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December 3, 2008
When Anaheim Mayors First Hung with the Mexicans
I had the pleasure of meeting former Anaheim mayor Bill Thom a couple of times at meetings of Los Amigos, the longtime Latino civil rights group he helped found in 1978. He always occupied a table near the front, a seat of honor unconsciously granted by other Los Amigos members for the gabacho polit ... More >>
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September 20, 2001
Anaheim Spooks
Report shows police spied on activists who complained about cops
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June 16, 2009
Crime Time: No Incidents at Home Plate Before Angel Game
Photos by Professional Services Responder George Ridley Olszynski, Lewellyn, Palmer and Hutchens play hardball.This week's Weekly round-up of local police calls is illustrated with a photo of Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, Anaheim Police Sgt. Greg Palmer, who is president of the Anaheim Pol ... More >>
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June 18, 2009
Anaheim PD Says It Has "Clean-Cut/Clean-Freak Bandit"
For Navel Gazing's inaugural Crime Time collection of weekly police calls (don't miss the thrilling follow-up and more in weeks to come), we gave prominent placement to the photo you see here. It's a man robbing a Chase Bank branch in Fullerton on June 4 and, according to Johnny Law, the "Clean-cut ... More >>
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October 1, 2009
UPDATED WITH SUSPECT SHOT DEAD: Just Another Orange County (Double) Murder: Heather Courtney Sorensen and Stephen Rene Serna
UPDATED WITH POLICE KILLING OF MURDER SUSPECT, ID's OF HIS ALLEGED VICTIMS, CORRECTION . . . View Larger MapCourtesy of Anaheim Police DepartmentDouble murder suspect Anthony Castillo was shot by police Wednesday evening and declared dead later that night.Anthony Castillo, the 31-year-old man wan ... More >>
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September 22, 2009
Just Another Orange County Murder: Mary Bowman
View Larger MapThe 40-year-old daughter of Mary Bowman, 75, called 9-1-1 about 8 p.m. Wednesday to say her mother was not feeling well. Paramedics at Bowman's condominium at 1700 West Cerritos Avenue in Anaheim to discover she was suffering from a major head injury. She was rushed to UCI Medical Cen ... More >>
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November 13, 2009
Authorities Trumpet Largest Orange County Curfew Sweep
About 300 officers from 20 law enforcement agencies made sweeps through various Orange County communities last night and early today and swooped up 67 kids in violation of city curfew laws, the District Attorney's office announced. Curfews begin at 10 or 11 p.m., depending o ... More >>
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April 22, 2010
[UPDATED:] Bessie Whyman, OC Homicide No. 3: 84-Year-Old Robbed, Tortured and Murdered
UPDATE: The Orange County District Attorney announces indictment of Anthony Darnell Wade in the murder of Bessie Mae Whyman (details at end of post) . . .Courtesy of Anaheim Police DepartmentAnthony Wade is eligible for the death penalty.Friends and former co-workers remember 84-year-old Bessie M ... More >>
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February 3, 2010
Dishney: Woman Groped While Riding Tower of Terror
Scott Brinegar/DisneylandAnaheim Police are currently trying to identify a man who is suspected of groping a woman while riding Disney's California Adventure's thriller ride Tower of Terror on Fri., Jan 30. The Mercury News is reporting that the woman thinks the man sitting to the left of her on ... More >>
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February 3, 2010
Dishney: Woman Groped While Riding the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Scott Brinegar/DisneylandAnaheim Police are currently trying to identify a man who is suspected of groping a woman while riding Disney's California Adventure's thriller ride The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror on Fri., Jan 30. The Mercury News is reporting that the woman believes that the man sitti ... More >>
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April 28, 2010
Kevin Noel Schlueter, Former Anaheim Cop Pleads Guilty to 3 DUIs and Gets Treatment, Home Confinement, Probation
It's not often that the Orange County District Attorney's Office issues a press statement about a conviction that's immediately followed by a correction from a local police agency, but one such squad found it necessary to send one today when it came to Kevin Noel Schlueter, the 37-year-old police ... More >>
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May 18, 2010
Bradley Stewart Wagner, Ex-Anaheim Cop, Convicted of Threatening Women With Deportation if They Did Not Have Sex With Him
To hear supporters of Arizona's controversial immigration law tell it, local law enforcement officers will do no more than follow federal law in arresting people who are in this country illegally.Those arguments assume these are "good cops" they're talking about. You don't hear much about "bad co ... More >>
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May 20, 2010
Kainat Syeda, Anaheim Police Cadet Accused of Embezzling $225,000 in Vehicle Impound Fees
A former Anaheim Police Department cadet is accused of stealing more than $225,000 in cash fees paid to the City of Anaheim for the release of impounded vehicles. If convicted, 23-year-old Kainat Syeda of Buena Park could get probation. Or two years in state prison. Or up to 46 years in the big h ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
A Stunner From Sheriff Hutchens
[Moxley Confidential] Documents reveal she found a deputy Taser incident to be absolutely shocking
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July 7, 2010
DA Announces Second Anaheim Gang Injunction
CORRECTION: The Orange County District Attorney's Office just sent this over: "The Safety Zone is primarily located north of Katella Avenue, east of Nutwood Street, south of Ball Road, and west of Disneyland Drive." Ah, summer: the season of flip-flops, sundresses . . . gang injunctions.The Orang ... More >>
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August 18, 2010
Richard Alan Nolan, Western Medical Center Nurse, Held in Sexual Assaults of Male Patients
CLARIFICATION: Details on suspect's job title after the jump . . . Richard Alan Nolan, a 45-year-old nurse at Western Medical Center in Anaheim, was doing more than sponge baths, blood-pressure checks and playing hockey with bedpans, to hear Anaheim Police tell it.The Buena Park resident was arre ... More >>
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August 19, 2010
[UPDATED:] California Adventure's Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Becomes a Real Tower of Terror
UPDATE: More details from Disneyland and Anaheim Police (see below) . . . Subject for your approval: it's the dark of night, and a young man fortified with hooch jokes around with friends on the way to an elevator in an elegant Hollywood hotel that has fallen into disrepair.
