Drunk Anaheim mom charged after her little girl died in a hot car on a 104 degree day
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A mother who advocated for stricter DUI laws after her two young sons were run over and killed by a drunk driver while sleeping in their…
O.C. barber and babysitter facing murder and torture charges after beating a little boy to death
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Placentia barber has been charged with murder and torture for beating a 6-year-old boy he was babysitting to death with a piece of lumber after…
Father and daughter arrested in Anaheim facing charges for stealing retail goods worth over $10K
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – An Inglewood man and a father-daughter duo have been charged for stealing nearly $400,000 in goods and selling counterfeit items at a swap meet, following an…
Gangbanger pleads guilty after fatally shooting a teenager in the back at El Salvador Park
Juan Sotelo Gatica, a 26-year-old gangbanger with a previous felony conviction, will be sentenced on Sept. 26, for fatally shooting Rodrigo Aguilar, a 15-year-old, at Santa Ana's El Salvador Park,…
Alleged Santa Ana gangbanger pleads not guilty to killing one teen and injuring another in a drive-by shooting
Raymond Mario Jimenez, a 27-year-old Santa Aan resident who allegedly killed a 13-year-old boy and injuring a Daniel Vargas, a 16-year-old bystander during a midday drive-by shooting on June 5,…
Garden Grove woman who beat her little stepson into a coma and paralysis gets life in prison
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 24-year-old stepmother who beat her two-year-old stepson into a coma, leaving the toddler permanently paralyzed with severe brain damage because she was upset the boy’s…
O.C. mom killer who escaped and was caught in Mexico gets three more years in prison
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An extremely dangerous and violent criminal who was arrested in Mexico in March following a weeklong manhunt after he walked away from a Santa Ana halfway…
Anaheim children’s ministry volunteer gets a life sentence for molesting little girls and taking their pictures
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Anaheim church children’s ministry volunteer has been sentenced to more than 120 years to life for molesting several girls, including one as young as…
Santa Ana youth sports coach convicted of molesting two teenage athletes
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Santa Ana youth sports coach was convicted by a jury Tuesday of multiple felonies for molesting two underage girls he trained at STARS sports, according…
Third striker sentenced to 46 years to life after killing a man at an Anaheim 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 sentenced to…
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…