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The 405 Fwy. is set to close overnight on Saturday in Fountain Valley

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Slater Detours

I-405 set to Close Overnight Saturday in Fountain Valley

Full freeway closure planned in both directions from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. on Oct. 6 between Brookhurst and Magnolia streets

ORANGE – Interstate 405 through Fountain Valley is scheduled to fully close from approximately 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. beginning Saturday, Oct. 6 as part of the I-405 Improvement Project.

The full freeway closure is necessary to finish safely demolishing the Slater Avenue bridge over the southbound lanes of the I-405. Half the bridge, over the northbound lanes, was demolished during an overnight full freeway closure on Sept. 29. Continue reading→

I-405 set to close overnight this Saturday in Fountain Valley

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 26, 2018

I-405 set to Close Overnight Saturday in Fountain Valley

I-405 is slated to shut down in both directions from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6 between Brookhurst and Magnolia streets

ORANGE – Interstate 405 through Fountain Valley is scheduled to fully close from approximately 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, and again on Saturday, Oct. 6, as part of the I-405 Improvement Project.

The full freeway closures are necessary to safely demolish the Slater Avenue bridge. The bridge is the second of more than 18 bridges to be built, widened or replaced as part of the project, which will speed up travel times on I-405 between Costa Mesa and the Los Angeles County line, an area traveled by more than 370,000 vehicles a day. The McFadden Avenue bridge was demolished last month. Continue reading→

A man was stabbed multiple times today near Mile Square Park

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Fountain Valley police officers found an unidentified man in his 40’s who had been stabbed multiple times, when they responded to the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Edinger Avenue at about 2:30 p.m. after receiving a call, according to the O.C. Register.

The Fountain Valley police are now searching for a person of interest following in that stabbing. However they have no description of the suspect.  Continue reading→

Man gets life in prison for kidnapping, torturing and mutilating an O.C. marijuana dispensary owner

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Kyle Shirakawa Handley

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case # 13CF3394

Date: July 20, 2018

MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE FOR KIDNAPPING, TORTURING, AND MUTILATING MARIJUANA DISPENSARY OWNER

*Jury reached guilty verdict in less than two hours

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced today to life in state prison without the possibility of parole for kidnapping, torturing, and mutilating a marijuana dispensary owner. The defendant was found guilty by a jury after less than two hours of deliberation.

Defendant: Kyle Shirakawa Handley, 36, Fountain Valley

Found guilty by a jury on Jan. 4, 2018 of the following felony counts: Continue reading→

A Santa Ana man was arrested in Fountain Valley for breaking into cars

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Charles Pena

On Saturday morning, June 9, 2018, at 4:05 a.m., a resident saw two suspicious subjects possibly breaking into a car in the 18200 block of Santa Arabella Street in Fountain Valley, according to the Fountain Valley Police Department.

The witness called 9-1-1 and Fountain Valley police officers quickly responded to the area. Continue reading→

A burglary suspect was arrested in Fountain Valley with the help of a K-9 police dog

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Fountain Valley Police Department

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

On May 7, 2018, at approximately 2:29 p.m., Officers responded to a call of an interrupted residential burglary in the 16000 block of Caribou Street. As the first Officer arrived, the victim stated he saw suspect-1 run from his residence and jump over the adjoining wall into a neighbor’s backyard. While speaking to the victim, the Officer saw a suspicious vehicle, a dark grey BMW, parked on Caribou Street just north of the victim’s residence. As the Officer approached the BMW, suspect-2 jumped out and starting running northbound on Caribou Street until he ran into a side yard. Officers checked the residence and confirmed a burglary had occurred. Continue reading→

Fountain Valley man convicted of kidnapping, torturing and mutilating a pot shop owner

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case # 13CF3394

Date: January 4, 2018

MAN CONVICTED OF KIDNAPPING, TORTURING, AND MUTILATING MARIJUANA DISPENSARY OWNER

*Jury reached guilty verdict in less than two hours

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted today of kidnapping, torturing, and mutilating a marijuana dispensary owner. The defendant was found guilty by a jury after less than two hours of deliberation.

Defendant: Kyle Shirakawa Handley, 36, Fountain Valley

Found guilty by a jury today of the following felony counts: Continue reading→

Serial robber gets 12 years in prison for robbing 13 O.C. stores

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

Case #16WF1578

Date: January 5, 2018

SERIAL ROBBER SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR ROBBING 13 STORES BY THREATENING CASHIERS WITH REPLICA FIREARM

WESTMINSTER, Calif. – A serial robber was sentenced to 12 years in state prison for robbing 13 stores by threatening the cashiers with a replica firearm.

Defendant: John Allen Wagner, 50, Westminster

Pleaded guilty on Aug. 2, 2017, to the following felony counts: Continue reading→

Female gangbanger gets 45 years in prison for dragging a woman to death in Little Saigon

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

Case # 10WF0524

Date: December 22, 2017

FEMALE GANG ASSOCIATE SENTENCED TO 45 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDERING WOMAN BY DRAGGING HER WITH CAR

*Co-defendant in this case was previously convicted and sentenced

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A female associate of a criminal street gang was sentenced to 45 years to life in state prison today for murdering a woman by dragging her several blocks on the outside of her car.

Defendant: Lynn Ai Quach, 27, Garden Grove

Found guilty by a jury on Sept. 4, 2014, of: Continue reading→

Man pleads guilty to a fatal DUI collision that killed a popular Santa Ana runner

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John Motesharrei, a 40-year-old Westminster man, pleaded guilty on his birthday Tuesday to a hit-and-run collision that killed Juan Ramirez Garcia, a 48-year-old Santa Ana man who was jogging in Fountain Valley, according to the O.C. Register.

Motesharrei pleaded guilty to hit and run with permanent injury, a felony, and hit and run with property damage, a misdemeanor. Continue reading→

Local burglars are taking credit card terminals and stealing credit card information

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Fountain Valley Police Department

Advisory: CRIME ALERT- Credit Card Terminals

Several recent burglaries in Fountain Valley have involved the theft of credit card terminals. Criminals are using these terminals to charge back purchases stored on the terminal resulting in thousands of dollars of loss to the businesses and stolen credit card information. Continue reading→

Santa Ana man gets 8 years in prison for charges including eluding police and gang activity

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Daniel Enrique Ramirez

Daniel Enrique Ramirez, 24, of Santa Ana; and Joshua Rudy Ramirez, 21, of Corona, pleaded guilty to gang activity, eluding police and possession of a firearm by a felon, according to the O.C. Register.

Both men were sentenced to eight years in prison after they led the SAPD on a high-speed pursuit that began in Santa Ana and ended when they crashed into an 80-year-old woman’s bedroom in Fountain Valley.  Continue reading→

Three Irvine auto theft suspects were caught in Huntington Beach this morning after a police pursuit

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Three people were arrested Thursday, Nov. 9, following a high-speed police pursuit that began in Fountain Valley and ended in Huntington Beach, according to the O.C. Register.

The suspects apparently were seen driving a Toyota Camry that had been reported stolen in Irvine, at around 5:30 a.m. this morning, near Euclid St. and Warner Ave. Continue reading→