Expansion of County Landfill Turns Into Hot Button Campaign Issue
When county supervisors signed off on an $88 million project to help expand the capacity of the Prima Deshecha landfill in 2023, Supervisor Katrina Foley praised the plan, saying it would open doors for the trash depot to serve her residents for decades to come. “This is an important item...
No charges for officer in fatal shooting of Alejandro Campos Rios in north O.C.
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) has determined that Fullerton Police Corporal Nicholas Jarvis bears no criminal culpability in the fatal officer-involved shooting of Alejandro Campos Rios on March 6, 2024 (pp. 1, 18). The OCDA found substantial evidence that the officer’s...
Three arrested in burglary try
Three persons were arrested last Friday in the middle of a burglary attempt in Westminster. According to the WPD, officers were dispatched in response to a burglary alarm at a business in the area of Newland Street and Westminster Boulevard at 6:30 a.m. Arriving officers found three masked suspects trying...
Late night fatal pedestrian crash
A traffic collision between an automobile and a pedestrian last Tuesday night took the life of a person in Westminster. According to Commander William Drinnin of the WPD, police received a call about the fatal collision at approximately 11 p.m. The location was in the area of Bolsa Chica Road south of Garden Grove...
1 dead, 1 injured in Santa Fe Springs family incident, police say
A family incident left one adult dead and a juvenile injured in Santa Fe Springs on Thursday, authorities said. Officers from the Whittier Police Department responded to a call of shots fired on the 11600 block of Telegraph Avenue when it was close to 5:30 p.m., police said. When officers...
Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team responds to Irvine investigation
The National Guard's Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team works with local agencies during hazardous material investigations.
OC District Attorney Clears Officers of Wrongdoing in Fatal Shooting
Orange County prosecutors have cleared Fullerton officers of any criminal wrongdoing in the fatal bean-bag shooting of an unarmed transient in front of a fast food restaurant two years ago, according to a report released Thursday. In a letter dated Feb. 19, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office concluded...
Bellflower Insurance Broker Arraigned on Felony Embezzlement and Grand Theft Charges
BELLFLOWER, CA — Andre De Gazon, a 56-year-old resident of Bellflower, was arraigned today in Orange County Superior Court on multiple felony counts of grand theft and embezzlement. The charges follow an investigation by the Department of Insurance into allegations that De Gazon used his position as a licensed...
Three fugitives captured after fleeing Orange County
In the past five weeks, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office worked with FBI Los Angeles, USDOJ International, and local and international law enforcement to capture three fugitives who fled the United States after committing violent crimes in Orange County.
Social Distortion’s Mike Ness announces band’s return with ‘Born to Kill’
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Ness sat on the tiny stage of the Silverlake Lounge on Tuesday, Feb. 24, and thought for a minute about a question he’d just been asked by Brett Gurewitz, head of Epitaph Records. When “Born to Kill,” the first new Social Distortion album in...
