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Articles from the October 29, 2021 edition


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  • Stabbing at 5th and Broadway in Downtown Santa Monica on 10/26

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff|Oct 29, 2021

    1/27/2021 - At approximately 11:40 pm on Tuesday, Santa Monica Police responded to a call for the area of 5th Street and Broadway in downtown Santa Monica regarding a stabbing and attempted homicide. Multiple units and a forensics team responded to the call and immediately requested medical assistance from the Santa Monica Fire Department. The victim had been stabbed multiple times. Despite his injuries, he was alert and able to give police a description of the suspect. After interviewing...

  • SMMUSD to Present Environmental Impact Report for Malibu Middle and High School Project

    Jack Simon, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 29, 2021

    The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will present the findings of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Malibu Middle and High School (MMHS) specific plan project at a virtual and in-person community meeting next Tuesday, Nov. 2. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the multipurpose room at the former Juan Cabrillo Elementary School (JCES) campus, located at 30237 Morning View Drive in Malibu. The proposed project will redevelop and modernize the former JCES and the...

  • Search Warrant Issued for Rust Set After Accidental New Mexico Shooting

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 29, 2021

    The New Mexico DA's office confirms that it is investigating last week's shooting involving Alec Baldwin and the set of Rust, as a crime. No decision about charges has been made as of yet. Dave Halls, the assistant director of 'Rust,' said that he "should have" better inspected the weapon before handing it to Baldwin and telling him it was safe to use, according to a new affidavit https://trib.al/ugh6diy Meanwhile, a gaffer on the set of #Rust says that he held Halyna Hutchins as she was dying....

  • Dead Body Found Near Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff|Oct 29, 2021
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    10: At approximately 6:20 am Sunday morning, a dead body was removed from the alley behind 1423 Third Street Promenade. Police set up yellow tape while two women from the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office wrapped the body and carted it away. The process was swift. The dead body was near Parking Garage 6 and the Downtown Santa Monica Inc. Ambassador office. Lieutenant Rudy Flores of the Santa Monica Police released this statement: "This morning, October 24, 2021 at about 4:55 AM, 9-1-1...

  • Kobe Bryant's Widow Ordered to Take Psychiatric Exam; CA Attorney General Destroys 1.2 M Marijuana Plants; 51% More Police Officers Murdered in 2021; Soros Spends $1 M to Keep Austin From Hiring Cops and Other Stories: Monday Morning Memo

    Association of Deputy District Attorneys|Oct 29, 2021

    Courts & Rulings Qualified immunity: Supreme Court sides with police, overturns denial of immunity in two cases The Supreme Court sided Monday with police in two cases in which plaintiffs claimed officers used excessive force, overturning separate lower court rulings that had allowed the officers to be sued for civil rights violations. In two unsigned opinions, the court stressed police are entitled to be shielded from liability unless it is "clear to a reasonable officer" that their actions...

  • Suicide Note from Brian Laundrie Makes the Rounds on Tik Tok

    Samuel Alioto, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 29, 2021

    Images of a purported suicide note from Brian Laundrie have been making the rounds on Tik Tok. In a video, the apparent suicide note is in handwriting and says in part: "I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for everything that has happened. I never intended for any of this. Gabby and I were truly in love and I would give anything for her to still be here. I know that no one will understand that things simply got out of control. . . The strain of our relationship was more than I could bear. I...