Garden Grove Moves to Ban Smoking in Public Parks
Garden Grove City Council is drafting an ordinance to ban smoking and vaping in public parks. The proposal, led by Councilwoman Yesenia Muneton, aims to improve air quality and public health.
2 arrested in crime spree targeting Southern California sporting goods stores
A pair of suspects have been arrested in connection with a crime spree lasting for months and affecting local sporting goods stores, leaving them with tens of thousands of dollars in losses. The Chino Police Department stated Monday that the department’s Retail Theft Team had been investigating a theft spree from a...
Man arrested in suspected DUI crash that killed pedestrian in Orange
A 26-year-old man was behind bars Monday on suspicion of driving under the influence in a crash that killed a pedestrian in Orange. Bryan Reyes of Santa Ana was booked on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
Mounds of clutter outside Huntington Beach home creates eyesore for neighborhood
Neighbors say the mounds of clutter outside a Huntington Beach home are so bad, they can't use the sidewalk in front of the house.
California teens riding illegal ‘e-motos’ wanted police to post on social media
Police said a group of teens caught doing stunts while riding illegal e-motorcycles near the Irvine Spectrum Center in Orange County over the weekend actually wanted them to post about the incident. “On Saturday, five kids around 13 years old were riding illegal e-motorcycles near the Spectrum,” the Irvine Police...
Orange County man who allegedly plowed into crowd outside of East Hollywood nightclub pleads...
Fernando Ramirez, 29 of San Clemente, was charged with 37 counts of attempted murder and 37 counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
‘It’s bullshit’: Naples Island Car Wash workers shaken after immigration raid
Federal agents swarmed Naples Island Car Wash and Detail Monday morning, questioning each worker but detaining no one, according to witnesses. Despite no arrests being made, the action is still a form of intimidation meant to sow fear, immigration advocates said. Surveillance footage reviewed by the Watchdog shows at...
Three probationers were busted again on narcotics charges after an SAPD traffic stop
Over the weekend, patrol officers stopped a vehicle near Newhope St. & Hazard Ave. occupied by three known probationers, according to the SAPD. Inside the vehicle, the police officers located a large quantity of narcotics, leading to a probation search at the driver’s residence. The search resulted in the...
Toddler drowns to death in Placentia home
A 2-year-old boy’s drowning death during a bath at a home in Placentia was being investigated by police on Tuesday. Officers were called to the home in the area of Main Street and Santa Fe Avenue around 9 p.m. Monday
Costa Mesa woman arrested for shoplifting at an Irvine Walmart
Earlier this month, police officers were patrolling the Walmart parking lot when loss prevention staff flagged them down to report a woman who had just left the store with unpaid merchandise, according to the Irvine Police Department. The police officers caught up to her at her car and quickly recovered...

















