Woman Charged in $328K Worth of Orange County Retail Thefts
Orange County prosecutors have charged a 38-year-old Costa Mesa woman with multiple felonies for allegedly stealing items worth more than $328,000 from Nordstrom Rack and TJ Maxx stores and attempting...
View ArticleFormer High School Principal Charged With Perjury, Conflict of Interest
A former principal of Saugus High School has been charged with perjury and conflict of interest involving a student exchange program he helped set up with a school in China, the Los Angeles County...
View ArticleWoman Charged with Anaheim Crash that Killed 3 Men
A 27-year-old Pomona woman was scheduled to be arraigned Monday on charges related to a drunken driving, hit-and-run crash in Anaheim that killed three men. Cynthia Lizbeth Ayala was charged Friday...
View ArticleEx-Deputy Charged with Hot-Water Assault on Inmate
A former Orange County sheriff’s deputy was charged Monday with dousing a mentally ill inmate with scalding water. Guadalupe Ortiz, 47, was charged with single felony counts of assault or battery by a...
View ArticleMan Charged in Crash That Left Pedestrian Dead
Criminal charges were filed Tuesday against a Granada Hills man who allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian in Burbank while driving under the influence. Jesse Molina, 49, pleaded not guilty to one...
View ArticleTwo Men Charged With Murder in USC Student’s Death
Two men who reportedly had been street racing were charged Tuesday with murder stemming from a crash that left a 21-year-old USC student dead. Ricardo Aguilar, 24, and Carlos Andres Valdes Moscoso, 21,...
View ArticleMan Charged with Firing Shots as Crowd Gathered to Mourn Singer’s Death
An ex-con was charged Tuesday with three felony counts stemming from gunshots he allegedly fired as a crowd gathered along the Hollywood Walk of Fame to mourn Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez’s death....
View ArticleSanta Ana Man Charged with Fatally Beating Roommate
A 29-year-old man was charged Tuesday with beating his roommate to death with a metal pole in Santa Ana. Ricardo Antunez Villalba was charged with murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal...
View ArticleOne Year Ago Today (December 16, 2020)…LAPD Officer Claims Mayor Laughed at...
One Year Ago Today (December 16, 2020)…A Los Angeles police officer who sued the city, alleging he was subjected to repeated acts of sexual harassment by a former mayoral adviser, says in a sworn...
View ArticleMan Charged With Hacking Student Accounts, Interrupting High School Classes
A 19-year-old was charged with illegally hacking into student Google Classroom accounts to post racist and homophobic photos, videos and comments in classes at his former high school, authorities...
View ArticleMan Arrested in Deaths of Two Women is Charged in Series of Sexual Assaults
A Beverly Hills man who was arrested in connection with last month’s deaths of a model and her friend was charged Friday with sexually assaulting four women in alleged attacks dating back as far as...
View ArticleMurrieta Man Accused of Killing Father, Fleeing to Mexico Charged with Murder
A Murrieta man accused of killing his father and fleeing to Mexico before being arrested while attempting to re-enter the country remained jailed without bail Saturday after being charged with murder....
View ArticleOne Year Ago Today (December 21, 2020)…Convicted Rapist Charged with Santa...
One Year Ago Today (December 21, 2020)…A 37-year-old convicted rapist was charged with raping a woman in Santa Ana. Mustafa Tarin, who was convicted of raping an underage girl in May 2007, is now...
View ArticleCouple Charged with Stabbing Attack on 2-Year-Old Daughter
A Santa Ana couple were charged Tuesday with torturing and stabbing their 2-year-old daughter. Santos Salgaldo Beltran, 34, and Ana Billalba, 27, were scheduled to be arraigned sometime Tuesday in the...
View ArticleMan, Woman Charged in Shooting of Woman in Santa Ana
A man and woman were charged Tuesday with a gang-related shooting carried out from a Santa Ana apartment complex at a passing car, wounding a mother driving by with her two daughters in the backseat....
View ArticleMan, Woman Charged in Shooting of Woman in Santa Ana
A man and woman were charged Tuesday with a gang-related shooting carried out from a Santa Ana apartment complex at a passing car, wounding a mother driving by with her two daughters in the backseat....
View ArticleMan Charged with Killing Girlfriend in Garden Grove
A 55-year-old man was charged Tuesday with beating his girlfriend to death in Garden Grove. Manuel Martin Veerman of Garden Grove was charged with one count of murder. Veerman is accused of killing...
View ArticleCouple Charged with Stabbing Attack on 2-Year-Old Daughter
A Santa Ana couple were charged Tuesday with torturing and stabbing their 2-year-old daughter. The arraignment Tuesday for Santos Salgaldo Beltran, 34, and Ana Billalba, 27, was rescheduled for Jan. 6...
View ArticleMan Charged with Killing Girlfriend in Garden Grove
A 55-year-old man was charged Tuesday with beating his girlfriend to death in Garden Grove. Manuel Martin Veerman of Garden Grove was charged with one count of murder. Veerman is accused of killing...
View ArticleMan, Woman Charged in Shooting of Woman in Santa Ana
A man and woman were charged Tuesday with a gang-related shooting carried out from a Santa Ana apartment complex at a passing car, wounding a mother driving by with her two daughters in the backseat....
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