The next OC Fair is set for July 15-Aug. 14, 2022
COSTA MESA (Dec. 16, 2021) – Today the OC Fair announced that "Feel the Sunshine" will be the theme of the 2022 annual event which will be back July 15-Aug.…
DUI Driver sentenced to 15 years to life for murder of off-duty Costa Mesa Fire Captain
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 28-year-old man was sentenced to 15 years to life today for hitting and killing an off-duty Costa Mesa fire captain who was riding his bicycle…
Woman arrested in Costa Mesa for stealing high-end retail merchandise worth over $300K
Ekatarina Zharkova, a 38-year-old, was arrested in the Orange County city of Costa Mesa and she was charged with stealing well over $300,000 worth of high-end merchandise from stores in…
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in Costa Mesa this morning
Today, Nov. 25, 2021, at approximately 2:33 a.m., officers responded to a fatal traffic collision involving a pedestrian, who was walking in lanes of traffic on Newport Boulevard south of…
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.,…