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September 25, 2010
[UPDATED:] Cops Want What's in Your Medicine Cabinet
UPDATE: We missed probably the biggest collection point of all (updates throughout) . . . Local police want what's in your medicine cabinet today.No, government budget cuts have not been so deep that the forced confiscation of citizen medications has replaced cops' prescription drug plans. This i ... More >>
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March 4, 2010
Police Chase That Began in Tustin Ends at LAX
The chase ended just up ahead.A police chase that began with a residential burglary report out of the Peppertree Homes subdivision in Tustin seems to have just ended in the Sepulveda Avenue tunnel under the overpass that jetliners cross at the LAX south runway complex.Tustin Police Sgt. Jeff Blai ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
[UPDATED:] Angel Duarte Cerna Convicted of Murdering His Wife of Seven Months
Courtesy of OCDAAngel Duarte CernaUpdate, December 14, 2:54 p.m.: A jury today convicted Angel Duarte Cerna, 38, of Santa Ana, for the suffocation murder of his wife, whose body was dumped alongside the 60 Freeway in Los Angeles in 2006.After doing the dirty deed that Nov. 6, 2006, morning, Cern ... More >>
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January 12, 2011
Thomas George Hogue Accused of Breaking Really Bad: Making Meth, Miscaring for Aunt
A woman called Anaheim Police Monday after failing to reach her bedridden grandmother or the 87-year-old's caretaker by phone. Officers arrived at grandma's mobile home in the 5800 block of La Palma Avenue around 11 p.m. to find her alone--along with a meth lab. The caretaker was arrested when he ... More >>
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January 21, 2011
Don't Drink and Drive--Especially Through Anaheim and Garden Grove DUI Checkpoints Saturday Night
If you're thinking of snaking through Garden Grove to avoid Anaheim's DUI checkpoint Saturday night (or vice versa) think again: Police from both towns will be stopping cars in search of unlicensed drivers and drunks behind the wheel.First up is Anaheim, at 100 E. Lincoln Ave. between the hours o ... More >>
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January 28, 2011
[UPDATED] Yeon Woo Lee, OC Homicide No. 2: Visiting Korean Shot to Death, Possibly Over Business Flap
Beong Kwun ChoUPDATE, JAN. 28, 4:17 P.M.: 51-year-old Beong Kwun Cho did not enter a plea to charges he murdered his childhood friend Yeon Woo Lee because today's scheduled arraignment was continued to Feb. 18.The Cerritos resident is charged with one felony count of murder with a sentencing enh ... More >>
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January 28, 2011
Anaheim Police Seek Pervy Cell Phone Photographer
Anaheim Police are asking for the public's help in finding a pervvy cell-phone photographer who was caught snapping shots of a 3-year-old girl wearing a miniskirt with her legs spread atop a Laundromat table.Surveillance video inside the business caught the disgusting incident in progress, so pol ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
Kim Rebar Henry, 56-Year-Old From Fullerton, Accused of Being Hate Graffiti Tagger
Anaheim Police just announced they have made an arrest in the incidents of racially and religiously hateful graffiti that was sprayed in January in Brea, Irvine, Anaheim and Santa Ana, including on the walls of two Catholic churches and the Orange County Housing Authority.Kim Rebar Henry, 56, of ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
Travis S. Mock Shot by Cop One Day, Arrested the Next
There was an old Saturday Night Live skit spoofing '70s cop shows that had officers in plainclothes bursting through a door, repeatedly firing their weapons at the perp inside and then yelling at the bullet-riddled corpse, "Freeze!"That image comes to mind when hearing about the hospital-bed arre ... More >>
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April 12, 2011
Beating of Dodgers Fans at Angel Stadium Reported 3 Days Before Attack on Giants Fan at Dodger Stadium
The eyes of the sports world, especially in Los Angeles and San Francisco, have been focused on the beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium on April 1.What has received far less notice was the beating of a pregnant woman and her brother, apparent Dodger fans, at Angel Stadium three nig ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
U2 Traffic Advisory Care of the Anaheim PD
