Santa Monica

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,…

The NBC4 I-Team looked into the legality of citations that some cities are giving out for failure to wear a mask. Lolita Lopez reports for NBC LA at 5 p.m. Friday July 3, 2020.

A Black family that alleges they were racially profiled and wrongly accused of shoplifting by a manager at Nike’s Santa Monica store filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the athletic apparel company and the former employee. Joel Stallworth and wife TaMiya Dickerson contend they were accused by white store manager Wendy Magee of stealing a $12 child’s...

Wear your mask, or pay hundreds of dollars in fines. That’s what several cities across Southern California are planning to do to enforce the requirement to wear face coverings in public.  But what does enforcement look like, and do governments have the right to do this? The NBC4 I-Team spoke with the mayor of one city that will start...

With coronavirus cases on the rise, local municipalities Thursday are beginning to crack down on residents who flout the statewide requirement that they wear masks while in public. In West Hollywood, sheriff’s Capt. Edward Ramirez issued a statement saying deputies have been working to educate violators about the requirement, but people who refuse could now face fines. “Beginning this...

A 26-year-old man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman was arrested Monday by the Santa Monica Police Department. After Santa Monica Police detectives conducted an investigation and presented the case to the LA District Attorney’s Office, an arrest warrant was issued for charges of rape and oral copulation. The victim met Kevin Yorkdan Suazo-Chavez through a dating app in...

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…

Santa Monica said Wednesday its city council has approved a $613.6 million Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget that reduces spending by nearly 25 percent and takes a small chunk out of the police department’s budget. The budgetary reduction is in response to the impacts of the novel coronavirus and includes measures to close a projected $224 million budget deficit through Fiscal year…

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…

Nearly $40,000 was raised to help this family music center that does nonprofit work to help expose children to music, but they’re not sure it will be enough to survive. Kim Tobin reports June 9, 2020.

The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office announced Monday it will not prosecute people who were arrested for curfew violations and failure to disperse during protests against police brutality. The City Attorney’s Office will continue to consider criminal charges in cases involving violence, looting or vandalism, interim City Attorney George Cardona said. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and...

A reward of up to $10,000 was announced Monday for information that helps authorities track down looters who stole more than two dozen firearms from a Big 5 Sporting Goods store in Santa Monica, which was among many businesses damaged May 31 following an hours-long demonstration against the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The store in the 3100…

The woman was riding a bike by when she saw the group trying to bust into a store, so she took a stand. Angie Crouch reports June 4, 2020.

Detectives have made an arrest in a shooting near Santa Monica in which an officer was grazed with a bullet, a day after another officer was smashed in the head in the Fairfax District.  A man who police said opened fire on a group of LAPD officers Sunday near the Santa Monica and Venice border, wounding one of them, has…

Ten-year-old Maia Goldberg and her mom, Cori Goldberg, were in Santa Monica Monday morning cleaning up after the looting on Sunday. Cori, a Santa Monica middle school history teacher, says she took her daughter to walk peacefully in the protests to bear witness to what was happening and stand up for the #BlackLivesMatter movement. And as they watched the events…

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.

Kim Tobin reported at NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2020.

A liquor store owner is armed and guarding a block in Santa Monica after boarding up his store. Kim Tobin reports for the NBC4 News on 4 p.m. on Monday, June 1. 2020

Guad Venegas reported on NBC4 News on Sunday, May 31, 2020.