Food Truck Robbery Suspects Charged
Felony charges were filed Wednesday against two men suspected of carrying out a rash of food truck and recycling center robberies in Orange County. Lindsey Alvin Green, 36, of Rialto, and Derrick...
View ArticleMan, Woman Charged in Irvine Racing Crash
Two friends were charged Wednesday with hit-and-run and other counts for allegedly engaging in an Irvine street race that injured a passenger in one of the cars. Christopher Cabrera, 22, was charged...
View ArticleArraignment Set in L.A. for Two Charged in Overdose Death of Rapper Mac Miller
Two men are expected to appear before a magistrate in downtown Los Angeles Thursday for arraignment on federal charges alleging they sold counterfeit pharmaceutical narcotics containing fentanyl to Mac...
View ArticleFelon Charged with Robbing Store Near Freeway in Norco
An ex-con accused of holding up a Norco store and fleeing with all the cash he could grab was charged Thursday with robbery and other offenses. Dwayne Wardell Haw, 38, of Corona was arrested Monday...
View ArticleSeven Charged with Illegal Gun Sales in OC
Seven people, including a convicted sex offender, have been charged in a gun-trafficking scheme in Orange County, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. Six of the seven defendants have been...
View ArticleMan Charged with Having Runaway Teen Sell Nude Photos Online
An 18-year-old man was charged Friday with using his 14-year-old girlfriend, who ran away from home in Irvine, to sell nude photos of herself online. Brendan Michael Zwerling, who was apparently...
View ArticleMan Charged with Hauling Cocaine, Fentanyl into Riverside County
A 54-year-old man accused of transporting more than $200,000 worth of cocaine and fentanyl into Riverside County was charged Friday with two counts of possession of controlled substances for sale and...
View ArticleSeal Beach Chef Charged with Doping, Raping Woman
A former chef at a Seal Beach restaurant pleaded not guilty Friday to serving a spiked drink to one of his patrons and raping her while she was unconscious. Darryl Lee Matanane, 57, was charged Aug. 21...
View ArticleIrvine Cop Charged with Stealing $68,000 In OT Pay
Three dozen felony charges were filed Tuesday against a former Irvine police officer accused of stealing about $68,000 by making bogus overtime demands. Matthew Christian August, 47, of Aliso Viejo...
View ArticleMan Charged With Killing Ex-College Football Player in Long Beach
A Lynwood man was charged Wednesday with the murder of a former Long Beach City College football player who was killed outside a fast-food restaurant last fall. Edward Jacobs, 30, is accused of killing...
View ArticleMan Charged With Killing Ex-College Football Player in Long Beach
An ex-con was charged Wednesday with the murder of a former Long Beach City College football player who was shot in the drive-thru lane of a fast-food restaurant last fall. Edward Jacobs is accused of...
View ArticleHigh School Employee Charged with Sexually Assaulting Girls
A 36-year-old Eastvale high school employee accused of sexually assaulting and harassing multiple female students was charged Wednesday with forcible rape and other felony counts. Joe Robles Jr. of...
View ArticleMan Charged with Striking Lake Elsinore Pedestrian During Dispute
A man accused of hitting a pedestrian with a stolen pickup truck during a confrontation in Lake Elsinore was charged Thursday with assault with a deadly weapon, among other offenses. Anthony Lee Trejo,...
View ArticleEx-Bookkeeper Charged with Stealing $1.5 Million from Newport Doctors
A Lake Forest woman was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on charges of stealing $1.5 million from an orthopedic practice in Newport Beach while working as the company’s bookkeeper. Tina Marie Reyes,...
View ArticleEx-Bookkeeper Charged with Stealing $1.5 Million from Newport Doctors
A Lake Forest woman pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of stealing $1.5 million from an orthopedic practice in Newport Beach while working as the company’s bookkeeper. Tina Marie Reyes, 46, was...
View ArticleMan Charged With Using Tear Gas at Anti-Trump Protest on Santa Monica Pier
A man was charged Tuesday with unlawfully using tear gas during a weekend protest against President Donald Trump on the Santa Monica Pier. David Nicholas Dempsey, 32, pleaded not guilty to one felony...
View ArticleTwo LAPD Officers Charged in Alleged Off-Duty Fight
Two Los Angeles Police Department officers were charged in connection with an alleged off-duty fight outside a restaurant in East Los Angeles a year ago, the District Attorney’s Office announced...
View ArticleTransient Charged with Baseball Bat Beating in Anaheim Store
A 21-year-old transient was charged Tuesday with attempted murder for allegedly beating a 7-Eleven store customer that he mistakenly thought had told him to shut up. Enrique Hernandez was also charged...
View ArticleLaguna Beach Man Charged with Cat Killing, Fracas with Cops
A 52-year-old Laguna Beach man was charged Tuesday with killing a cat, squeezing it and slamming it on the hood of a police car as officers attempted to subdue him with stun guns. Joey Leo Gabaldon...
View ArticleFelon Charged with Stealing Car, Perpetrating Burglary
A probationer accused of stealing a car and possessing burglary tools was charged Wednesday with auto theft, among other offenses. Raul Hernandez Peres, 25, was arrested Saturday when he was stopped by...
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