Tomorrow and on Saturday, U2's sold-out 360 tour is stopping at the Angel Stadium of Anaheim, anticipated over 50,000 people each night. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the shows will start promptly at 7 p.m. Food, beverage, and bathrooms will be available starting at 8 a.m. (no early arrivals). ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
Lost and Found: Disneyland's Treasures
For nearly 60 years, tourists have traveled from all across the globe to visit Disneyland. And for just as many years, tourists have been leaving a lot of crap behind them before making their way back home.But if you lost it at Disneyland, odds are one of the park's numerous Cast Members have fou ... More >>
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June 24, 2011
[UPDATED with Anaheim Response:] Paul Lawrence Wadley, Retired Police Chief, Left Nude Photos and Exposed His Junk on Park Trails
The WadUPDATE, JUNE 24, 10:11 A.M.: I still haven't heard back from the Anaheim City Attorney's office over its prosecution of retired pervy police chief Paul Lawrence Wadley. Perhaps given my history with the case (see the 150 updates that precede this one), they assume I'll blame them for the ... More >>
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August 1, 2011
Man in his 40s, OC Homicide No. 33: Shot in Anaheim Alley
Anaheim Police believe a man in his 40s was sitting in a vehicle in the east alley of the 1300 block of North Lawrence Avenue around 6 p.m. Saturday when he was shot to death.He has not been identified pending notification on next of kin.
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August 18, 2011
[UPDATED with I.D.:] Anaheim Police Shoot Wanted Parolee Dead
Anaheim Police Dept.UPDATE, AUG. 18, 11:29 A.M.: Whether a 23-year-old parolee shot dead by Anaheim Police Tuesday afternoon was armed and, if so, returned fire remain unknown.But at least we now know who he was.The department identified him as David Raya, who pleaded guilty in 2006 to felony ass ... More >>
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October 21, 2011
Joshua Allen Robey Accused of Trying to Kill His Baby By Shaking, Punching and Swinging Him by a Blanket Noose
A man who has been drifting between a Costa Mesa motel and his girlfriend's Anaheim home is accused of trying to kill their 2-month-old son by repeatedly shaking and punching the baby and swinging him by the neck in a noose-like blanket. Joshua Allen Robey, 24, faces a maximum sentence of 15 year ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
[UPDATED With Girl Found, Arrest:] Jacqueline Martinez, 14, is Missing, So Her Family and Anaheim Police Seek Public's Help
UPDATE, NOV. 17, 9:32 A.M.: Fourteen-year-old Jacqueline Martinez of Anaheim has been found and an arrest has been made, according to the official Find Jackie Martinez Facebook page.More details coming . . .UPDATE, NOV. 10, 4:03 P.M.: The official Find Jackie Martinez Facebook page has posted det ... More >>
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November 18, 2011
Sobriety Checkpoint in Anaheim and Roving Patrols for Boozy Drivers in South County Tonight
The Anaheim Police Department is holding a sobriety checkpoint tonight through early Saturday.Meanwhile, the Orange County Sheriff's Department has roving DUI patrols in some of the South County cities it patrols tonight.Check after the jump for the exact locations.
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November 28, 2011
Wienerschnitzel Burglar Hot Dogs for Camera
Often times when a police agency shares with the public a photograph of a criminal suspect taken from a surveillance camera, the image is grainy, out of focus or it catches the subject at a weird angle.However, the one the Anaheim Police Department sent today from a Wienerschnitzel burglary last ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
[UPDATED with Victim's Silver Lexus Sought:] David Zickman, OC Homicide No. 59: Found Shot Dead on Dogwood
UPDATE, DEC. 15, 3:37 P.M.: Homicide investigators have determined that not only is the killer of David Zickman no where to be found, neither is the 2008 Silver Lexus that belonged to the 28-year-old Anaheim resident. The public's help is being sought in finding the four-dour Lexus IS250 with Cal ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
Charles Edward Blackmon Accused of Being Wienerschnitzel Model-Burglar
Hey, remember that burglar who unwittingly posed for the surveillance camera at an Anaheim Wienerschnitzel restaurant last month?According to Anaheim Police, Charles Edward Blackmon, 40, of Los Angeles, is their man.Now cops hope to net the other guy.
