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Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.

Public Safety

Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.

Public Safety

Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.

A lifeguard in red trunks runs into breaking ocean surf carrying rescue equipment.

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Nearly 2,000 ocean rescues for second straight weekend along LA County coast

August 4, 2026 · 2 min read

The Santa Monica Pier stretches over the ocean as seen from the sandy beach below.

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Bacteria advisory expands as Santa Monica Pier warning enters second week

August 3, 2026 · 2 min read

A coyote walks along a low wall beside a suburban house with shrubs in the foreground.

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Coyotes push into Santa Monica neighborhoods north of Montana after Palisades Fire

July 30, 2026 · 2 min read

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SMPD solves two homicides in one week; councilmember credits staffing investments

July 30, 2026 · 2 min read

A black-and-white police patrol car parked on a city street with trees in the background.

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Person found dead in driveway near Virginia and Kansas avenues; death not treated as homicide

July 29, 2026 · 1 min read

Black-and-white police patrol car parked outside the Santa Monica Police station.

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Man charged with murder in Pico Boulevard assisted living facility killing

July 29, 2026 · 2 min read

A surfer in a black wetsuit tumbles off a surfboard on a crashing wave.

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High surf advisory starts Wednesday as Hurricane Genevieve pushes dangerous waves toward Santa Monica

July 28, 2026 · 2 min read

Lifeguard in yellow shirt walking into shallow ocean water carrying a red rescue flotation device.

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LA County lifeguards pulled 1,950 people from the water over the weekend

July 27, 2026 · 2 min read

Empty driver's seat of a moving autonomous vehicle with city street visible through the windshield.

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Waymo crashes 68% less than human drivers, IIHS finds, but Santa Monica school zone probe remains open

July 27, 2026 · 3 min read

A bald man in a black shirt performing on stage, mouth open, with a guitar visible in the background.

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Autopsy: singer Jubilant Sykes suffered 73 wounds in Santa Monica killing

July 24, 2026 · 2 min read

A blue Big Blue Bus labeled Zero Emissions parked near the Santa Monica waterfront on a sunny day.

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Big Blue Bus routes 1 and 8 detoured Thursday for State of the City road closure

July 23, 2026 · 2 min read

Illuminated Santa Monica Pier and Ferris wheel at night viewed from the beach, with palm trees silhouetted.

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Victim in fatal pier parking lot shooting identified as Edgar Buitmea, 24

July 22, 2026 · 2 min read

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