Toward the end of September, the Costa Mesa Community Policing Unit (CPU) carried out a focused effort to locate individuals with outstanding warrants in Costa Mesa. As a result of…
Recently, early in the morning, bicycle patrol officers found two men passed out in a parked vehicle at an auto parts store on W. 19th Street, according to the Costa…
A male suspect stole not one but two e-bikes during an early morning garage burglary, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department. Unfortunately for the suspect his actions were caught…
Earlier this month, police officers were patrolling the Walmart parking lot when loss prevention staff flagged them down to report a woman who had just left the store with unpaid…
Earlier this week, in the afternoon, police officers were dispatched to a grocery store on 17th Street regarding a theft that had just occurred by a fleeing suspect, who was…
This week, officers were dispatched to a parking lot on Harbor Boulevard where they found a man who appeared to be under the influence inside his parked car, according to…
Richard David Lavalle, a 64-year-old Long Beach man, who killed Noel Bascon, a 12-year-old boy in a DUI collision in Costa Mesa a was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 5, to…
On Saturday, the Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) received calls about a traffic crash. Police officers responded to Mace Ave. and Nutmeg Pl. after a black truck had struck several…
Santa Ana – A Costa Mesa woman has been charged with five felonies for illegally registering her dog to vote and casting ballots in her dog’s name in the 2021…
On Friday morning, police officers and park rangers responded to Placentia Ave. near Fairview Park regarding a theft of a e-bike that had just occurred, according to the Costa Mesa…
It’s 10:00 AM, and a black Mercedes E350 caught a police officer’s eye as it had no front plate and the driver made a sudden high-speed attempt to evade a…
The family of Allison Castillo, the 15-year-old that was recently fatally stabbed in Costa Mesa, has launched a GoFundMe page to help pay for funeral and memorial services. Castillo was…
COSTA MESA, Calif. (August 10, 2025) -- The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) yesterday arrested a suspected gang member for the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old girl, who has since been…
The Irvine Police Department received tips from the community regarding a young woman who allegedly stole about $1,000 worth of unpaid merchandise at a Whole Foods grocery store located at…
Yesterday morning Mesa Engine 81, Mesa Engine 82, and Mesa Battalion 8 responded to a commercial vehicle fire at the 1500 block of Scenic Ave., according to the Costa Mesa…