Twenty L.A. gang members charged with burglaries in Orange County and are facing felony charges
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Dec. 14, 2023): Twenty defendants, including five juveniles, have been charged in connection with a multi-agency operation to dismantle an extensive Los Angeles County burglary crime ring…
Juvenile arrested for Swatting attacks that targeted two Orange County synagogues
A juvenile suspect who was a member of an online swatting ring was arrested Tuesday morning, it was announced today by members of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force located…
California grants $2.8M to the OCDA to help stop drunk and drugged drivers
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) announced today that it has received $2.8 million in grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to…
Santa Ana man facing murder and gang charges after fatally stabbing a victim
Javier Rivera Ricky Raymond Rocha, a 19-year-old, was charged last Thursday with a gang-related fatal stabbing of Javier Rivera, 51, of Cathedral City, in Santa Ana. Rocha is facing charges…
Fountain Valley mother charged with murder for drowning her 9-year-old disabled daughter
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 32-year-old mother has been charged with murder for drowning her 9-year-old daughter, who was confined to a wheelchair and could not speak, in a bathtub,…
Garden Grove Man charged for fatally shooting a homeless man who threw a shoe at him
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Garden Grove man has been charged with felony voluntary manslaughter for shooting and killing a homeless man he had just woken up for blocking the…
O.C. male nanny gets 705 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting 16 boys
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man who served as a male nanny for families across Southern California was sentenced today to 705 years to life plus two years and eight…
O.C. bartender facing murder charges after allegedly beating a woman to death with a fire extinguisher
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 26-year-old bartender has been charged with special circumstances murder for beating a 27-year-old woman to death with a fire extinguisher and leaving her body with…
Married former Tustin cops faked disability while scuba diving, paddle boarding and mountain biking
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Two married former Tustin Police Officers have been charged with numerous felonies related to false workers’ compensation claims they filed with the City of Tustin, claiming…
Santa Ana man facing gang-related felony murder charges after a fatal shooting
On Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 2:50 AM, Santa Ana Police Communications received a report of a shooting victim at the 1400 block of S. Main Street. Officers responded and…
Santa Ana man convicted of murder for a fatal stabbing
On January 6, 2022, at 7:05 PM, SAPD Officers responded to the 1200 block of West Pine Street regarding a report of a male down. Officers located an adult male…
Anaheim stepmother sentenced for torturing 10-year-old stepdaughter and abusing three other children
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Anaheim stepmother was sentenced today to 7 years to life plus 7 years, 10 months for torturing her 10-year-old step-daughter, leaving the little girl with…
Attorney who ran sober living homes in California sentenced for $22M fraud involving urine tests
Philip Ganong, a 70-year-old attorney from Bakersfield who oversaw a $22M chain of sober living homes, pleaded no contest on Monday to 10 counts of submitting fraudulent claims for a…