A repeat DUI driver was arrested again after crashing in Orange at 11 a.m.
Who gets drunk in the morning? We found out today when a driver who was already on parole for a felony DUI crashed just before 11 a.m. in Orange, according…
The SAPD is searching for two men who beat up a victim at a 7-Eleven store
On January 15th, at around 7:15 pm, two suspects attacked a victim at the parking lot of the 7-Eleven located at 400 N. Grand Ave., according to the SAPD. They…
New poll finds that a majority of Americans support the deportation of criminals
A very vocal extreme minority is trying to make the case that the U.S. government should not be deporting violent criminals but a new poll by the AP shows that…
Orange man arrested for the alleged theft of military equipment from the Tustin Army Reserve Center
On January 16th, 2025, police detectives, with the assistance of the joint Irvine-Tustin SWAT Team, Army Criminal Investigations Division, and OCSD Bomb Squad, served search warrants in the City of…
Thieves used a U-Haul truck to steal an electric scooter and clothes from an Irvine Target store
The Irvine Police Department is asking the community for help identifying two retail theft suspects. On November 3, 2024, the suspects entered the Target store at the Irvine Marketplace and…
Orange County bolsters crime-fighting tools with a $742K investment in DNA technology
SANTA ANA, CA - At the January 28 Board of Supervisors meeting, the Supervisors unanimously approved $742,000 in Prop 69 funds to support local law enforcement, the OC Crime Lab,…
A burglar was arrested after stealing tools from a car, in Orange County
Early Sunday morning, police officers responded to a call about a vehicle burglary where a suspect smashed a car window and stole tools, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department.…
DUI driver gets only six years in prison after killing a motorcycle rider in Santa Ana
Mario Celestino Torres, a 30-year-old man, pleaded guilty on Monday and he was sentenced to only six years in prison for an alcohol-related DUI collision that killed Flor Mecon Granados, a…
The O.C. Sheriff speaks out on enforcing immigration laws
As the debate about immigration and local law enforcement’s role has increased with the new presidential administration, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes has been asked by members of the media…
L.A. man facing felony charges after carjacking an O.C. police car and fleeing from the officers
Lilton Bernardt Dooley, a 56-year-old man from Los Angeles County, was charged on Thursday with carjacking a Huntington Beach police car and leading officers on a pursuit that ended in…
OCDA’s office awarded $3.3M in State grants to fight DUIs
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is proud to announce that it has been once again chosen by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)…
Santa Ana man pleads guilty to killing his neighbor and could serve up to life in prison
Alfonso Jassogarcia, a 40-year-old man, pleaded guilty last Friday to fatally shooting his neighbor in Santa Ana. Jassogarcia was immediately sentenced to 18 years to life in prison. However, he…
SAPD police officers seized guns from a guy playing peekaboo and a vehicle stop suspect
While conducting proactive enforcement at the 800 block of N. Van Ness, police officers noticed a suspect attempting to hide near a parked vehicle as they drove by, according to…
Passenger killed in Costa Mesa after suspected car thief crashes during a police chase
Early today, Jan. 26, 2025, a little before 3 a.m., Newport Beach Police advised the Costa Mesa Police Department that they were in pursuit of a suspect, who had been…
The Irvine police hunt for six suspects in $1,500 Target store theft
Six suspects entered the Target store on 3750 Barranca and took approximately $1,550 in merchandise, according to the Irvine Police Department. The suspects all appear to be African American. At…