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Murder Charges Filed Following Santa Monica Shooting

August 9, 2017

August 9, 2017

On August 4, 2017 at about 6:28 p.m. the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) received numerous 9-1-1 calls regarding a...

LAPD Union Representatives Lash Out Against Decision to Release Murderer from 1985

May 4, 2017

May 4, 2017

The union representing Los Angeles police officers lashed out Wednesday at a decision by the state Parole Board to release...

Doctor Called to Stand In Murder Case of Robert Durst

February 15, 2017

February 15, 2017

A doctor called to the stand in New York real estate scion Robert Durst’s Los Angeles murder case testified Tuesday...

Two Men and a Woman Plead Not Guilty to 12 Counts of Capital Murder

February 8, 2017

February 8, 2017

Two men and a woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 12 counts of capital murder stemming from the deaths of...

Cold Case Cracked on 1976 Murder

January 30, 2017

January 30, 2017

In a case cracked through the use of “familial” DNA, law enforcement officials Monday identified a man believed to have...

Head of Robbery-Prostitution Ring Convicted of Murder

January 24, 2017

January 24, 2017

The head of a robbery-prostitution ring was convicted Tuesday of murder and other counts stemming from an April 2014 crime...

Police Seek Public’s Help in Solving Murder of Two Young Women

December 21, 2016

December 21, 2016

Police sought the public’s help Wednesday in solving the murders of two young East Los Angeles women whose bodies were...

State Appeals Court Reverses Local Man’s Murder Charge

December 14, 2016

December 14, 2016

A state appeals court panel Wednesday reversed a man’s conviction for fatally stabbing a longtime friend at a Santa Monica...

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...

Robert Durst to Be Arraigned For 2000 Murder Charge

November 7, 2016

November 7, 2016

New York real estate scion Robert Durst is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on a murder charge stemming from the...