Costa Mesa man charged with murder after a fatal DUI crash in Fountain Valley
Kevin Cooper, a 52-year-old Costa Mesa man, is facing a murder charge over a fatal DUI crash in Fountain Valley in February. Cooper has been charged with one count of…
L.A. man gets a 40 year prison sentence for the fatal shooting of a Stanton man in Garden Grove
Eddie Barajas Enrique Torres, a 21-year-old Los Angeles man, was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Thursday, Aug. 10, for gunning down Eddie Barajas, 28, of Stanton,…
A Norwalk man was arrested for lewd acts on minors at Knott’s Soak City
Daniel Alvarez, a 44-year-old Norwalk man, was arrested on Wednesday at Knott's Soak City on suspicion of lewd acts against a minor, according to the Buena Park Police Dept. The…
Two suspects arrested for the armed robbery of a U.S. mail carrier in Fountain Valley
On July 24, 2023, Fountain Valley police officers responded to the area of Bushard and Toucan regarding a robbery that had just occurred. Upon arrival the officers that a U.S.…
Man pleads guilty to killing the boyfriend of a friend’s ex-girlfriend, in Anaheim
Adan Zapot-Leyva, a 34-year-old man, pleaded guilty Monday for his role in the fatal stabbing of 32-year-old Daniel Reyes of Los Angeles on Oct. 18, 2017. Zapot-Leyva pleaded guilty to…
The OCDA is searching for more victims of a man caught taking pictures of girls in a park restroom
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying additional victims of a man charged with possessing child pornography and secretly putting a phone equipped with…
Man found guilty of killing his lover’s husband, in Westminster
Roberto Saavedra-Gallardo, a 46-year-old man, was convicted of killing his lover’s husband, 58-year-old Adrian Zapata, as the victim slept at a Westminster apartment. The O.C. Superior Court jury also found that…
Garden Grove man found guilty of the attempted rape and murder of an elderly woman
On July 20, 2023, after an exhaustive investigation and two lengthy trials (the first one ending in a mistrial), Michael Varela, a 36-year-old resident of Garden Grove, was finally convicted…
Former O.C. girls’ basketball coach found guilty of sexually assaulting four young girls
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former girls’ high school and club basketball coach was convicted today of sexually assaulting four young girls he coached. One girl testified that in addition…
Santa Ana man facing felony charges after a fatal DUI crash that killed an O.C. woman
Gerardo Joaquin Garcia Lopez, a 25-year-old Santa Ana man, was charged this Wednesday with driving drunk and causing a crash that killed 67-year-old Rezvan Hekmat of Laguna Hills, in Tustin. Garcia…
The OCDA is hosting a public meeting about their use of military equipment on June 30
In accordance with AB 481, the Orange County District Attorney, Bureau of Investigation will hold a community engagement meeting on Friday, June 30, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in the County…
Man charged with sexually assaulting two unconscious women in Irvine
Eleuterio Gomezgodinez, a 47-year-old man, was charged on Tuesday, June 20 with sexually assaulting two women who were unconscious, in Irvine. Gomezgodinez is facing felony charges of rape of an…
The OCDA says Chileans are coming here to do home invasion robberies
In just 2022, 350,000 Chilean nationals came into the United States without the required criminal background checks to enter the United States, the Chilean Ambassador to the United States admitted…
Costa Mesa woman gets 15 years to life in prison for a fatal DUI crash
Kimberly Renee Martin, a Costa Mesa resident, pleaded guilty this Wednesday to second-degree murder in the May 1, 2018, DUI crash that killed Enrique Orlando Marquez. She was sentenced to 15…