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Beloved father of 3 killed in brutal Orange County hit-and-run
A family is in mourning after their patriarch was killed in a hit-and-run in Newport Beach earlier this week. A press release from the Newport Beach Police Department indicates that officers were dispatched to the area of North Jamboree Road and Sea Vista Drive on reports of a vehicle colliding with a pedestrian on July […]
Orange County arson suspect charged with setting ten fires
A collaborative partnership of the Orange County Fire Authority and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department resulted in the arrest of Sergio Parracastellon (AKA Sergio Parra), 29, of San Juan Capistrano on Wednesday morning on suspicion of setting multiple vegetation fires in the City of San Juan Capistrano. OCFA Investigators,...
The SAPD arrested 133 and seized over 3K illegal fireworks during the 4th of July Weekend
While it seemed that the SAPD was not doing much on the 4th of July, it turns out they were pretty busy. The SAPD has released a breakdown of their 4th of July efforts:. On July 4th, the SAPD dispatchers answered a total of 1,667 incoming calls, 647 of which were 911 calls.
Las Vegas Man Charged in Orange County for Alleged Trafficking of a Minor
A Las Vegas man has been charged with multiple crimes for the alleged human trafficking of a minor in Orange County. According to a press release by the Anaheim Police Department, investigators received information early last week regarding the alleged sexual exploitation of a 14-year-old girl. The Orange County Human...
U.S. Coast Guard halts 2 illegal charter vessels
The U.S. Coast Guard halted two illegal vessels near Newport Beach and San Pedro earlier this week, officials said Friday. A Los Angeles-Long Beach Coast Guard crew responded to a 76-foot craft operating as an illegal charter in Newport Beach Monday.
OC teen suffers eye injury from firework
It’s now two weeks after the fourth of July and we continue to hear about severe firework injuries. Now, one Fullerton teen is trying her best to stay positive despite an injury that may cost her her eyesight. Taylor Kim’s family said they started the summer with a lot...
Deputies Search for Missing At-Risk Man, 37
Authorities were asking for the public’s help Sunday in finding a 37-year-old man with a health risk who went missing. Juan Simon Hernandez Macias was last seen about 8 p.m. Saturday in the 12300 block of 223rd Street in Hawaiian Gardens, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Newport Beach City Manager Update
Last week the City Council approved a $1.4 million, five-year contract for 69 Flock cameras that will be installed throughout Newport Beach — the first of several planned public safety technology enhancements to improve crime prevention and investigations. The Flock cameras (also known as ALPR, or automatic license plate...
Police Log: Week of July 11 to 18
Disorderly conduct, obstructing public officers. Jerome Carl Davis Knight, 22, of Perris was arrested on suspicion of resisting public officers and alcohol-related disorderly conduct. He was held on $500 bail. Battery, violating a court order. David Danon, 47, of Northridge was arrested on suspicion of battery and violating a court...
Southland still recovering from CrowdStrike outage
Southland airports, ports, government agencies and private businesses were recovering Saturday from a massive global technology outage caused by a botched software update by the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
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