Undocumented man arrested for embezzling $7M from an O.C. company
SANTA ANA, California – A former executive at a Newport Beach company that specializes in the purchase of classic cars – who also happens to be an illegal alien from Mexico…
Tammy Kim, former Irvine Councilwoman and Mayoral candidate, facing felony residency charges
Former Irvine City Councilmember Tammy Kim has been charged with multiple felonies, including perjury, for lying about her residency in 2024 while she was serving on the City Council and…
Former Westminster cop facing 15 felony charges for workers’ comp fraud
A former Westminster police officer has been charged with 15 felonies for stealing more than $600,000 in fraudulent workers’ compensation payments after she was caught dancing and drinking at the…
Suspect with drug paraphernalia and three open warrants arrested in Tustin on felony charges
Sometimes people assume false identities trying to evade detection. This happened again in Tustin recently when a suspect tried to pretend he was his brother only to have the scheme…
A probationer and a woman were arrested on drug and identity theft charges in north O.C.
Yesterday afternoon, a police officer patrolling the area of Yorba Linda and Placentia investigated a suspicious vehicle occupied by an adult male and an adult female in a parking lot…
Two L.A. County men arrested for impersonating federal agents in $19,000 scam of O.C. victim
The Costa Mesa Police Department has seen an increase in fraud and grand theft where thieves tend to target elder residents but they do not discriminate on age. In one…
Irvine man arrested for using a stolen credit card to buy apparel at the Spectrum
On Sunday, police officers received reports of a credit card being fraudulently used at multiple stores at the Spectrum in Irvine, according to the Irvine Police Department. The dynamic duo…
The Irvine Police are searching for a wallet thief with a mullet and his accomplice
The Irvine Police Department is searching for two men suspected of stealing a victim’s wallet from the Trader Joe’s at 4225 Campus Drive recently. One of the individuals was sporting…
L.A. County man with warrants arrested in Irvine on drug, theft and fraud charges
On Saturday, a police officer arrested Pedro Gabriel Garza, 33, of Lakewood, for narcotics warrants. according to the Irvine Police Department. Since Garza was on lifetime parole, with search and…
Two suspects were arrested for scamming an elderly O.C. woman out of $35K via a fraudulent email
Last week, an elderly Newport Beach resident reported being defrauded out of $35,000 cash after she received a fraudulent email from scammers who convinced her to withdraw cash from her…
The Tustin Police are searching for a woman who used stolen debit cards to buy merch at a Target store
Police detectives are searching for a white female suspect who used stolen debit cards to fraudulently purchase items from a Target store, according to the Tustin Police Department. The suspect's…
Two Long Beach residents arrested at a Santa Ana motel for Temecula business burglary
36-year-old Marselina Ortiz and 43-year-old Jason Warner, of Long Beach were arrested at a Santa Ana motel after paying with a credit card stolen from a Temecula business, according to…
Anaheim man arrested on credit card theft and fraud charges by the Tustin Police
A wanted suspect is behind bars after a follower of the Tustin Police Department's Facebook page reported that the suspect was inside a local Costco today. Tustin police officers quickly…
Irvine traffic stop leads to arrest of L.A. County suspects on identity theft and drug charges
On Saturday, an eagle-eyed police officer spotted a Tesla (what are the odds in Irvine) without license plates. He pulled the car over and greeted the three occupants inside with…
UCI students scammed out of thousands of dollars
UCI students are getting scammed and losing thousands of dollars according to the UCI Police Department. Each of the defrauded students has lost from $1,000 to $200,000. The scammers are…