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December 5, 2011
Kainat Syeda Gets Jail, Probation and Huge Restitution Bill for Stealing $225,000 in Tow Fees as Anaheim Police Cadet
A former Anaheim Police Department cadet who stole more than $225,000 in cash fees paid to the City of Anaheim for the release of impounded vehicles got a year in jail and five years probation at her sentencing last week. Kainat Syeda, 24, of Buena Park, was also ordered to pay $225,000 in restit ... More >>
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December 18, 2011
[UPDATED with I.D.:] Il Jae Kim, OC Homicide No. 63: Found Dead in His Apartment
UPDATE, DEC. 18, 9:49 A.M.: A man found murdered in his apartment in the 200 block of South Western Avenue, near West Del Monte Drive, in Anaheim has been identified as 80-year-old Il Jae Kim. "Officers entered the apartment and found Kim deceased from wounds believed to be suffered at the hands ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
[UPDATED with Charges, Victim I.D.:] Zazell Preston, OC Homicide No. 68: Husband William Wallace Held in Her Murder
UPDATE, DEC. 28, 11:48 A.M.: The woman beaten to death Christmas morning--allegedly at the hands of her husband--has been identified as Zazell Preston. An Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) statement on today's arraignment of William Wallace (pictured at right) also mentions the coup ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
Unidentified Man, OC Homicide No. 69: Stabbed Near River Trail
Anaheim Police were called this morning to the Santa Ana River Trail between Tustin and Lakeview avenues this morning to investigate a man down.Officers and paramedics who responded to the 6:15 a.m. call discovered a dead, middle-aged man who had been stabbed at least once.
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January 2, 2012
[UPDATED with I.D.:] Lloyd Middaugh, 2011 OC Homicide No. 69: Homeless Man Stabbed on River Trail
UPDATE, JAN. 2, 10:32 A.M.: The transient whose body was discovered Wednesday along the Santa Ana River Trail near the 91 freeway in Anaheim Hills has been identified as 42-year-old Lloyd Middaugh. The last known address for Middaugh, who was stabbed to death, was in Yorba Linda, but authorities ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
[UPDATED with Killer Revealed:] Christine Lauren Bennett, 2011 OC Homicide No. 71: Found in Condo
DMVBennettUPDATE, JAN. 6, 8:47 A.M.: According to Christine Lauren Bennett's family, Alexei Ocana fatally shot his 27-year-old ex-girlfriend in an Anaheim Hills condo Dec. 30 before turning the gun on himself.The 31-year-old's motive? He was upset that Bennett was seeing someone else, according t ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
[UPDATED with More Details:] Bernie Cervantes "Chino" Villegas, Toting BB Gun, Killed by Police
UPDATE, JAN. 9, 12:20 P.M.: Anaheim Police say Bernie Cervantes "Chino" Villegas was not walking along Ball Road toting what turned out to be a BB rifle with a wooden stock but through a West Ball Road apartment complex late Saturday night.That produced several reports of a man with a gun at the ... More >>
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January 17, 2012
[UPDATED with All-Clear:] "Bomb" Package Left at Social Security Office
UPDATE, JAN. 17, 3:32 P.M.: The Orange County Sheriff's Department bomb squad gave the all-clear this morning after examining the suspicious package with "bomb" written across it outside the Social Security Administration office in Anaheim.Reassuring: Anaheim Police say the package contained no b ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
10 Revelations in Case Against Itzcoatl Ocampo, Orange County's Accused Serial Killer
Accused Orange County serial killer Itzcoatl Ocampo appeared at his arraignment this morning but entered no plea to charges that could bring the death penalty as the hearing was postponed until Feb. 17. Given the amount of media heat generated, it's difficult to fathom anything new coming from th ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
[UPDATED with I.D.:] Cop Fatally Shoots Man Wielding a Knife and Bible in Anaheim Police Parking Lot: Report
DMVUPDATE, JAN. 25, 8:50 A.M.: Apologies for catching up on some updates I missed due to being out sick the weekend through Monday and having no time to get to them until now, but the man shot and killed by a cop in the parking lot of the Anaheim Police east station last week has been identified ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
[UPDATED with More Participating Cop Shops:] Super Bowl Sunday Flex Defense Employed Against Offensive Boozers Behind the Wheel
UPDATE, FEB. 3, 4:27 P.M.: According to a release this afternoon from the Anaheim Police Department, that agency and 13 others are taking part in the previously announced countywide law enforcement patrols targeting drunken drivers on Super Bowl Sunday. That now makes it an "Avoid the 26" operati ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Cops, Church, Advocates and Crisis Counselors to Meet with Public About Homeless Killings
With more murders expected to bring more charges against a Yorba Linda man accused to preying on homeless men in North County (see this post), the multi-agency Homeless Homicide Task Force is joining forces with the Community Service Programs (CSP) Crisis Response Team, the Orange County Rescue M ... More >>
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