Costa Mesa catalytic converter thieves caught red-handed
Today at about 1:22 a.m., Costa Mesa police officers were dispatched to the 2600 block of Newport Boulevard regarding the sounds of power tools being used. The police officers arrived…
Man with prior DUI convictions charged again after a fatal DUI crash in Newport Beach
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 28-year-old Costa Mesa man charged with murder for killing Richard Frost, 74, of Newport Beacha while driving under the influence had three prior driving under…
Where to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Orange County
SANTA ANA – Supervisor Katrina Foley (District Two) was joined by Chairman Andrew Do (District One), Supervisor Doug Chaffee (District Four), and representatives from the Orange County Fair Board of…
The Costa Mesa Police Dept. is targeting distracted drivers in April
COSTA MESA, Calif. (March 31, 2021) – April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) encourages drivers to give the phone a break and focus…
Armed robbers have been targeting South Coast Plaza customers
You might have heard about the incident earlier this month in Beverly Hills, when an armed robber stole a $500K gold Richard Mille watch from a jeweler dining at an…
Suspect involved in several crimes finally gets nabbed by the Costa Mesa Police Department
COSTA MESA, Calif (March 25, 2021) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) has arrested the robbery suspect who evaded police last week, causing three schools to shelter in place.…
The Costa Mesa police made a big drug bust in Santa Ana
During the ongoing investigation of a robbery and aggravated assault incident that happened at the 600 block of Hamilton Street in late February, Gang Investigators identified three suspects. Two were…
O.C. man attacked a transgender woman with a skateboard
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 23-year-old man has been charged with a hate crime for attacking a transgender woman with a skateboard in Costa Mesa after using a derogatory epithet…
The Costa Mesa police shot a robber who was stabbing a cashier
https://youtu.be/S7cXNttrTTg COSTA MESA, Calif. (March 11, 2021) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) responded to a robbery in progress this morning that resulted in an officer involved shooting. At…
Costa Mesa K9 officers help to make a big drug bust
Earlier this week, Costa Mesa police officers made a traffic stop of a vehicle that resulted in a search of the car. The police officers located approximately 20 pounds of…
Costa Mesa convict caught with drugs again
During a patrol check yesterday, at about 10AM, Costa Mesa police officers contacted an individual staying in the 2000 block of Harbor Boulevard who is on Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS)…
A Costa Mesa DUI driver hit a pedestrian and a car and was arrested
COSTA MESA, Calif. (Feb. 21, 2021) -- The Costa Mesa Police Department has arrested a man suspected of DUI after striking a pedestrian and second vehicle earlier this morning. Today,…
The FBI arrested a Costa Mesa Trumper who rioted in the U.S. Capitol
Christian Secor, 22, a UCLA student from Costa Mesa, has been arrested by the FBI due to his alleged participation in the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Secor is facing…
An ambulance was struck by a vehicle in Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa police officers responded to a traffic collision on southbound Newport Boulevard on Tuesday morning, Feb. 16 after a vehicle struck an ambulance in an intersection. The Lynch ambulance,…
Serial robbers arrested in Costa Mesa after a carjacking
COSTA MESA, Calif. (February 12, 2021) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) yesterday arrested Jacob Aaron Vazquez, 20, and Esther Kavina Maultsby, 19, both from Costa Mesa, shortly after…