Costa Mesa music teacher charged with molesting two young girls
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying additional potential sexual assault victims of a Costa Mesa music teacher who has been charged with a…
Police are investigating the death of a man after a fight at a Westminster restaurant
WESTMINSTER, CA – On February 14, 2022, WPD detectives received notification from the Orange County Coroner’s Office reference a suspicious death that may have occurred almost two weeks prior at…
Former OC Sheriff’s Deputy gets four months of jail after stealing credit cards from a dead woman
Remember the disgraced former Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy, Steve Hortz, who got caught stealing from dead victims? The 43-year-old crooked deputy from San Dimas pleaded guilty but his sentence…
State Senator Tom Umberg is targeting the theft of catalytic converters
Santa Ana's State Senator, Tom Umberg, is working on a new law to target the theft of catalytic converters. The new proposed law will however mandate that car dealers apply…
Irvine man arrested on charge that he lied to get more than $5M in COVID-relief loans for fake companies
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man who fled after authorities searched his residence on Wednesday is in federal custody today after he was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border and…
Attorney files an ethics complaint against OCDA Spitzer for illegal actions towards whistleblowers
SANTA ANA – A complaint has been filed with the California State Bar alleging Todd Spitzer violated his ethical duties when he improperly released the findings of an investigation to…
The SAPD is looking for a man who stole over $1M worth of COVID-19 tests from his employer
Wanted Suspect Carlitos Peralta was the Warehouse Manager of “Covid Clinic” located at 3401 W. MacArthur Boulevard, City of Santa Ana. “Covid Clinic” has seven warehouses throughout the nation where…
A tagger who stabbed and paralyzed an Anaheim man will spend the next 22 years in prison
Alfredo Gabriel Villegas, then 25 Alfredo Gabriel Villegas, a 32-year-old gang member, will get to spend the next 22 years in prison after he stabbed and paralyzed a man who…
Four gangbangers arrested for shooting and killing a man in Anaheim last year
Kevin Moreno-Aviles ANAHEIM, Calif. (February 22, 2022) – Anaheim homicide detectives have arrested four suspects in connection with the shooting death of a Garden Grove man in a motel parking…
Two men died after speeding from a shooting at an Anaheim restaurant and hitting a pole
Two men died after crashing their car into a pole while fleeing from police officers near an Anaheim restaurant early on Monday morning. A witness said he he saw an…
Multi-agency ‘Operation Red Zone’ resulted in 56 human trafficking arrests in Orange County
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Feb. 18, 2022): Fifty-six suspects were arrested and 16 victims were recovered, including two juveniles under the age of 16, as part of an extensive multi-jurisdictional human…
The Tustin Police Dept. will conduct a DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint on Feb. 18
The Tustin Police Department will hold a DUI Checkpoint on February 18, 2022 from 8:00 pm until 3:00 am at an undisclosed location within Tustin limits. Checkpoint locations are chosen…