Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ramón Batista was Santa Monica's first Latino chief of police. He's resigning after four years on the job. (Santa Monica Police ...

Santa Monica police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of assaulting an elderly security guard in late August. According to the Santa Monica Police Department, the incident ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- For one day, the OP Cafe in Santa Monica was turned into the COP Cafe. The Santa Monica Police Department tried out a new outreach program called "Served by the Badge." ...

The Santa Monica Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old man in conjuction with the random stabbing of a restaurant employee Sunday afternoon near the pier. The victim was eating his lunch when ...

A view of the Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier and the beach in Santa Monica on November 13 Credit: (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The Santa Monica Police Department is ...

An 18-year-old Los Angeles man was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail Tuesday after being arrested for allegedly attempting ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- An Uber driver was arrested in Santa Monica, accused of trying to kidnap a customer, then leading police on a chase during which two other passengers jumped from the moving ...

Less than four years into his tenure, Santa Monica’s first-ever Latino police chief, Ramón Batista, has announced his resignation from a department in which he oversaw a drop in crime and increased ...