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More than $1.6M worth of cocaine washed up on Florida beaches during Hurricane Debby: Authorities
Hurricane Debby left behind not only a trail of deadly destruction in the Southeast last week but also more than 100 pounds of narcotics, discovered along Florida's shores, authorities said.On August 4, 25 packages of cocaine were found on a beach in Islamorada, a village in the Florida Keys about 80 miles from Key West, according to a social media post from the US Customs and Border Patrol in Miami.A good Samaritan alerted authorities after coming across the packages, which weighed about 70 pounds and contained cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $1 million, the agency said.Samuel...
Video shows 3 suspects ransacking Anaheim computer store
For the second time in three months, thieves targeted a camera and computer store in Anaheim, despite increased security efforts around the business.It happened early Monday morning at Mac Star Computers on S Brookhurst Street."Once the door opened in the back, we got the notification and it's all ... trying to get here as soon as possible," said Melissa Delgado.The masked burglars might've thought they were walking away with pricey headphones, drones or camera gear, but Mac Star Computers has been broken into so many times, all the expensive goods are now kept in giant, heavy safes that are bolted...
Shoplifting suspect in Irvine tries to hide from police in trunk of Tesla
Police in Irvine played a bit of peek-a-boo with a shoplifting suspect this week.Emely Yanagida, 35, allegedly stole from the Sephora and Lululemon stores at the Irvine Spectrum Center on Wednesday. When a loss prevention associate tried to stop her, police say she kept walking and made her way out to the parking lot."An excellent citizen told the officers they observed the suspect enter a white Tesla," police said in a statement.But Yanagida didn't just "enter" the Tesla - she got inside the trunk! Video of the bizarre encounter was posted on the Irvine Police Department's Instagram.In the video, you can hear an officer ask Yanagida, "Why are you hiding in your trunk?"She replied, "Because I'm scared.""Of what?" the officer asks."Because you just came after me," she replied."For what?""For accusing me of taking something."The officer then began to look through her purse, pulling out several clothing items and what appeared to be beauty products."What about this Lululemon stuff?" the officer asked."I came in with that."According to police, $600 worth of items from Sephora and $250 worth of Lululemon items were found. Yanagida was arrested for possessing burglary tools, resisting arrest, and shoplifting.
Indiana Jones' iconic felt fedora sold for $630,000 at auction
The brown felt fedora worn by actor Harrison Ford in the second installment of the Indiana Jones movies sold for $630,000 at auction, film and TV memorabilia company Propstore announced Friday.The hat featured in 1984's "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" had been expected to fetch between $250,000 and $500,000, according to the item's online description.The fedora comes from the personal collection of the late stunt performer Dean Ferrandini, who also wore it while standing in for Ford as Jones, the dashing archaeologist who really hates snakes.Keeping the fedora in place during filming was an "ongoing challenge," Propstore's expert said in the online description, and foam pieces were inserted to make it fit more snugly.Created by the Herbert Johnson Hat Company in London, it is made of sable-colored rabbit felt.Other items sold include an Imperial scout trooper's white "biker scout" helmet from 1983's "Return of the Jedi," which went for $315,000, and a ghost costume worn by stars in the 1996 movie "Scream," which sold for $270,900,"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" also featured Kate Capshaw as nightclub singer Willie Scott and Ke Huy Quan as Short Round.
Orange County nonprofit accused of misusing more than $13 million in COVID relief funds
Orange County is suing a Huntington Beach nonprofit, claiming it misused millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds."I just think that's outrageous," said Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley, who's demanding taxpayer money - intended to be used to help some of the county's most vulnerable residents - be returned."We wanted to make sure that people who are food insecure had food," Foley said.The county filed a lawsuit against Viet America Society to recover more than $13 million in COVID relief funds they say were misused. The nonprofit was awarded the money through contracts to provide meals to elderly and disabled...
He never knew Matthew Perry, but prosecutors say they got ketamine from same dealer before they died
When her brother died, Kimberly McLaury texted the person who she believes sold him the drug that killed him.After receiving her brother's phone back from police, McLaury found a text chat with the alleged dealer, indicating her brother paid for the ketamine through Venmo."After his death certificate came out, I texted back and said 'just so you know the ketamine that you sold my brother was listed as his cause of death,'" she told CNN.McLaury never heard back. "I just assumed that she didn't care," she said.On Thursday, Jasveen Sangha, the alleged dealer, was one of five people charged in...
$1 Million Mega Millions ticket sold at Newport Coast supermarket
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday's drawing to $498 million.A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at a supermarket in Orange County's Newport Coast and is worth $1,016,356, the California Lottery announced.Another ticket matching five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in New Jersey and is worth $1 million. While tickets with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, sold in other states are worth $1 million or a multiple of $1 million, California...
Intruder attacks pregnant woman inside her Houston home during robbery caught on surveillance video
A Houston mom-to-be is recovering this weekend after a frightening home invasion Thursday afternoon. Most of that harrowing crime was captured on her home video.Lily Garza, who is eight months pregnant, was home taking a nap when the robbery happened. Her husband Cesar, was still at work.From their home security video, you can see a lanky, middle-aged man with a baseball cap trying to find a way inside their southeast Houston home. He eventually got in through an open window.The intruder is then seen on video with a knife going upstairs."He just tried to go through all the drawers," Cesar...
Even before Matthew Perry's death, experts worried about 'Wild West' of ketamine treatment
Among five people charged in the death of actor Matthew Perry, two are doctors: According to federal officials, one agreed to sell ketamine from his former clinic and the other distributed the drug to Perry and taught his live-in-personal assistant how to inject it.Perry was injected multiple times the day of his death, the US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California said, and an autopsy showed the amount of ketamine in his system had reached the level used for general anesthesia.The case has turned a spotlight on loose prescribing practices around ketamine, a hallucinogen which has been approved...
'Skincare' brings Elizabeth Banks to the world of thrillers
Elizabeth Banks enters the box office this weekend with the new thriller, "Skincare."She plays a beauty expert whose reputation is being "blemished" big time by someone out to ruin her.Banks plays an aesthetician about to launch her own line of products after putting everything she has into her business."'Skincare' is about a woman who is sort of aging in an industry that prizes beauty and youth and what's new, above all else," Banks said. "And as a middle-aged actress in Hollywood, I could relate."In the film, out of nowhere, someone decides to try and ruin her reputation, her business and...
Groups against $2 billion development in Little Tokyo say neighborhood 'is not a tourist trap'
A group fighting for the safety and health of Los Angeles' historic Little Tokyo held a rally Friday outside city hall, telling major developers the neighborhood is "not a tourist trap."The group mainly opposes a $2 billion proposed development that would be built at Fourth and Central, the southernmost section of Little Tokyo.The proposed development would replace the cold storage facilities with about 10 buildings, including residential buildings with approximately 1,500 units. Just over 200 of those units would be for affordable housing.The groups Little Tokyo Against Gentrification and J-Town Action & Solidarity are asking city leaders not to let...
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