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Shark-detecting robot could patrol Santa Monica Bay

Cal State Long Beach's Shark Lab is testing a solar-powered robot that detects great white sharks via acoustic tags, cameras and soon aerial drones, with Santa Monica Bay among its first patrol sites.

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SMPD rejects ICE criticism, says state law left no choice but to release burglary suspect

SMPD Lt. Lewis Gilmour publicly rejected ICE's criticism of the department's handling of Juan Manuel Saravia, explaining that state propositions, LA County's zero-bail policy and the California Values Act left officers with no legal authority to hold the twice-convicted burglar for federal agents.

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Shark-detecting robot could patrol Santa Monica Bay

Cal State Long Beach's Shark Lab is testing a solar-powered robot that detects great white sharks via acoustic tags, cameras and soon aerial drones, with Santa Monica Bay among its first patrol sites.

Shark-detecting robot could patrol Santa Monica Bay

Cal State Long Beach's Shark Lab is testing a solar-powered robot that detects great white sharks via acoustic tags, cameras and soon aerial drones, with Santa Monica Bay among its first patrol sites.

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