The Irvine Police are looking for witnesses to a major traffic collision
On Tuesday night, a major traffic collision happened at Portola Parkway and the SR-261 Toll Road, in Irvine. The involved vehicle caught on fire and one of the people inside…
The Irvine Police are searching for a man who keeps stealing from a Target store
Irvine Police Detectives are seeking help from the public to identify a serial burglar who has been stealing from Target stores throughout Southern California. This prolific thief uses various methods…
The Irvine Police arrested two L.A. men for stealing over $200K from a home owner
Michael Andres Ruiz Fonseca, 33, of Hawthorne, and Luis Alberto Beltran, 32, of North Hills, were recently arrested for burglary related to this case by the Irvine Police Department, with…
Jewish Federation of Orange County to hold a community gathering for Israel tonight
The Jewish Federation of Orange County will host a community gathering for Israel, today on October 10th, at 6:00 p.m. The event is open to all community members. Earlier this…
Man arrested for selling Nikes and clothes stolen during smash and grab O.C. robberies
Last Wednesday, the Irvine Police Department arrested four grab-and-run shoplifters who targeted a Nike store. They were responsible for multiple retail theft cases throughout Southern California. Yesterday, Irvine Detectives located…
The Irvine Police arrested a suspect for allegedly stealing over $1M from multiple victims
After a two-year-long investigation into a fake investment scheme, Howard Silverstein, 78, of Newport Beach, was arrested on Tuesday morning by Irvine Police Department detectives for stealing over $1 million…
L.A. moving company employee gets jail time after groping a woman at an Irvine storage facility
Rafael Ezequiel Cortez, a 27-year-old Los Angeles man, will spend ten days in jail and have to do 120 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty on Monday to…
The Irvine Police are trying to identify a man who withdrew $52K from a victim’s bank account
A male suspect posed as an bank account holder using fake identification documents and withdrew $52,000 from a victim's bank account. The suspect is a skinny, bald white male with…
The Irvine Police arrested an organized retail crime group that ripped off Nike stores
Yesterday, Irvine Detectives located and arrested an organized retail crime group that had just committed a grab-and-run theft at Nike in Carlsbad with a loss of $3000. Four suspects were…
The Irvine Police arrested a rental scam suspect for defrauding victims out of $200K
Today, Irvine Police Department Economic Crimes Investigators arrested Surong Li, 29, of Irvine, for grand theft, possession of a fake identification, and theft by false pretense. Li represented herself as…
Cop hater from Laguna Niguel arrested for stealing catalytic converters in Irvine
Last month, a man and a woman stole two catalytic converters from vehicles parked at the Spectrum Center in Irvine. Irvine Police Department auto theft detectives worked with their Spectrum…
Police are searching for two burglary suspects who stole over $200K in property from an Irvine home
On Sunday, September 10, two men followed a victim home from a mall in another city after she made some expensive purchases. When she left her home later in the…
The Irvine Police arrested five suspects from L.A. after they robbed a Marshalls store
Last Saturday, around 1:40 p.m., the Irvine Police Department was notified about a theft in progress at the Marshalls Department Store located at 3781 Alton Parkway. Several witnesses videotaped an…
A driver died after crashing into a traffic signal pole in Irvine last night
Last night, around 8:35 p.m., the Irvine Police Department (IPD) and Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) responded to reports of a single-vehicle traffic collision near the intersection of Barranca Parkway…
Felon gets six year prison sentence for burglaries at UCI and in Costa Mesa
Stuart Lorence Oki, a 38-year-old man from Baldwin Park, pleaded guilty on Thursday and was sentenced to six years in prison for burglaries at UC Irvine and in Costa Mesa,…