Costa Mesa Quinceañera murder suspect extradited from Mexico
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A wanted murder suspect has been extradited to the United States 18 years after he fled to Mexico following a deadly shooting at a Costa Mesa…
Orange County arson suspect charged with setting ten fires
A collaborative partnership of the Orange County Fire Authority and the Orange County Sheriff's Department resulted in the arrest of Sergio Parracastellon (AKA Sergio Parra), 29, of San Juan Capistrano…
Anaheim police officer accused of raping a woman at her home after tracking her down via her license plate
Anaheim Police Officer Carlos Romero is embroiled in a civil lawsuit filed by a woman who has been identified only as "Jane Doe" after she claimed that he raped her…
Santa Ana woman’s murderer finally convicted after three years
Leticia Mahe, a 50-year-old resident of Santa Ana, was murdered on July 14, 2021. Her killer, Kennedy Anthony Audain, a 55-year-old man, was finally convicted on Thursday of fatally stabbing…
L.A. County man charged with murder after stabbing five victims at a 4th of July celebration in H.B.
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Redondo Beach man has been charged with special circumstances murder for stabbing five strangers during a Fourth of July fireworks celebration, killing two men and…
Man convicted of murder and hate crime in killing of gay former classmate from the OC School of the Arts
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Newport Beach man has been convicted of a hate-motivated murder for stabbing his gay former high school classmate to death during a late-night rendezvous in…
Three L.A. County men charged with murdering a tourist during a robbery at Fashion Island
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A third striker and two other Los Angeles County men have been charged with special circumstances murder for throwing a 68-year-old New Zealand woman into the…
Santa Ana man pleads guilty to setting off illegal fireworks that injured six children
Two Orange County men, Frank Lazcano Lopez of Santa Ana, and co-defendant Michael Andrew Hunter, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to setting off illegal fireworks in Garden Grove three years ago…
The OCDA charged Romanian Nationals with hate crimes for posing as ICE Agents to rob Hispanic victims
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Two Romanian nationals have been charged with hate crimes for posing as United States immigration agents while targeting Hispanic victims across Orange County whom they believed…
The OCDA focuses on protecting the elderly on World Elder Abuse Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is an opportunity for communities around the globe to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of senior citizens through raising awareness of the…
Chilean burglars charged in head-on collision during a wrong way pursuit on an O.C. freeway
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Two Chilean nationals in the United States on a visa waiver from the Department of Homeland Security have been charged in connection with a head-on collision…
Santa Ana man who molested two girls sentenced to almost 20 years in prison
Alejandro Heredia-Santana, a 53-year-old man, was sentenced on Friday to almost 20 years in prison for ongoing sexual relationships with a pair of teenage girls he lived with years apart…
Third Striker convicted of murdering a man outside an O.C. sober living home
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 53-year-old third striker who Orange County prosecutors warned posed a significant risk to public safety due to his violent criminal history has been convicted of…