Judge Denies Request for Diversion for Man Charged in Dave Chappelle Attack
A judge Thursday rejected the defense’s request for a diversion program that could have eventually resulted in the dismissal of charges against the man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle on...
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Man Charged with Knife Assault on Temescal Valley Resident
A 27-year-old man accused of stabbing a Temescal Valley resident numerous times during a confrontation outside a mobile home park was charged Thursday with attempted murder and other offenses. Mario...
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Judge Denies Request for Diversion for Man Charged in Dave Chappelle Attack
A judge Thursday rejected the defense’s request for a diversion program that could have eventually resulted in the dismissal of charges against the man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle on...
View ArticleSoCal Trio Charged in Home-Improvement Loan Scam
Three people were arrested Thursday for allegedly orchestrating a wide-ranging identity-theft and home-improvement loan scam that prosecutors contend bilked lenders out of $3.4 million. Norbertas...
View ArticleFormer Placentia School Official Charged with Sending Porn to Student
A former social worker for a Placentia middle school was charged Thursday with distributing pornography to a former student. Prince Charming, 40, of Fullerton was charged with distributing pornography...
View ArticleMan Charged with Phoning in Threats to Anaheim Police
A 34-year-old man was charged Thursday with phoning in a bomb threat to Anaheim police. Carlos Alberto Catalan Jr. is accused of phoning in a threat Saturday to a detective and falsely reporting a...
View ArticleMan Charged with Phoning in Threats to Anaheim Police
A 34-year-old man was charged Thursday with phoning in a bomb threat to Anaheim police. Carlos Alberto Catalan Jr. is accused of phoning in a threat Saturday to a detective and falsely reporting a...
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Man Charged with Starting Fire in Hemet Police Station, Resisting Officers
A 25-year-old man accused of igniting a fire inside the Hemet Police Department, causing damage and culminating in a fight between him and several officers, during which he tried to take a patrolman’s...
View ArticleMan Charged with Starting Fire in Hemet Police Station, Resisting Officers
A 25-year-old man accused of igniting a fire inside the Hemet Police Department, causing damage and culminating in a fight between him and several officers, during which he tried to take one...
View ArticleCouple Charged with Violent Robbery, Kidnapping
A husband and wife were charged Friday with a violent kidnapping and robbery of family members in Westminster. Michelle Rodriguez, 30, and Michael Alexander Rodriguez, 26, were both charged with four...
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Felon Charged with Providing Fatal Dose of Fentanyl to Wildomar Man
A probationer accused of supplying a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 32-year-old Wildomar man was charged Monday with second-degree murder. Alexander Dimitrios Magos, 27, of Murrieta, was arrested Thursday...
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Trial Begins For Man Charged In Fatal Mission Viejo Crash
A 28-year-old man who had been repeatedly warned about the dangers of speeding was going nearly 100 mph when he plowed into another car, killing the driver, in Mission Viejo five years ago, a...
View ArticleMan Charged in Double-Killing in Palmdale Parking Lot
A man who allegedly fatally stabbed a father and daughter in a Kohl’s parking lot in Palmdale is set to be arraigned next month on a pair of murder charges. Carlos Francogonzalez is scheduled to appear...
View ArticleWoman Charged with Knife Attack on 3 Children, 2 Adults
A 29-year-old convicted felon was charged Wednesday with a knife attack on a woman, man and three children in Santa Ana on Halloween. Melissa Castro is charged with three counts of assault with deadly...
View ArticleJudge: Man Charged in Fatal Trader Joe’s Shooting Can Act as His Own Attorney
A man accused of engaging in a gunfight with police that resulted in the death of an assistant manager at a Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake in 2018 will be allowed to act as his own attorney, a judge said...
View ArticleMan, Pets Found Dead in Apartment; Roommate Charged With Murder
A 39-year-old man accused in the murder of his roommate, a Cathedral City man who was found dead in his apartment, was charged with murder Thursday. Joseph Ortega was additionally charged with two...
View ArticleMan, Pets Found Dead in Apartment; Roommate Charged With Murder
A 39-year-old man accused in the murder of his roommate, a Cathedral City man who was found dead in his apartment, was charged with murder Thursday. Joseph Ortega was additionally charged with two...
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Judge: Man Charged in Fatal Trader Joe’s Shooting Can Act as His Own Attorney
A man accused of engaging in a gunfight with police that resulted in the death of an assistant manager at a Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake in 2018 will be allowed to act as his own attorney, a judge said...
View ArticleOne Year Ago Today (November 5, 2021)…Costa Mesa Man Charged in Standoff with...
One Year Ago Today (November 5, 2021)…A 37-year-old Costa Mesa man was charged in a domestic violence conflict that led to a 10-hour standoff with police in Costa Mesa. A woman who reported being...
View ArticleMan Charged with Sexually Assaulting 3 Women in OC
A 30-year-old man was charged Monday with sexually assaulting three women — two in Tustin and one in Irvine — over the past year. Deep Ketan Vora was charged with two counts of rape, three counts of...
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