O.C. deputies find meth and PCP hidden in a lemonade can; driver arrested
At 10:40 p.m. on Thursday, North Orange County Special Enforcement Team (SET) deputies conducted a traffic stop that led to a surprising discovery. Hidden inside the driver’s vehicle was a Country Time lemonade can with a false bottom, concealing approximately 75 grams of methamphetamine, 5 grams of PCP, and a meth...
57 criminal cases unraveled because of the OCDA’s snitching program; DOJ probe ends
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the use of custodial informants, an investigation which the federal government launched in 2016 under then-District Attorney Tony...
Search Continues for Felon Accused of Stealing Medical Equipment
Authorities across Southern California are searching for a wanted felon accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of medical equipment by posing as a hospital employee.Investigators are looking for 47-year-old Jason Suniga Brauner of San Jacinto, who authorities say targeted multiple hospitals while...
O.C. gymnastics/parkour coach arrested for inappropriate relationship with a minor
Yorba Linda, Calif. On Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail (SVD) investigators arrested Jacob Alexander Demmin, 25, of Yorba Linda, following allegations he groomed and had an inappropriate s*xual relationship with a minor female. In Dec. 2025, Special Victims Detail...
An armed robbery suspect was arrested on gun and drug charges by O.C. deputies
Deputies responded to a robbery call in the area of 12860 Beach Boulevard, according to the Orange County Sheriff. Upon arrival, several individuals matching the subject’s description were detained. During the investigation, deputies located a loaded firearm and illegal narcotics on one individual’s person. Further...
Tax-defaulted parcels could be used for affordable housing
As California’s housing crisis intensifies, tax-delinquent properties in the Inland Empire may offer overlooked opportunities for affordable housing development—if coupled with broader policy and planning support. A report from UC Riverside’s Center for Community Solutions (CCS) maps out tax-defaulted parcels across...
RivCo Reports Lowest Gas Prices Since 2021
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County resumed dropping Friday, decreasing four-tenths of a cent to $4.178, its lowest amount since June 21, 2021. A run of 36 decreases in 37 days totaling 52 cents ended Thursday with an increase of three-tenths of a...
Driver Charged with Attempted Murder on 91 Freeway
A 42-year-old motorist accused of shooting and wounding another driver during a road rage confrontation on the Riverside (91) Freeway was charged Wednesday with attempted murder and other offenses. Maurice Orlando Stells Jr. of Moreno Valley was arrested Monday following a weeklong California Highway Patrol...
California Driver Approaches A Still Figure On The Freeway And Realizes The Situation Is...
While driving along a busy freeway in Rubidoux, California, David Loop, founder of Sierra Pacific Furbabies, noticed a dark shape lying dangerously close to an exit ramp. At first, he couldn’t tell what it was, but a pang of worry told him it might be an injured animal. He slowed his car, pulled over, and stepped out...
Coroner identifies 46-year-old Moreno Valley man killed in work-related accident
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died after being involved in a work-related accident in Tehachapi as 46-year-old Rufino Hernandez of Moreno Valley. The report said on December 17, at around 12:38 p.m., Hernandez was injured during a work-related accident...
