Orange County residents were recently warned to remain highly vigilant against a persistent wave of mail theft, by the Placentia Police Department. Driven by organized crime syndicates and low-level opportunists…
Two suspects are in the Orange County Jail after leading law enforcement on a high-speed vehicle pursuit that ended in a violent crash at the 91 freeway and Brookhurst, according…
A federal jury in Santa Ana, California, has convicted two Southern California street gang members for the 2017 murder of a Placentia man. The fatal shooting was ordered by incarcerated…
The Placentia Police Department has issued a critical crime alert following a recent spike in catalytic converter thefts across the community. Authorities report that thieves are specifically targeting high-value vehicles,…
A standard traffic enforcement stop turned into a major narcotics operation when a sharp-nosed police K-9 uncovered a massive hidden drug supply. The Placentia Police Department reported that Officer Irvine…
Melissa Lynn Beisel, 41, faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life after being charged with the murder of her two-year-old toddler, Aidan. The Orange County District Attorney's Office…
On 05/02/26 around 10 p.m., a police officer attempted to stop a vehicle, at Kraemer and Chapman but the driver decided to run, according to the Placentia Police Department. The…
K-9 Officer Perez and her partner K-9 Zero assisted an outside agency during a vehicle stop. K-9 Zero then alerted to the vehicle, according to the Placentia Police Department. In…
Over the weekend police officers served an arrest warrant, according to the Placentia Police Department. During the service of thee warrant three other individuals and drugs were located. A search…
Last week police officers and detectives executed a search warrant based on information obtained in the course of an investigation, according to the Placentia Police Department. Multiple illegal weapons and…
The Anaheim Police Department began a pursuit on Wednesday night at about 7:41 p.m. The pursuit ended at the intersection of Bradford Avenue and Madison Avenue in Placentia, when the pursued…
On October 31, 2025, at approximately 7:35 p.m., police officers responded to the 2100 block of McCormack Lane regarding a welfare check, according to the Placentia Police Department. Upon arrival,…
On September 22, 2025, at approximately 9:08 PM, Placentia Public Safety Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call reference a 2-year-old male child who was unresponsive, according to the Placentia Police…
On Friday, September 12, 2025, the Placentia Police Department will be conducting a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) and Driver's License checkpoint at an undisclosed location within the city limits.…
On Monday night, an K9 officer was on a paw patrol near Post and Shield when he sniffed out something shady, according to the Irvine Police Department. A man was…