California teens riding illegal ‘e-motos’ wanted police to post on social media
Police said a group of teens caught doing stunts while riding illegal e-motorcycles near the Irvine Spectrum Center in Orange County over the weekend actually wanted them to post about the incident. “On Saturday, five kids around 13 years old were riding illegal e-motorcycles near the Spectrum,” the Irvine Police...
Orange County man who allegedly plowed into crowd outside of East Hollywood nightclub pleads...
Fernando Ramirez, 29 of San Clemente, was charged with 37 counts of attempted murder and 37 counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
‘It’s bullshit’: Naples Island Car Wash workers shaken after immigration raid
Federal agents swarmed Naples Island Car Wash and Detail Monday morning, questioning each worker but detaining no one, according to witnesses. Despite no arrests being made, the action is still a form of intimidation meant to sow fear, immigration advocates said. Surveillance footage reviewed by the Watchdog shows at...
Three probationers were busted again on narcotics charges after an SAPD traffic stop
Over the weekend, patrol officers stopped a vehicle near Newhope St. & Hazard Ave. occupied by three known probationers, according to the SAPD. Inside the vehicle, the police officers located a large quantity of narcotics, leading to a probation search at the driver’s residence. The search resulted in the...
Toddler drowns to death in Placentia home
A 2-year-old boy’s drowning death during a bath at a home in Placentia was being investigated by police on Tuesday. Officers were called to the home in the area of Main Street and Santa Fe Avenue around 9 p.m. Monday
Costa Mesa woman arrested for shoplifting at an Irvine Walmart
Earlier this month, police officers were patrolling the Walmart parking lot when loss prevention staff flagged them down to report a woman who had just left the store with unpaid merchandise, according to the Irvine Police Department. The police officers caught up to her at her car and quickly recovered...
Toddler dies in apparent bathing accident in Orange County
An investigation is underway into what a mother described as a bathing accident that led to the death of her 2-year-old son in Orange County Monday night. Emergency responders were called to the home on the 200 block of South Main Street near Old Town Placentia around 9 p.m. The child and his mother were […]
California Desert Cities See Surge of Affluent New Residents
High-income buyers are transforming California’s Coachella Valley, driving up home prices and fueling demand.
Foo Fighters announce another surprise show
The Foo Fighters pop-up tour continues. After playing last-minute shows in Washington, D.C., and San Luis Obispo and Santa Ana, California, Dave Grohl and company have announced another surprise concert, this time in New Haven, Connecticut. The show will take place Monday at the club Toad’s Place, which holds about...
Woman Accused of Causing Eastvale Resident’s Fatal Ingestion of Fentanyl
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A woman accused of supplying a 19-year-old Eastvale resident with a deadly dose of fentanyl is slated to return to court later this month for a preliminary hearing. Angelina Judena Ortega, 25, of Eastvale was arrested last week following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into...

















