Manuel Cid named finalist for Anaheim’s next chief of police
Manuel Cid has been named finalist to be the next police chief of the Anaheim Police Department. With City Council consideration of an employment agreement and completion of pre-employment requirements, Cid could start Dec. 29. Cid currently serves as chief of police of the Glendale Police Department, a position...
Lawsuit Seeks Transparency in Riverside County Jail Death Investigations
A growing fight for transparency inside Riverside County Jails is headed to court. The First Amendment Coalition and investigative journalist Christopher Damien have filed a lawsuit against Riverside County, claiming officials are withholding legally required records linked to inmate deaths.Riverside County Jails...
San Bernardino County to designate truck-only routes as new state law goes into effect...
Truck drivers traveling through the Inland Empire will soon have to follow specific routes as elected officials are preparing for a plan that aims to minimize traffic and pollution. Under Assembly Bill (AB) 98, warehouse concentration regions, including Riverside and San Bernardino counties with high logistics and...
Haro memorial removed from Cabazon property tied to Baby Emmanuel case
CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) A memorial dedicated to Baby Emmanuel Haro has been removed from the Cabazon property that has been a focal point in the investigation into his disappearance. News Channel 3 visited the home Tuesday and confirmed that candles, stuffed animals and other memorial items that had been outside the...
Fullerton Hit With State Case Over Illegal Hiring of Retired Officials
The Fullerton City Council met behind closed doors on December 2, 2025, to discuss a little-known state enforcement case. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), which oversees the state’s public pension system, has determined that Fullerton illegally employed several retirees in permanent,...
Man found stabbed to death outside Orange County fast-food restaurant
An investigation is underway after a man was stabbed to death at the drive-thru of an Orange County fast-food restaurant. On Dec. 6, police responded to reports of a man down and bleeding at Pollo Campero at 2320 S. Bristol Street in Santa Ana. Santa Ana officers found the victim, Christopher Abrego, 43, of...
Anaheim officers fatally shot a male suspect and arrested 12 others on Saturday night
Two police officers were patrolling the 800 block of South Philadelphia Street in Anaheim on Saturday night when they came across several subjects in front of a residence. This led to a confrontation. Both of the officers suffered minor injuries during this incident, according to the Anaheim Police Department. The...
7th person arrested in Southern California armed robbery
The seventh and final alleged robber who targeted cryptocurrency owners in a September home-invasion robbery in Irvine has been captured, Orange County officials said. Darnell Trevon Anderson Walker, 23, of Corona, was arrested in Nevada on Dec. 1 in connection with the Sept. 23 break-in in the 5000 block of Royale...
Man accused of stealing purses during moves in Orange County arrested
A resident recently had her purse stolen by an individual she hired to help with her move to Rancho Santa Margarita, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s RSM Police Services. Thanks to the victim’s neighbor’s surveillance video, the suspect vehicle was identified and later located in Long Beach....
Police arrest 7th and final suspect in Orange County armed robbery where family was...
Authorities have arrested the seventh and final suspect who was wanted for an armed robbery in Orange County in which residents were duct taped and held at gunpoint during an attempted theft of millions worth in cryptocurrency in September
