A shooter has been firing a BB or pellet gun at moving vehicles traveling on freeways 10, 15, 91 and 215. About 60 drivers have had their rear windows shot out, but luckily no one was hurt. The targeted vehicles have mostly included sport utility vehicles (SUVs) traveling in the counties of Riverside and San…
Continue reading ›Charlie Sheen, who was recently charged with domestic violence in Colorado, is now set to take a deal. The agreement worked out with his attorneys and the district attorney requires Sheen to complete a 30-day jail sentence. However, if approved, Sheen would be allowed to complete his sentence by doing work-release. Under the agreement, Sheen…
Continue reading ›The trial for Andrew Thomas Gallo set for July 26 will not be postponed. Mr. Gallo killed Angel’s pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others on April 10, 2009, while driving intoxicated. The judge presiding over the trial, Richard F. Toohey, declined to hear the motion to postpone the trial and discussed this with the attorneys…
Continue reading ›According to the Los Angeles Times a police raid in Garden Grove revealed the presence of two pipe bombs and a grenade. The Orange County Sheriff conducted the raid and later the Sheriff’s bomb squad was sent into recover the items which were apparently sitting in the backyard of the home in a box. No…
Continue reading ›The City of Los Angeles has recently created gang intervention programs. While nonprofits and other organization work throughout the city providing the same services, the city is now adopting a gang prevention academy for those that want to work in that field. Classes train and educate people on gang issues, history and how to deal…
Continue reading ›DNA evidence has solved a 36 year-old-case in Santa Ana. In 1974 the body of a woman was found without clothes and with traces of grease near a Cadillac dealership. The victim, Frances E. Esqueda, had been strangled with her slip. No arrest was made during the investigation. This year, cold case detectives submitted evidence…
Continue reading ›Several birds and blades were confiscated during a search at a residence and restaurant. According to the Orange County Register 827 birds were taken from a Fullerton resident at a property outside of Orange County. At his Anaheim restaurant blades were found which are tied to a rooster’s talons when fighting other birds. Also taken…
Continue reading ›Recent shifts in drug choice have officials alarmed. In South Orange County, a place comprised of middle to upper class neighborhoods, prescription drug users are now turning to heroin because of its lower costs compared to Vicodin and Oxycotin. However, most users are resorting to smoking heroin instead of injecting it to avoid the stigma…
Continue reading ›In the latest news regarding the case of Tom Egan’s death during a Home Depot robbery, the jury has found Jason R. Richardson guilty of murder and various enhancements. A surveillance video from the incident shows a man with a dust mask and white coveralls in the store with a shot gun. The prosecutor described…
Continue reading ›Orange County Superior Court Judge Frank Fasel upheld the death penalty sentence for Tanya Nelson for the killing of Ha Smith and her daughter Anita Vo. The crime occurred in 2005 in Westminster at the residence and business of Smith. The motive was based on Smith, a fortuneteller, giving Nelson a fortune that did not come…
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