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…
Over one million guests attended the 2021 OC Fair
COSTA MESA (Aug. 25, 2021) – The OC Fair has announced that 1,055,770 guests attended the 2021 event which ran from July 16 through Aug. 15, 2021. Advance tickets were…
O.C. street racer ends up serving only one year in jail after killing his cousin at a street takeover
Mynor Augusto Esquivelvalle, a man who killed his cousin, 23-year-old Sergio Marroquin, Jr., during a Oct. 22, 2020 rollover crash at a street takeover in Costa Mesa, walked out of…
Four men from L.A. were arrested after a high-speed police pursuit in Costa Mesa
COSTA MESA, Calif (July 20, 2021) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) yesterday arrested four men after a traffic stop turned into a short high-speed pursuit and a yard-to-yard…
The Costa Mesa police made four arrests at their DUI checkpoint on Friday night
The Costa Mesa Police Department conducted a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday night, July 9, 2021, at 17th Street east of Westminster Avenue. A total of 320 vehicles…
The OC Fair opens this week
COSTA MESA (July 12, 2021) – Summer's most anticipated celebration is returning this week for its full 23-day run the OC Fair is back July 16-Aug. 15. With limited daily…
Job fair for over 250 new jobs in Costa Mesa set for July 14
OptumRx, a leading pharmacy care services organization and one of the Optum companies of UnitedHealth Group, will host a virtual job fair on Wednesday, July 14, from 9 a.m. -…
The Costa Mesa Police Dept. will be conducting a DUI & Driver’s License Checkpoint this Friday, July 9
COSTA MESA, Calif. (July 7, 2021) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) will be conducting a driving under the influence (DUI) and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, July 9,…
The OCDA needs help finding other firearm brandishing incidents involving the suspects in a 6-year-old’s murder
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the California Highway Patrol are asking the public to come forward with any information regarding additional incidents involving firearms…
Arson arrest made this morning in connection to fire set in hotel room at 3100 block of Bristol St.
COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Today, June 20, 2021, at about 6:17 a.m., a woman called from a hotel room at the 3100 block of Bristol Street and made a threat…
Convicted O.C. felon is sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug and firearms charges
On August 26, 2019, undercover Detectives from the Fountain Valley Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit conducted an investigation into a subject, Tyler Conklin (30), who was wanted on a no-bail…
A Costa Mesa couple has been arrested for the road rage killing of Aiden Leos
The CHP has confirmed the arrest of the two suspects believed responsible for the shooting death of 6-year-old Aiden Leos. Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, and Wynne Lee, 23, were arrested…