In January 2006, bandits robbed a 14-year-old high-school student outside a Stanton store and fled. The student, Chris Gonzales, called the Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) for help. Gonzales provided deputies with two key facts: descriptions of his assailants and the getaway vehicle's license-plate number. By department standards, it was a "priority 1" case—meaning a serious felony that warranted swift pursuit of leads. But eight months later, a detective oddly closed the case after deeming it unsolvable because all leads had... More >>>