that someone had broken into her car and stolen such a gun. Overland countered that the gunshot analysis proves nothing conclusively because any ... Read More »

DUI/Driver's License Checkpoint Planned For Santa Monica Next Friday, Feb. 10 - Santa Monica Mirror

4 February 2012, 3:48 am

DUI/Driver's License Checkpoint Planned For Santa Monica Next Friday, Feb. 10Santa Monica MirrorA DUI/Driver's License Checkpoint will be held in Santa Monica next Friday, Feb. 10, at an undisclosed location, the Santa Monica Police Department announced today. SMPD Sgt. Richard Lewis said th... Read More »

Police: Knife-Wielding Man Beats, Chokes Girlfriend - Patch.com

2 February 2012, 2:43 pm

Police: Knife-Wielding Man Beats, Chokes GirlfriendPatch.comCarl Lamont Gates is held on charges of corporal injury after police say he threatened to kill his girlfriend in her Santa Monica apartment. By Jenna Chandler A 49-year-old man who allegedly choked his girlfriend until she lost consciousnes... Read More »

Santa Monica police help dismantle car theft ring - Santa Monica Daily Press

25 January 2012, 11:25 am

The Lookout NewsSanta Monica police help dismantle car theft ringSanta Monica Daily PressSanta Monica investigators collaborated with the Taskforce for Regional Auto Theft Prevention (TRAP), which is comprised of "highly specialized" investigators from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department... Read More »