Encinitas Sheriff’s Dept. Arrests 11 People on Outstanding Warrant Charges
The Sheriff’s Department is continuing its Holiday Watch operations to keep you safe. On Friday, December 13th, the Encinitas Sheriff’s Station and the Sheriff’s Court Services Bureau looked for people...
View ArticleWoman Kicked From Behind and Robbed in Petaluma
Petaluma Police say a woman was kicked by a stranger and then purse-snatched while walking in downtown Petaluma Sunday night. The robbery happened around 9:15 p.m. behind the Petaluma Museum, on B and...
View ArticleStepfather Admits to Strangling Son with Fan Cord
VISALIA – The man arrested in connection to the death of his 14-year-old autistic stepson admitted to getting into a fight with the boy and then strangling him to death, according to authorities....
View ArticleSecond Suspect Arrested in 2012 Visalia Homicide
VISALIA – The Tulare Sheriff’s Department arrested a man in connection to the 2012 death of a gang member who died after the vehicle he was in was shot at and then crashed. Detectives with the Violent...
View ArticleBudding entrepreneurs’ plans go up in smoke on Friday the 13th
What brought 23-year-old Connor Patrick Rhodes all the way across the country, from Mills River North Carolina to the shores of Clear Lake, is not known, but probably had something to do with an...
View ArticleSkittles, Corn Nuts and Drugs
CALIPATRIA – Two females, apparently in two different incidents, had the same nefarious idea Sunday as they visited inmates at Calapatria State Prison. In the first incident, 28-year-old Christina...
View Article15-Year-Old Alleges Relationship with Teacher
LOS ANGELES – It’s a story we see all too often – a trusted teacher or coach accused of an inappropriate sexual relationship with one or more of their underage charges. This time it involves a...
View ArticleNewport Man Charged in Investment Scheme
A Newport Beach man is accused of securing millions of dollars in investments for his dental equipment company, and blowing the money in Las Vegas and on his children’s private school tuition, the...
View ArticleSheriff’s: Man Shot Gun Inside Talega Home
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies arrived in force Tuesday night to a call of shots fired inside a Talega home. Deputies arrested Richard Steven Gerstein, 51, on the suspicion of shooting a firearm with...
View ArticleBorder Patrol Agents Bust Suspected Heroin Smuggler
A suspected heroin smuggler was caught at the San Clemente checkpoint Monday, the U.S. Border Patrol announced today. At about 10:30 a.m. Monday, agents at the checkpoint referred a 26-year-old Mexican...
View ArticleCoronado Arsonist Lights Up Holidays in Worst Way
An arsonist stole holiday decorations from a Coronado residence and set it on fire last week. Coronado Police reported that the suspect, who appears to be a white male, used a propane cylinder and a...
View ArticlePolice Find Credit Card Skimming Device Installed at this Coronado Business
An unknown suspect(s) recently installed a credit card skimming device at the 76 gas station on the corner of Orange Avenue and Ninth Street in Coronado. Coronado Police said the device was installed...
View ArticleCrowdfunding nets 445 firearms in San Jose
San Jose’s gun buyback event brought in more than 400 rifles and hand guns. Community Sponsors supported the project to help curb violence on San Jose streets, which started with efforts by the San...
View ArticleCVS Robber Found Dead In His Apartment
A masked thief robbed a La Jolla pharmacy at gunpoint and later was found dead in his apartment from an apparent suicide using the drugs he stole, police officials said today. The man reportedly robbed...
View ArticleSuspects Arrested in Burglary Ring That Hit Ramona Equipment Rental Yard
Suspects were arrested last week who were alleged to have been part of a burglary ring that targeted equipment rental yards in San Diego and Ramona, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleHollister Teens Arrested After Police Found Weapons and Drugs in Vehicle
Teens were seen Brandishing a Baseball Bat HOLLISTER—The Hollister Police Department arrested two teenagers after they found weapons and drugs in the teen’s vehicle on Tuesday night, December 4th. At...
View ArticleQuick Response leads to Arrest
Police also credit Witnesses for the Quick Recovery WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Police Department is crediting their partnership with the Santa Cruz County Gang Task Force, and the willingness of...
View ArticleNewport Man Accused of Stealing $3M in Ponzi Scheme Arrested in Panama
A Newport Beach man accused of embezzling nearly $3 million from investors in a Ponzi real estate fraud scheme was extradited back to Orange County this week to face trial, the Orange County district...
View ArticleAlleged Paddle Board Thief Arrested
A man was arrested last week for allegedly stealing several paddle boards from docks and homes around Newport Beach, police reported Wednesday. Dan Patrick Elias, 45, of Costa Mesa was taken into...
View ArticleJose Gomez Pleads Not Guilty; Allegedly Stabbed Ex-Wife
A man accused of repeatedly stabbing his former wife during an argument in her Imperial Beach home pleaded not guilty Wednesday to an attempted murder charge. Jose Ascencio Gomez, 56, was ordered held...
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