A man arrested on molestation charges died at Theo Lacy
ORANGE, Ca. (April 19, 2022) – On Saturday, April 16, 2022, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died at the hospital. The inmate, Larry Esquivel, 61,…
Irvine Police arrested a 14-year-old who threatened to shoot up his school
A 14-year-old student in Irvine found out the hard way that making threats on social media can have major repercussions when he was arrested by the Irvine Police Department. The…
Irvine man arrested for trying to get a $5M bribe from a South Korean company
LOS ANGELES – A former manager at a U.S.-based automobile manufacturing company was taken into custody this morning after being indicted this week on a federal bribery charge alleging he…
The Irvine Police were able to safely tranquilize and capture a mountain lion in an office building
https://youtu.be/JoqI3udG7kw The Irvine Police had to deal with an unusual situation on Tuesday when they got calls about a mountain lion at a local shopping center. The mountain lion was…
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…
A Santa Ana man was stabbed in the neck while trying to sell Fentanyl pills at a park in Irvine
Eric Quintanilla, an 18-year-old suspected of stabbing a Santa Ana man at a park in Irvine while trying to steal fentanyl from him was arrested, according to the Irvine Police.…
Suspects from Santa Ana and Irvine arrested for thefts in Fountain Valley
On 12/21/21, a male stole a package from a residence on Moss Glen Avenue in Fountain Valley. The value of the package was over $1000. On 12/28/21, a business in…
DHS employee who lives in Irvine charged with molesting young girls
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Department of Homeland Security employee was arrested this week on a $1 million warrant after being charged with molesting two young girls, including one as…
The SAPD helped the Irvine Police to track down and arrest two robbery suspects
Irvine, Calif. (Jan. 28, 2022) – Yesterday, the Irvine Police Department (IPD), with the assistance of the Santa Ana Police Department and the Garden Grove Police Department, arrested 28-year-old Allan…
The SAPD and other local police agencies issued 26 street racing citations last week
In response to the continuous problem of street racing, the SAPD along with Garden Grove Police Department & Irvine Police Department (members of STEARRD - Strategic Traffic Enforcement Against Racing…
The Irvine Police arrested a man in a disabled car full of stolen mail
Normally motorists in broken down vehicles are happy to get help from the police. That was not the case on January 20, 2022, when Irvine police officers stopped to help…
The Orange Police Dept. is conducting a DUI and Driver’s License checkpoint tonight
The Orange Police Department is conducting a DUI and Driver’s license checkpoint tonight at 1600 N. Tustin Street between 9:00 pm and 2:15 am. Funding for this checkpoint was provided…
A domestic violence suspect was arrested in Irvine after a 7 hour police standoff
An unidentified suspect involved the Irvine police in a standoff that lasted more than seven hours. He was finally arrested at about 2:30 a.m. this morning. The suspect was apparently…
Two dead after a Lake Forest man’s alleged third DUI resulted in a crash on the 5 Freeway
https://youtu.be/893wb6qUC1U Jorge ErastoCruz, 33, a Lake Forest man, is facing two counts of murder, which were filed on Tuesday, Nov. 16, after he was involved in a suspected DUI crash…