Chilean criminal who escaped from a fire camp caught in Mecca with a tip from the OCDA
SANTA ANA – A Chilean national who escaped from a state prison fire camp in Los Angeles County on Sunday while serving time for his role in an Orange County…
Santa Ana church leader gets 45 years to life for assaulting three little girls
Santa Ana — A church leader has been sentenced to 45 years to life for s+xually assaulting three young girls he met while attending church in Santa Ana. He became…
Off-duty Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy fatally shoots man in Riverside County
On October 10, 2025, at 8:15 p.m., Riverside County Sheriff’s Dispatch received multiple calls of a shooting, involving an off-duty Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy in the area of Holy…
Santa Ana pastor convicted of assaulting three little girls at churches in the O.C. and the I.E.
Carlos Ramirez Valdez, 61, a Santa Ana pastor, was convicted Monday of s*xually assaulting three girls he met at churches in Riverside, Garden Grove and Santa Ana. Valdez was arrested…
The Irvine Police have identified a woman who stole a rental car via fraud
In September, the Irvine Police Department asked for help identifying a female suspect who stole a car using fraudulent means. That female suspect has been identified as Stacey Marie Martin,…
Massive drug seizure in O.C., Riverside leads to arrest
Over the past month, members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department North Gang Enforcement Team (NGET) have been conducting an investigation into a subject suspected of narcotics trafficking throughout Southern…
Riverside deputies arrested a domestic violence and carjacking suspect who was returned to Costa Mesa
On Sunday, while looking into a domestic violence and carjacking incident that had occurred a day prior, a police officer obtained an arrest warrant on the suspect and issued an…
Suspect who shot at an off-duty Irvine cop apprehended at the Pechanga Casino
At about 2:06 a.m. this morning, the Irvine Police Department (IPD) received a call from an off-duty IPD officer who reported a Nissan Altima driving erratically near Jamboree and Barranca.…
Two Long Beach residents arrested at a Santa Ana motel for Temecula business burglary
36-year-old Marselina Ortiz and 43-year-old Jason Warner, of Long Beach were arrested at a Santa Ana motel after paying with a credit card stolen from a Temecula business, according to…
Santa Ana man pleads guilty to DUI charges after a fatal collision, in exchange for a 4-year sentence
Christopher Magallon, a 25-year-old Santa Ana, pleaded guilty this Monday to a felony charge of DUI gross vehicular manslaughter in a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.…
Police from 3 O.C. cities teamed up to catch two Riverside County vehicle theft suspects
Yesterday, Costa Mesa police officers pursued a stolen truck onto the 405 Freeway and stopped following it near MacArthur for safety reasons, according to the Irvine Police Department. An Irvine…
Orange County deputies arrested two Victorville men on theft charges
Earlier this morning, Orange County deputies assigned to San Clemente Police Services responded to a theft in progress at a local construction site. Thanks to a vigilant informant providing detailed…
Retail thieves with a car full of stolen WSS merch arrested by CHP Santa Ana officers
Yesterday, on January 21st, 2025, CHP Santa Ana Area officers received a broadcast from the Orange County Communication Center to be on the lookout for a Jeep SUV with multiple…
The Irvine Police arrested a Riverside County man who had a car full of stolen booze
Target security at Spectrum notified the Irvine Police Department that a known alcohol theft suspect was loading up a cart with alcohol. The IPD's Spectrum Team arrived and found the…
The Irvine Police arrested a contractor for defrauding a resident out of $50K
Recently, a victim paid a contractor $50k to install new residential windows. That contractor however took the money but had no intention of doing the work, according to the Irvine…