Disneyland ‘swatting’ hoax triggers large law enforcement presence
A heavy presence of police officers responded to Disneyland after reportedly receiving calls of a mass shooting at the beloved theme park Wednesday night. Details are limited and it’s unclear exactly what time police responded to the park, but footage of the scene obtained by KTLA showed at least a dozen Anaheim...
Drone pilot spots fleeing Orange County shoplifting suspect from the air
A suspected shoplifter who may have thought he slipped away unseen was actually spotted by a police drone in Orange County on Wednesday night. Officers were called to a Huntington Beach retail store after the suspect was seen breaking off several security tags from merchandise, the Huntington Beach Police Department...
Owners of major SoCal towing companies arrested in $6 million fraud scheme
CALIFORNIA – Brothers and towing company owners Mark Hassan, 46, of Corona del Mar, and Ahmed Hassan, 35, of Walnut, were arrested March 11 on multiple felony insurance fraud charges.
Man charged with killing father in Long Beach
LONG BEACH – A Long Beach man who allegedly intentionally ran over and killed his 89-year-old father with a vehicle was charged Tuesday with murder. Robert Daniel Porter, 50, was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon in a Long Beach courtroom, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Nitrous oxide ordinance OK’d
An ordinance restricting the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide was approved by the Garden Grove City Council on Tuesday night. The vote on the second and final vote and adoption was 7-0. This new law takes effect 30 days after adoption. It will restrict the use and possession of...
Police release video of 18-year-old shot to death by Santa Ana officer
Warning: Graphic content The Santa Ana Police Department released multiple videos Tuesday of an officer shooting 18-year-old Victor Lopez to death in a parking structure on Jan. 28. The shooting happened shortly after 10:29 p.m., when police attempted to pull Lopez over for speeding near the intersection of Santa Ana...
Scope of corruption scandal involving former OC Supervisor Andrew Do emerges in newly released...
An audit commissioned by the Orange County Board of Supervisors following a corruption scandal involving one of its members has been released.
Garden Grove man who had seconds to flee burning home recalls panic
Five people managed to narrowly escape after a fire tore through a Garden Grove home, killing a family pet on Monday. As firefighters credit the residents’ quick-thinking and working smoke alarm for their survival, the family impacted by the fire is thinking of their next steps. Jose Figureoa still wore the same...
Manhunt underway for O.C. murderer who cut GPS monitor and fled college campus
On March 10th, 2026, Jose Angel Aguilar, a youth wearing a GPS device and on a court ordered furlough, cut off his GPS device and absconded while attending classes at Santiago Canyon College. On February 2nd, 2026, the juvenile court granted weekly, academic furloughs for the youth to attend college...
Orange County sheriff’s deputy charged in shooting death of her fiancée in Tustin
An Orange County Sheriff's deputy has been charged in the shooting death of her fiancée in their Tustin apartment. She was off-duty at the time of the shooting.
