Suspect in violent pursuit crash that killed innocent O.C. man, 59, identified
A 21-year-old man has been identified as the suspect in a deadly high-speed pursuit that ended in a violent crash that left an innocent motorist dead, officials announced Thursday. In a news release from the Anaheim Police Department, officials said on Jan. 21, officers spotted a driver, now identified as...
39-year-old woman accused of stealing from high school in Orange County
A 39-year-old woman was arrested after surveillance cameras outside an Orange County high school allegedly caught her stealing from a classroom. According to a social media post by Irvine Police Department authorities, the alleged theft took place overnight on January 17 at Woodbridge High School in Irvine....
405 Freeway shooting leaves driver wounded in Long Beach
The California Highway Patrol today is investigating a shooting on or near the 405 Freeway where one person was wounded and the alleged shooter is on the loose. The shooting was reported just before 9 p.m. Tuesday near the southbound freeway and Lakewood Boulevard, CHP Officer Sergio Garcia told City News Service.
Long Beach ‘Landlord’ Scam Artist Walks With Probation, Told To Repay $47K
After years of online whispers and angry group chats, Anne Bergstedt-Jordanova, a Long Beach woman long accused of posting fake rental listings, walked out of custody Tuesday with a plea deal, two years of probation, and a hefty bill. A judge ordered Bergstedt-Jordanova to pay $47,100 in restitution to 14...
Missing woman last known to be in Long Beach
Thirty-three-year-old Alicia Marie Valle has been missing since Jan. 17 and was last known to be in Long Beach. Valle is described as a white woman, standing 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing approximately 155 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She has tattoos on her neck and both wrists, according to the...
Rad Power Bikes store catches fire in California
Rad Power Bikes’ retail store in Huntington Beach, California, caught fire January 18. The store was closed at the time, and nobody was injured. Rad confirmed that there was “a thermal incident” in their store but said the cause of the fire has not been confirmed. Huntington Beach Fire Department also has not...
Car crashes into business in Long Beach
A car smashed into a gathering place in Long Beach.
Sentencing Delays for Defendant in SoCal Identity Theft Scheme
A sentencing hearing for a convicted bank robber who ran a nearly $1 million fraud scheme targeting surfers at Southern California beaches was postponed Thursday until next week due to a power outage at the Los Angeles federal courthouse. Moundir Kamil, 56, of Orange County, pleaded guilty in September to...
Trash fire near elementary school is extinguished
Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley and Anaheim firefighters combined to knock down and contain a fire at a trash-sorting facility in Huntington Beach on Wednesday. According to the HBFD, units from Huntington Beach responded to the facility in the 17000 block of Nichols Lane, near Oak View Elementary School. They were...
Stolen motorcycle ends in jail for suspect in coastal Orange County
Tuesday morning, what started as a routine proactive patrol turned into a not-so-routine discovery for one unlucky motorcyclist, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department. During a consensual encounter, a police officer learned the rider was on Post-Release Community Supervision and noticed several issues...
