Candace Marie Brito charged with Kim Pham’s murder at The Crosby
A second Santa Ana woman, Candace Marie Brito, 27, has been charged with murder in the beating death of 23-year-old Annie Kim Pham outside the Crosby nightclub, and is scheduled to…
Does another club fight signal the start of a race war in Orange County?
Police are searching for up to six suspects who attacked a group inside Sutra nightclub in Costa Mesa, this past Friday morning, and beat two victims so severely they required…
Pham’s Vietnamese friends are afraid to talk to SAPD investigators
As Santa Ana police detectives try to make sense of the melee that led to Kim Pham's death, the investigation is running into a wall of silence. Pham's friends have…
Santa Ana woman who killed a man while pretending to sell fruit sentenced
Orange County District Attorney Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 10CF2917: January 24, 2014 WOMAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS TO LIFE FOR ROBBERY-MURDER OF MAN AFTER PRETENDING TO SELL FRUIT DOOR-TO-DOOR *Co-defendant…
The SAPD arrests another woman in the hate crime killing of Kim Pham
A 27-year-old woman was arrested Friday morning and a third woman was being sought in connection with a violent beating outside a Santa Ana nightclub that left Kim Pham, a…
The SAPD says that Kim Pham’s murder was just part of an altercation
The Santa Ana Police Department is going to hold a press conference this Friday, January 24, 2014, at 1 pm, at the Community Room at their headquarters, regarding their investigation…
The Coroner says Crosby victim was killed by blunt force trauma to her head
The Santa Ana Police Department announced today that the Coroner completed autopsy today of the Annie Kim Pham (23) Westminster, who was beat to death by bar patrons outside of…
Business owner charged with embezzling over $950K
Orange County District Attorney Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 13WF2843: January 22, 2014 BUSINESS OWNER SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS AND EIGHTS MONTHS IN PRISON FOR EMBEZZLING OVER $950,000 FROM CLIENT/EMPLOYER…
Man charged for intent to commit a lewd act on a 13-year-old girl
Orange County District Attorney Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # TBA: January 22, 2014 MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR CONTACTING 13-YEAR-OLD FEMALE TO COMMIT SEXUAL OFFENSE SANTA ANA – A…
Woman arrested in death of Kim Pham charged with murder
Photo of Vanesa Tapia Zavala courtesy of KTLAVanesa Tapia Zavala, 25, of Santa Ana was charged with one felony count of murder this afternoon for her role in the death of…
DTSA’s image wrecked as the Crosby murder story goes global
In a blog post, titled: ‘These Are the 7 Biggest Fears That You Need To Avoid Having In Your Twenties’ on the website Elite Daily, Kim Pham called on people her …
No – the Crosby victim wasn’t killed because she photo-bombed her murderers
Victim was taken of life support and pronounced dead today at 12:36 this afternoon, according to the SAPD. The attack on a woman who was beaten into unconsciousness outside a…
Four men busted for defrauding over $36M from insurance companies
Orange County District Attorney Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 13ZF0179: January 21, 2014 FOUR MEN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR DEFRAUDING OVER $36 MILLION FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES IN OVERBILLING SCHEME SANTA…
Man charged with violently attacking 5 women in a 5 hour crime spree
Orange County District Attorney Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # TBA: January 21, 2014 MAN CHARGED WITH ATTACKING FIVE WOMEN IN VIOLENT 5-HOUR CRIME SPREE WESTMINSTER – A man has been…
SAPD arrests stabbing and carjacking suspect
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Police arrest suspect in Stabbing/Carjacking Mon, 1/20/14 10 PM, SAPD officers responded to 3900 W. Hazard, reference a report of a subject who had been…