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...
Man throws bicycle at a car in the middle of traffic in Santa Ana
Authorities are trying to track down a man who was caught on camera throwing a bicycle at a car in Santa Ana. The Santa Ana Police Department said the incident happened on Feb. 27 on 1st Street when the man, seen on dashcam video, stood in the middle of the street and blocked traffic.
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...
Rideshare driver arrested for assaulting a passenger in Costa Mesa
COSTA MESA, Calif. (March 11, 2026) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) is seeking to identify potential additional victims of a man arrested for s*xually assaulting a rideshare passenger. On Feb. 27, 2026, officers responded to a local hospital in reference to a s*xual assault that occurred in...
Costa Mesa man dies after being bit by rattlesnake
A 25-year-old man is dead after he was bitten by a rattlesnake while on a bike ride in Irvine, according to law enforcement and an Orange County Eagle Scouts troop. Julian Hernandez, of Costa Mesa, was bitten by the snake on Feb. 1 while mountain biking at Quail Hill Trailhead, his loved ones said in an online...
2 Southern California brothers arrested in $5.8 million insurance fraud scheme
Two brothers who own Southern California towing companies were arrested for their alleged roles in a multi-million dollar insurance fraud scheme. Mark Hassan, 46, of Corona Del Mar, and Ahmed Hassan, 35, of Walnut, were taken into custody on March 11 on multiple counts of felony insurance fraud, according to the Los...
New Yorker arrested by the Irvine Police for stealing iPhones from Apple stores
On Sunday, Spectrum police officers were called to the Apple Store after loss prevention detained a man who walked out with two display iPhones, according to the Irvine Police Department. During the investigation, the police officers searched the suspect’s backpack and found seven additional iPhones that had been...
