DA Charges Man Accused of Threatening Metrolink Conductor with Knife
A 28-year-old man was charged Friday with threatening a Metrolink train conductor in Irvine at knifepoint when he was tossed for not having a ticket. Erwin Estuardo Morales Jr. was charged with aggravated assault on a public transportation employee, criminal threats and assault with a deadly weapon, all felonies,...
U.C. Irvine professor receives prestigious award for ‘myth-busting’ research on immigrant crime
University of California, Irvine professor Charis E. Kubrin has been awarded the Stockholm Prize in Criminology -often considered the field’s Nobel Prize equivalent- for decades of research challenging the notion that immigrants bring crime to their new communities, officials announced Thursday. A jury comprised of...
Man to Stand Trial for Anaheim Fatal Shooting Case
One man was ordered to stand trial following a preliminary hearing Friday in the fatal shooting of an Anaheim man in Huntington Beach a year ago, but two other defendants had murder charges dismissed. Huntington Beach residents Arnaldo Malaca, 34, was ordered to stand trial on murder and a felony...
Dog Thrown Over Fence in Anaheim Remains in Critical Condition
A small dog who authorities say has suffered significant abuse before it was thrown over a fence in Anaheim remains in critical condition Friday.
Dispute About Smoking Led California Man, 31, to Shoot His 21-Year-Old Neighbor 17 Times,...
A California man has been convicted of first-degree murder after shooting his neighbor multiple times during an argument reportedly tied to smoking and ongoing tensions. Sidney Bararchie Clarke, 31, of Brea in Orange County, was found guilty on Wednesday, Nov. 12, according to reporting from The Orange County...
Corona man arrested after attempting to kidnap two minors
A 61-year-old Corona man was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon after deputies said he attempted to abduct two young girls in separate incidents, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. The first incident occurred around 4:13 p.m. on Nov. 11 in the 25000 block of Santiago Canyon Road, where deputies...
4 held in beauty store robbery
The organized snatch-and-dash retail robberies that were so prevalent a year or so ago are no longer the low-risk high-reward operation they once seemed to be. Case in point: a heist at a beauty and cosmetics store in Huntington Beach ended up with four suspects in the Huntington Beach City Jail.
Man, 49, accused of trying to run over cop in Orange County
A 49-year-old man in Orange County is accused of trying to run over a police officer before leading authorities in a pursuit. The Nov. 11 incident, according to a social media post from the Santa Ana Police Department, occurred when officers were “conducting proactive enforcement” along East 1st Street and attempted...
3 students arrested after campus fight leaves teen hospitalized in Riverside County
Three students at West Valley High School in Hemet were arrested in connection with a campus fight that left a student hospitalized. On Nov. 12, campus security was alerted after several students were involved in a violent altercation. The students were separated by security and one student was found with minor...
Nearly 300 high-polluting school buses will be taken off the streets in SoCal school...
Air quality regulator South Coast AQMD is swapping out old school buses with electric ones.
