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Multiple felony charges were filed Monday against three 18-year-old defendants accused of committing looting, burglary and arson crimes in Santa Monica on May 31, amid a large demonstration stemming from George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis. Gisselle Alexis Pinto, Mynor Alexander Pinto and Micah Amadeus Tillmon were arrested July 1 by Santa Monica police and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol,…

A West Hills man was arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging he started a fire that caused substantial damage to the Sake House by Hikari in Santa Monica on May 31 during a night of civil unrest. Micah Tillmon, 19, was arrested without incident by special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and officers with the…

A Black man said police arrested him during a peaceful protest and dropped him off on the outskirts of town. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, June 11, 2020.

A Black man arrested while peacefully protesting in Santa Monica said he was driven to the outskirts of town and dropped off by police who told him not to return or he would be re-arrested, even though he lives in Santa Monica. David Brown, 59, says he’s lived in Santa Monica more than 40 years, so he was shocked when…

Looting and vandalism accompanying civil unrest over the past week is a second gut punch to small businesses impacted by coronavirus. Damage to small businesses has left owners scrambling to not just reopen, but to rebuild, and the cost for that could be passed on to taxpayers. Santa Monica Music Center owner Lana Fernandez Negrete is trying to figure out…

Ten-year-old Maia Goldberg was cleaning up after the looting in Santa Monica Monday morning when she witness a news crew being yelled at by an unidentified man. Watch to see what happened when Maia spoke up.