An eight-hour DUI checkpoint is planned tonight night as police urge anyone who may be impaired to arrange a safe ride.
A man was found dead on a sixth-floor construction balcony Friday as police investigated an apparent suicide.
Anthony and Helen Spaulding, both 92, died after flames engulfed their Lincoln Boulevard home early Sunday.
The couple's caregiver told KTLA that the victims were married for almost 70 years and had five children.
Police say officers recovered copper wire, burglary tools, stolen plates and other suspected stolen property.
Prosecutors said Gerald Pitts repeatedly stabbed a stranger after shouting racial slurs during an unprovoked 2023 attack aboard a Metro bus.
The 31-year-old remains jailed without bail after the fatal stabbing of his father at the family's Santa Monica home.
The preliminary injunction is a major victory for residents who complained about noise, lights and traffic.
A 35-year-old man is suspected of killing a woman at a longstanding care facility for for mentally ill and developmentally disabled adults.
The investigation remains active and ongoing, police said.
One person was taken into custody Saturday night, police said.
The teen was arrested following the early Sunday morning shooting near the pier.
A person was shot and killed early Monday morning near the pier, police said.
Six people were arrested as part of the bust, authorities said.
The plaintiff released a statement regarding her alleged experiences.
A witness called Waymo customer service and was told the company could shut off the vehicle, but it did not, KABC reported.
An officer applied a tourniquet and the worker was taken to a hospital, police said.
Health officials said recent water samples indicated bacteria levels in coastal waters exceeded the state's health standards.
Authorities recovered over 200 grams of methamphetamine, including one bag weighing more than 150 grams, police said.
The city is attempting to shut down two autonomous vehicle facilities on grounds they constitute a nuisance.
The new facility will serve as a public safety hub and community resource in the heart of downtown, the SMPD said.
Authorities were searching for the mountain lion following the reported sighting Friday morning.
The suspect threatened to kill a stranger before his dog bit the victim near Third Street Promenade, prosecutors said.
The downtown substation will serve as a public safety command center and community engagement hub, according to the SMPD.
One of the victims was bitten by the man's dog, police said.
A man wanted in connection with a Santa Monica kidnapping was arrested following a police pursuit.
Police say the woman was under a stopped bus that struck her as it pulled away at Main Street and Ocean Park Boulevard.
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a bus Friday afternoon.
The operation included 30 traffic stops, six citations and five arrests, according to police.
Authorities are asking for the public's help finding an at-risk 7-year-old boy.
The boy was last seen a day ago with his father, who "may be experiencing a mental health crisis," police said.
The Santa Monica Police Department is conducting a traffic safety operation focused on dangerous behaviors from 2-8 pm Tuesday, April 28.
Police are investigating what they say was a murder-suicide at the Venice home of a prominent Santa Monica nonprofit director.
The Santa Monica Analytical Real-Time (SMART) Center, a police tool for preventing, responding to and investigating crime, has launched.
Santa Monica celebrates Fire Service Day with a free, family-friendly open house on Saturday, May 9.
Public safety gains in Santa Monica are in part due to the police department being at full staffing for the first time in 20 years.
A 26-year-old man accused of kidnapping a UCLA student in Westwood and sexually assaulting a woman in Culver City has been formally charged.
The pier remained open throughout the assessment.
The musician was attacked by a woman when he arrived for an appointment in Santa Monica, police sources said, according to a report.
A state appellate court has rejected an appeal from a man convicted of a Santa Monica home invasion robbery where a person was shot.