Do you like Pho? Then you will love this news. The free Pho Festival is coming to Fountain Valley’s Sports Park this Friday through Sunday, Dec. 7-9, at 16400 Brookhurst St.
In case you somehow don’t know, Pho is a rice-noodle soup that is one of Vietnam’s most popular home-style dishes. It is perfect for this cold weather we are having! Continue reading
The Orange County Coroner’s Office has identified John Hillig of Santa Ana, a 67-year-old man, as the victim of a fatal car crash that happened in Fountain Valley on Nov. 11.
The crash was reported at about 12:12 p.m. Hillig was driving a Chrysler PT Cruiser when he was involved in a minor collision near Edinger Ave., as he drove slowly going north on Harbor Blvd. Continue reading
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
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
It was a busy day today for the Fountain Valley Police. They found the body of an unidentified woman early this morning at 12:41 a.m. at Warner Ave. and Bushard Street, according to the O.C. Register.
The police believe the woman was hit by a motorist who fled the scene. Continue reading
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
Kyle Shirakawa Handley
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 13CF3394
Date: July 20, 2018
*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
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
Fountain Valley Police Department
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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
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
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case #16WF1578
Date: January 5, 2018
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
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 10WF0524
Date: December 22, 2017
*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
OCFA and Fountain Valley firemen put out a structure fire today at a multi unit townhome at the 600 block of S Harmon., according to the OCFA.
The flames were reported at 3:53 a.m. in the 600 block of South Harmon Street, according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading
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
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