A homeless man died of head injuries in Anaheim
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Anaheim PD homicide detectives are seeking the public’s assistance with the death of a homeless man found suffering from head injuries around 3:45 a.m. on Monday, November…
A police dog helped to make a huge drug bust in Costa Mesa
On Friday evening, a Costa Mesa Police Department motor officer observed a vehicle speeding. The officer stopped the vehicle and contacted the driver. The officer observed an open alcoholic beverage…
Santa Ana Army Air Base exhibit reopening with Veterans Day celebration at Heroes Hall on Nov. 11
COSTA MESA (Nov. 8, 2021) – Heroes Hall Museum will reopen its permanent exhibit, The SAAAB Story, which chronicles the history of the Santa Ana Army Air Base, on Thursday,…
A domestic violence suspect has barricaded himself at a home in Costa Mesa
COSTA MESA, Calif. -- This morning, Nov. 3, 2021, at approximately 12:36 a.m., officers responded to a home on the 3200 block of Dakota Avenue, in Costa Mesa, regarding a…
Bogus O.C. insurance agent took $1.4 M in workers’ compensation payments from local businesses
ORANGE, Calif. — Unlicensed insurance agent Karyl Lynn Reed, 57, formerly of Cosa Mesa, was arraigned today on multiple felony counts of grand theft, forgery, embezzlement, and aggravated white-collar crime…
Attempted homicide suspect with ill-advised facial tattoos arrested in Anaheim
COSTA MESA, Calif. (Oct. 28, 2021) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) has arrested a suspect wanted for an attempted homicide that occurred earlier in the year. On March…
DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoints coming up this Friday night in Anaheim and in Costa Mesa
COSTA MESA, Calif. (Oct. 27, 2021) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) will be conducting a driving under the influence (DUI) and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, Oct. 29,…
Why do Costa Mesa police officers ticket and arrest criminal vagrants while the SAPD ignores them?
Santa Ana residents are beyond fed up with the dozens if not hundreds of drug addicts that have taken up residency on our streets. Residents often call the SAPD only…
Anti-masker Trumper convicted of trespassing at a Mother’s Market in Costa Mesa
Marianne Campbell Smith , a Trumper from San Juan Capistroano, who refused to leave the Mother's Market in Costa Mesa after employees noticed she was not wearing a mask asked…
An O.C. bike theft victim helped the police to track down and arrest the suspect
Yesterday afternoon, a resident called the Costa Mesa Police dispatch to report that her bike had just been stolen from the 100 block of E. 18th Street. She immediately jumped…
The Costa Mesa police arrested a suspect for firing a gun in a neighborhood
The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) yesterday made an arrest after several gunshots were fired in a residential area on Pacific Avenue. Yesterday, Sept. 22, 2021, at approximately 4:04 p.m.,…
Man arrested for using a drone to try to smuggle drugs into the Theo Lacy Jail
ORANGE, Ca. (Sept. 16, 2021) The Custody Intelligence Unit (CIU) on Tuesday, Sept. 14, arrested a man suspected of using a drone in an attempt to smuggle drugs into the…
The Costa Mesa police made 10 DUI arrests at their last DUI checkpoint
On Friday night, Sept. 3, 2021, at the Costa Mesa Police Department's DUI and driver’s license checkpoint on Newport Boulevard and Flower Street, with assistance from Orange County Sheriff's Department,…
The Costa Mesa Police Department is conducting a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday
COSTA MESA, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2021) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) will be conducting a driving under the influence (DUI) and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, Sept. 3,…
A convicted New York felon was arrested again in Costa Mesa
On Sunday, Costa Mesa police officers stopped two suspects in a vehicle for expired tags and for littering as they left a parking lot on Bristol St. The male driver…