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OPA Update 11/10/25: Last OPA Meeting of the Year Tonight/Monday, Veterans Day Celebration, Pie with the Police, & Other Things To Do This Week

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Complaint Alleges CM Negrete Improperly Distributed Gift Cards to SMPD Officers

Suspect Charged in Fatal Santa Monica House Fire

Santa Monica Police Department File DUI, Child Endangerment Charges in Expo Line Collision

Santa Monica Hires New Police Chief

Community Voices: A Message from Santa Monica’s Interim Chief of Police

Santa Monica Police Arrest Suspect in Connection with Elderly Man’s Death

Santa Monica Police Seek Public Assistance in Homicide Investigation

Fatal Shooting in Aboard a Party Bus in Downtown Santa Monica

Authorities Investigating Bomb Threat at Santa Monica High School

Excavation At Lincoln Middle School Results in Major Power Outages

Santa Monica Taps Captain Kenneth Semko As Interim Police Chief

Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica Closed After Fatal Collision

Murder Charges Filed in August 4 Shooting in South Santa Monica

Santa Monica Police Investigating Alleged Stabbing Downtown

Police Make Arrest in Saturday Carjacking Incident in Downtown Santa Monica