Last week, three people were arrested after they used fraudulent Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards to purchase 64 containers of baby formula, according to the Irvine Police Department. Baby formula…
A victim had their debit card stolen during a distraction theft in another City in January, according to the Irvine Police Department. Two suspects are accused of using the victim’s…
On Sunday, police officers at the Spectrum in Irvine contacted two people sitting in a car. When officers walked up to the vehicle, they noticed the driver was holding a…
Three male suspects were arrested after police detectives served a search warrant at a hotel in Irvine, according to the Tustin Police Department. The suspects committed several burglaries of parked…
An Economic Crimes Investigator has been investigating an embezzlement case since 2021, according to the Irvine Police Department. The suspect used a company credit card and checks to take $372,000…
On 9/19/2023, Jose Ramos Jr. was given $28,000 by a victim after he used an elaborate investment scam. Several weeks later, Ramos cut all communications with the victim and is…
Police officers were called to an auto dealership after a victim of identity theft notified them the auto loan approved in his name was not made by him, according to…
On the evening of December 27, two suspects used stolen state benefit account information to fraudulently purchase over $3,000 in baby formula from the Target store at the Spectrum in…
Earlier this month, a female suspect used stolen New York State benefit credit cards to make fraudulent purchases at a store in Irvine. It is believed she is part of…
December 20, 2023 – SANTA ANA, CALIF. Today, Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do called on LAist’s publisher and editor to fire reporter Nick Gerda for using a forged IRS document,…
SANTA ANA, California – A Riverside County woman who participated in a scheme that used stolen identities to fraudulently apply for just over $2.8 million in unemployment insurance (UI) benefits from…
On November 23, 2023, Romanian law enforcement, in coordination with the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, conducted enforcement operations targeting 84 locations in Romania tied to an organized crime group…
On 09/14/23, at approximately 3:12 p.m., two male suspects entered Crunch Fitness in Fountain Valley. They burglarized a locker and stole multiple personal items, including credit cards. At around 3:54…
A male suspect used a fake passport card with his face and the victim's information to withdraw $3,600 from the victim's bank account. The suspect then used the same card…
In 2021, the Irvine Police Department began investigating a case where an employee used a personal Square account to accept patient payments at a doctor's office, resulting in a loss…
