Costa Mesa bar owner charged with violating COVID-19 order
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The owner of a Costa Mesa bar has been charged with illegally operating during the COVID-19 pandemic despite repeated attempts by law enforcement and the city…
Male suspect who sexually assaulted a woman at O.C.C. campus arrested
COSTA MESA, Calif. (December 24, 2020) – With the assistance of Orange Coast College (OCC) Campus Safety, the Costa Mesa Police Department today arrested a suspect for sexually assaulting a…
Costa Mesa man shot and killed in Anaheim
ANAHEIM, Calif. (December 24, 2020) – On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, just after 1:30 pm, Anaheim Police Department Officers responded to the 2000 block of E. Via Burton Street regarding…
An impaired driver was arrested after killing a boy on a bike in Costa Mesa
COSTA MESA, Calif. (Dec. 7, 2020) – An impaired driver was arrested last night after failing to stop at a stop sign and fatally hitting 12-year-old bicyclist crossing the intersection.…
Two victims were shot and wounded near Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa police officers responded to calls about a possible shooting on Wednesday night, Dec. 2, at about 10 p.m., at a commercial property on the 2700 block of Harbor…
A man was struck and killed on the 55 Fwy. on Thursday morning
An unidentified pedestrian was struck by a car and killed early on Thursday morning on the northbound 55 Freeway in Costa Mesa near the 405 Freeway at 3:20 a.m., according…
Costa Mesa church member accused of sexually assaulting young girls
COSTA MESA, Calif. (November 24, 2020) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) is seeking to identify potential additional victims of a man arrested for sexually assaulting two underage girls…
Former O.C. physician assistant admits to writing opioid prescriptions for local drug dealers
SANTA ANA, California – A former physician assistant at a Fountain Valley medical clinic pleaded guilty today to a federal charge that he conspired to issue and sell prescriptions for oxycodone,…
Couple arrested on suspicion of murder after shooting man outside a Costa Mesa motel
COSTA MESA, Calif. (November 13, 2020) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) has arrested two individuals on suspicion of murder after shooting a man outside a local motel. On…
Fullerton woman pleads guilty to vandalizing the South Coast Plaza’s Maggiano’s restaurant
Laglennda Damona Carr, a 25-year-old woman from Fullerton, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Nov. 5, and was immediately sentenced to 200 hours of community service and 45 days in jail for…
The Costa Mesa Police busted four robbery suspects and seized their gun and drugs
On Tuesday morning, Costa Mesa police officers responded to a call for assistance at a residence. When officers arrived at the scene, they found four adults in their 30s. They…
Costa Mesa burglary suspects caught red-handed
On Tuesday, at approximately 5 a.m., a witness observed and reported two subjects forcing open a garage door at a complex in Costa Mesa. The suspects were described as wearing…
Costa Mesa police officers bought a new backpack for a young crime victim
Over the weekend, Costa Mesa Police Department officers responded to a resident wanting to report a suspicious female attempting to steal a bicycle, according to their Facebook page. During the…
Driver involved in fatal single-vehicle roll over in Costa Mesa arrested
COSTA MESA, Calif. (Oct. 22, 2020) -- The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) arrested a driver involved in a single-vehicle roll over that killed one passenger and injured the other passenger…
Suspect arrested for DUI after a five car collision in Costa Mesa
Several of our Facebook readers asked on October 14 if we knew what had happened on Baker St. and the 405 Freeway. It turns out there was an awful DUI…