Crime & Safety
Weekly Crime Report: Brentwood & Nearby Police Log
A look at a few of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents near Brentwood.

BRENTWOOD, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around the Brentwood area this week.
No Appeal For Killer Caught When Girl Wrote His Initials In Blood
The victim, whose throat was slit by her boyfriend, survived long enough to write his initials in blood in her Beverly Hills apartment.
Lt. Tipped Off Massage Parlor Raids In Exchange For Sex: DA
A retired Los Angeles County sheriff's lieutenant is accused of paying for sex at two of the West Hollywood locations between 2016 and 2017.
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Writer Brought His Twisted Story To Life With Horrific Murder: DA
Just three weeks after she gave birth to her daughter, the woman's body was found mangled and drained of blood in her West Hollywood condo.
Elderly Woman Reported Missing, Last Seen In Santa Monica
The 79-year-old was last seen about 9 p.m. Tuesday at a Chevron gas station near the Santa Monica (10) Freeway.
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Car Teeters Over Edge 5th-Floor Of Westside Parking Structure
A car was hanging off of the ledge of Parking Structure 5 on the 1400 block of 4th Street in Santa Monica.
Serial Rapist From Santa Monica Armed And Dangerous, FBI Warns
The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man suspected of multiple sexual assaults in the LA area.
Farrah Fawcett And Ryan O'Neal's Son Charged In Stabbings
Police believe Redmond James O'Neal was behind a series of violent attacks and crimes in Venice.
Beverly Crest Brush Fire More Than 40 Percent Contained
Crews Wednesday used drones to monitor hotspots after making progress on the Benedict Canyon blaze.
Trio Hired To Murder Woman In Westwood Garage Won't Get Appeal
The California Supreme Court refused to hear the case of three men hired to kill a woman in Westwood by her husband.
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