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Briefing Room: Leave the opossums alone
As you may know, for the last year, the Seal Beach Police Department has been providing Animal Control Services to the community. It seems like every day we learn something new and encounter unique situations involving animals in our town. We’re back this week with more helpful information about interacting...
Video shows Long Beach police shooting 17-year-old home intruder
The Long Beach Police Department released new body camera footage on the night of April 26 where officers shot and killed a teen home intruder. Video shows a frantic 911 call from inside a home on Cerritos Avenue in Long Beach. The caller, a grandmother, tells dispatch through a translator that an armed man has entered her home.
Orange County school official sentenced for embezzling over $16.6 million from district
A federal judge sentenced a former Orange County school employee to nearly six years in prison for embezzling nearly $16.7 million from the district. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 53-year-old Jorge Armando Contreras embezzled the money over a seven-year period. He was arrested in October 2023 for suspicion of felony embezzlement concerning programs receiving federal funds.On March 28, he pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement, theft, and intentional misapplication of funds from an organization receiving federal funds. "Instead of using his job at a public school district to help socio-economically disadvantaged children, Contreras embezzled millions upon millions of dollars,...
Coastal Orange County Cities Grapple With Vacation Rentals
Short-term rentals, advertised on websites like Airbnb and Vrbo, are often viewed by residents as nuisances that attract rowdy crowds, loud noise and an influx in parking and partying. It’s an issue city officials struggle with along Orange County’s coastline where short term rentals invite tourists to enjoy beachfront property...
California man arrested for allegedly starting Park Fire by pushing burning car into ravine
Flames from the fire the suspect is accused of starting exploded into what is now the Park Fire, which has burned more than 70 square miles (180 square kilometers) near the city of Chico
State celebrates five years and secure water for hundreds of thousands of Californians thanks to the SAFER drinking water program
State officials, advocates and residents gathered in Porterville on Monday, July 22, to celebrate the five-year mark of a state drinking water program born of the crippling 2012-2016 drought. That’s when the entire community of east Porterville went dry – for months. There was no government program available to help...
California Cadet Corps—teaching leadership skills
Major Tate Burns with the California Cadet Corps offers insights about the program for students ranging in age from 12 years-old through 18. Join correspondent Tom Wilmer reporting from Camp San Luis Obispo where he visits with Major Tate Burns who shares insights about the California Cadet Corps. The Historical...
Third time’s the charm for Wiener Dog Cannon Ball Charlie
Cannonball Charlie, who tied for second in the 2022 Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals and was third in the 2023 running, finally won the elusive title of Fastest Wiener In the West after scoring a smashing victory in the 27th running of the Wiener Nationals on Saturday night at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California.
The SAPD arrested 14 suspects during a citywide probationer check
In response to the recent increase in criminal activity, the SAPD AB 109 Taskforce organized a city-wide probation compliance check operation. They focused on wanted probationers and those linked to violent gangs using intelligence from our Homicide and Robbery Units. The operation involved the Orange County Probation Department Orange County...
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