Driver high on meth gets up to 30 years in prison for killing a boy in Costa Mesa
Richard David Lavalle, a 64-year-old Long Beach man, who killed Noel Bascon, a 12-year-old boy in a DUI collision in Costa Mesa a was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 5, to…
Third-strike offender convicted in meth-fueled DUI death of a Costa Mesa boy
Richard David Lavalle, a 64-year-old Long Beach man, was convicted on Thursday of second-degree murder related to a DUI collision that killed Noel Bascon, a 12-year-old boy who was crossing…
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…
Long Beach businessman indicted for unlawfully exporting aircraft components to Iran
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging U.S.-Iranian national Jeffrey Chance Nader, 68, with crimes related to the illicit export of U.S.-manufactured aircraft components, including components used on military aircraft,…
Blood evidence leads to the arrest of a Long Beach man for robbing an Irvine jewelry store
One of the suspects involved in the smash-and-grab robbery at the jewelry store at Jamboree Rd. and Michelson Dr. last July left behind blood on one of the smashed display…
Santa Ana teen driver facing manslaughter charge after a passenger was killed during a police pursuit
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An 18-year-old unlicensed driver was charged today with vehicular manslaughter for killing a 15-year-old girl during a high-speed pursuit from Orange into Long Beach when the…
The hunt is on for whoever killed a Long Beach man and left his body in Anaheim Hills
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Police detectives are conducting a homicide investigation after a deceased man was found alongside a roadway in Anaheim Hills, according to the Anaheim Police Department. On Tuesday,…
Long Beach man gets life in prison for bombing that killed his ex in Orange County
LOS ANGELES – A Long Beach man was sentenced today to life plus an additional 30 years in federal prison for building and planting a package bomb that detonated inside…
The Irvine Police arrested a suspect who stole a van in Long Beach
On Tuesday night, officers noticed a minivan displaying a license plate that belonged to another car, according to the Irvine Police Department. In police jargon, that is called a "cold-plated"…
The O.C. Sheriff is seeking additional victims of a sexual assault suspect
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Jan. 16, 2024): OC Sheriff Special Victims Detail investigators are seeking additional victims after arresting a 36-year-old man in connection with multiple sexual assaults in the cities…
Two men from Long Beach were arrested in Irvine for stealing over-the-counter medications
On Tuesday, a witness reported seeing two suspects stealing over-the-counter medication from the CVS at Culver Dr. and Irvine Blvd., according to the Irvine Police Department. The men unloaded the…
Unlucky liquor store burglars arrested in Seal Beach after driving into a cul de sac
Two burglars from Long Beach used a Yellow Crow Bar to smash the plate glass window of West Beach Liquor, in Seal Beach. Unfortunately for these burglars, later identified as…
O.C. ortho surgeon heads to prison after a bribery and kickback scandal
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County orthopedic surgeon was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison for accepting more than $315,000 in bribes and kickbacks for performing spinal surgeries…
So.Cal. EMT turned drug dealer sentenced for selling Fentanyl that killed a coworker
LOS ANGELES – A former first responder who worked at a Long Beach hospital was sentenced today to 352 months in federal prison for selling fentanyl to two of his…
Man convicted of scamming timeshare owners in L.A. and Orange County out of over $3.5M
SANTA ANA, California – A former Long Beach resident pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for leading a telemarketing scheme in which boiler room tactics were used to…