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SANTA ANA, Calif. – A third-striker who was recaptured in Mexico as part of an international manhunt for the thief after he skipped out on $1.2 million bond has been…

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SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Aliso Viejo mother repeatedly warned of the dangers of continuing to allow her 14-year-old son to illegally ride an E-motorcycle has had her charges of…

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Erick Joseph Kristianson, a 46-year-old former competitive cheerleading coach, was sentenced on April 23, 2026, to 174 years and four months to life in state prison for the sexual abuse of 10…

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SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Aliso Viejo mother who had been repeatedly warned of the dangers of continuing to allow her middle school son to illegally ride an E-motorcycle has…

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SANTA ANA, Calif. –  A former Orange County Sheriff’s deputy who was assigned to work at John Wayne Airport has been charged with possessing child pornography, illegally accessing a confidential…

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SANTA ANA, Calif. –  A former Costa Mesa police officer pleaded guilty to contacting his mistress thousands of times through text, telephone calls, and social media messages, sometimes more than…

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Tommy Medina, a 35-year-old dental assistant, pleaded guilty on Thursday, April 9 and he was then immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting three female…

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SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Fountain Valley police officer has been charged with felony grand theft after he submitted timecards claiming he appeared in traffic court when in fact…

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Over the last two days the Garden Grove Police Department, along with the Orange County District Attorney's Office, San Bernardino County Social Services SIU, and other allied agency investigators conducted…

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SANTA ANA, CA — The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) has officially closed its inquiry into the February 7, 2024, officer-involved shooting of 25-year-old Gustavo Adolfo Bahena, concluding that La…

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A suspect who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a female victim in Huntington Beach back in 2021 has finally been sentenced. On June 6, 2021, just after midnight, an adult female…

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Fred Joe Ruiz, 55, a convicted sex offender, was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for stealing from victims at high school wrestling meets in Anaheim and…

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Sacramento, CA — Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen has introduced AB 2727, co-sponsored by the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, to reform California’s elderly parole…

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On March 12th, 2026 at around 11 p.m., Jose Angel Aguilar was located and is in custody, according to Orange County Probation. Aguilar was wearing a GPS device and on…

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COSTA MESA, Calif. (March 11, 2026) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) is seeking to identify potential additional victims of a man arrested for s*xually assaulting a rideshare passenger.…

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