Santa Ana man convicted of killing an escort in Newport Beach
Nain Isaac Nieto Hernandez, 36, Santa Ana, is looking at a maximum sentence of 15 years to life after being convicted today of the second-degree murder of Sarai Alcaraz, a…
O.C. woman gets 21 years to life in prison after a fatal DUI crash that orphaned three kids
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 23-year-old woman plead guilty today to two felony counts of murder for killing a young mother and father and seriously injuring their three young daughters…
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O.C. beach closed due to a sewage spill
beaches (Santa Ana, California) – The OC Health Care Agency, Environmental Health Division, has closed the ocean water area of the west end of Newport Bay from 8th Street due…
Hardin accuses OCDA Spitzer of prosecutorial misconduct and violating the Victims Bill of Rights
SANTA ANA–Today, former Marine Judge Advocate Pete Hardin released the following statement after a letter surfaced from the Newport Beach Police Department to the Honorable Judge Gregg Prickett. In the…
O.C. murder suspect who hid in Mexico pleads guilty to killing his wife
SANTA ANA, Calif.- A one-time “Most Wanted” fugitive who fled the country after being charged with murdering his wife and became the focus of an intense international manhunt before being…
Tsunami Advisory issued for California’s coast this morning
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Jan. 15, 2022): A Tsunami Advisory has been issued by the National Tsunami Warning Center for the U.S. West Coast, including the San Diego County and Orange…
A Garden Grove carjacking suspect was caught in Newport Beach after a police pursuit
William McNair, a 45-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of carjacking and felony evading for allegedly snatching a vehicle from a man at an ATM machine in Garden Grove and…
Fight ends fatally at the Newport Beach Pier
On Saturday, October 16, 2021, at approximately 12:03 a.m., the Newport Beach Police Department received a call regarding a male subject unconscious in the area of the Newport Beach Pier.…
O.C. homeowner who shot and killed an intruder cleared by the OCDA
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has cleared a Newport Beach homeowner of any criminal wrongdoing for shooting and killing an intruder who broke into his…
Newport and Dana Point Harbors and O.C. beaches in Laguna Beach all reopened now after the oil spill closure
In cooperation with local judications, Unified Command has announced that the Captain of the Port has opened Newport Beach Harbor and Dana Point Harbor to all vessel traffic on 8th…
Newport Beach Harbor and OC Parks Bayside Beach closed due to the oil spill
The County of Orange in coordination with Unified Command announces the closure of Newport Beach Harbor effective today at 11:00 am due to the oil spill. In addition, OC Parks…
What you need to know about the oil spill that has reached the O.C. coastal beaches
Orange County beaches were closed today on what should have been a great day to go to the beach because an oil spill reached our shores.The spill, reportedly caused by…
The Newport Beach Police Department will be holding a DUI Checkpoint on August 20
If you were planning on visiting Newport Beach on August 20, be advised that the Newport Beach Police Department will hold a DUI Checkpoint on that day, from 8 p.m.…
1980 cold case O.C. murder solved by forensic use of DNA
The 1980 murder of a 42-year-old Irvine wife and mother has been solved by the Newport Beach Police Department through the use of investigative genetic genealogy and new forensic crime…
The SAPD helped to issue over 445 citations to Coastal O.C. street racers and motorists with loud vehicles
On Sunday, May 23, 2021, a joint enforcement operation utilizing over fifty motorcycle officers and other police officers from the Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD), Seal Beach Police Department (SBPD),…