2 brothers killed after accidentally triggering explosion in Bell Gardens
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department believes one of the brothers accidentally triggered the explosion with homemade fireworks.
Orange County’s count of unhoused people shows many living in cars after losing their...
Results of the three-day count are expected in May.
Suspect arrested after hours‑long standoff at Norwalk sporting goods store
A man who barricaded himself inside a sporting goods store in Norwalk early Thursday was taken into custody after a standoff that lasted several hours. The incident began around 3:07 a.m. at Turner’s Outdoorsman on the 11300 block of Firestone Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department....
Orange police officer honored after saving choking baby
LOS ANGELES - Heart-wrenching video shows an Orange police officer jumping into action to help save a baby who was choking. On Monday, Jan. 19, Orange police responded to a 7-month-old baby not breathing and choking on a hair clip. An officer immediately jumped in to help, striking the baby...
Man stabbed by neighbor in Long Beach
LONG BEACH – An argument that resulted in a stabbing and left one man wounded in the North Alamitos Beach neighborhood is under investigation. Long Beach Police Department officers responded at approximately 9:08 p.m. Monday to the 800 block of Cerritos Avenue and Seventh Street regarding an assault with a deadly...
Police task force busts transnational burglary ring targeting pricy O.C. homes
Irvine, Calif. (January 28, 2026) – The Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD) and the Irvine Police Department (IPD) have arrested three adult men believed to be linked to a transnational organized residential burglary crime ring. Over the past few months, a burglary crew has been suspected of committing several...
Fullerton man declared brain-dead after 5 Freeway hit-and-run crash
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - An Orange County family is heartbroken after the patriarch of their home was a victim of a hit-and-run crash that left him declared brain-dead. Jesus Leon and his wife, of Fullerton, were on their way to work on January 19 around 1 p.m. on the 5 Freeway in Irvine when their car got hit by what...
Prior convicts busted again for drugs in an O.C. disabled loading spot
An Orange County Sheriff’s deputy observed a vehicle occupied by one male and one female parked in a designated loading zone for disabled persons, according to Stanton Police Services. During the subsequent investigation, it was discovered that both subjects were in possession of controlled substances, both on their...
Fleeing suspects led to ‘lockdowns’ at two schools
Two persons were arrested and a third one is sought in connection with an attempted robbery in Huntington Beach that triggered the lockdown of one school and a “shelter-in-place” response at another on Wednesday. According to the HBPD, the incident began when an employee at a wholesale store...
Man fatally shot by police during traffic stop
A 19-year-old man was shot and killed by a Santa Ana police officer following a slow-speed pursuit.
