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Two Venice Boulevard Convenience Stores Robbed at Gunpoint

February 21, 2020

February 21, 2020

Semi-automatic handgun used to demand cash By Sam Catanzaro Los Angeles police are investigating a pair of robberies that occurred...

Beverly Hills Killer Loses Appeal

June 17, 2018

June 17, 2018

When James Duane Grzeslo was convicted of killing his girlfriend Cathy Carrasco-Zanini in August of 2016, the crime made headlines. After slitting...

L.A. County Reaches Settlement with Venice Boardwalk Victim’s Family

June 5, 2018

June 5, 2018

Alice Gruppioni was killed in 2013 during a honeymoon in Venice Beach. Since that time, the City of Los Angeles...

Bomb Threat Neutralized at Westfield Century City

May 30, 2018

May 30, 2018

On May 28, the Century City police and fire department responded to a bomb threat at the Bloomingdale’s store at...

Watching the Detectives: Santa Monicans Create Crime Watch Groups in an Effort to Combat Rising Fears

April 13, 2018

April 13, 2018

By Jennifer Eden   The past year has seen an increase in community tension when it comes to crime in...

Santa Monica Residents Call For Safety Amid Crime: 75-Year-Old Woman Robbed in Broad Daylight Causes Community Cries for Help

September 22, 2017

September 22, 2017

By Armen Melkonians   Last week, my 75-year-old mother-in-law was assaulted and robbed on Lincoln Boulevard near Hill Street. She...

Additional Police Presence in Brentwood

August 26, 2017

August 26, 2017

Councilmember Mike Bonin requested more officers following an uptick in crime in the neighborhood. Following a recent spate of crimes...

Child Abduction Case in Venice Raises Important Legal Issues

May 10, 2017

May 10, 2017

From the Law Offices of Arash Hashemi. On the morning of Wednesday, April 26, 2017, Nishia Burnett-Hayer abducted her 6-year-old...

Alleged Pimp to be Arraigned

December 22, 2016

December 22, 2016

An alleged pimp is expected to be arraigned Thursday on federal charges of trafficking a 16-year-old girl and advertising her...

VIDEO: Violence in Venice

December 2, 2016

December 2, 2016

Caught on camera: murder and an attempted robbery, both in Venice and on the same night. Is life in the...