Buena Park Police Department

6 OC Parents Arrested for Allegedly Ignoring Warnings of Children's Chronic Truancies

Earlier today, I posted on Frank Cabada of Santa Ana's Hector Godinez Fundamental High School being among six Latino high school seniors from around the country honored this morning by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation in Beverly Hills. It's unlikely Cabada, a math and engineering whiz, would have ... More >>

Fernando Manuel Ruiz, Fake Cop Who Robbed Movie Theater Safe, Wins 8 Year Prison Run

A fake cop who coaxed a movie theater manager to open the safe at the Krikorian Buena Park Metroplex 18 was sentenced Thursday in Santa Ana to seven years in state prison. Fernando Manuel Ruiz, 40, of Los Angeles, had pleaded guilty in October to multiple felony counts of second degree robbery an ... More >>

[UPDATED with Arraignment:] Malik Perez, OC Homicide No. 47: Cheyenne Mateo Fuimaono Held in Murder of Baby with Bite Marks, Bruises

See the update at the end of this post about today's scheduled arraignment of Cheyenne Mateo Fuimaono on murder and child assault charges.ORIGINAL POST, DEC. 4, 7:01 A.M.: When, according to the Buena Park Police Department, Cheyenne Mateo Fuimaono admitted to officers he had inflicted injuries to a ... More >>

Seal Beach, Laguna Hills, Los Alamitos DUI Checkpoints Tonight, Tustin on Saturday

The multi-agency "Avoid the 38" Anti-DUI Task Force has released its winter schedule, which includes DUI checkpoints from 7 tonight through 3 a.m. Saturday in Seal Beach, Laguna Hills and Los Alamitos.Exact intersections were not revealed.

Michael King Lim Sought for Selling Phony Theme Park Tickets Thanks to Arrested Brother

After a Buena Park police sting that resulted in the arrest of Raymond John Lim, 23, of Walnut, for allegedly making and selling counterfeit tickets to Knott's Berry Farm and other Southern California theme parks, attention shifted to his brother, Michael King Lim.That's because Raymond implicated h ... More >>

Buena Park Tries to Pluck Drunk Drivers Off Beach Blvd. Tonight

The Buena Park Police Department is scheduled to hold a drivers license/DUI checkpoint near Beach Boulevard and Stanton Avenue from 7 tonight through 2 a.m. Saturday. The goal is to save lives, reduce accidents and keep drunks off the roads, as the department cites statistics showing a 20 percent dr ... More >>

Buena Park Checkpoint Tonight, Anaheim's is Saturday, Many Anti-DUI Ops til Labor Day

The Buena Park Police Department is holding a DUI/drivers license checkpoint from 7 tonight to 2 a.m. Saturday in the 8000 block of La Palma.It's just one of several anti-DUI enforcement efforts planned around Orange County through Labor Day (Sept. 3).

[UPDATED with Michael Joaquin Ablian Found:] Have You Seen This Boy?

See update at the end of this post on the boy being found safe.ORIGINAL POST, AUG. 22, 1:01 A.M.: Have you seen this boy?Michael Joaquin Ablian, 9, has been missing since 7 a.m. Monday, according to a bulletin from the Buena Park Police Department.

Buena Park Holds Sobriety Checkpoint Tonight

The Buena Park Police Department is holding a sobriety checkpoint from 7 tonight through 2 a.m. Saturday near Beach Boulevard and Stanton Avenue.All drivers passing through will be checked for signs of drinking and/or drugging.

Countywide Sting Nets 3 Adults Outside Quickie Marts Agreeing to Buy Kids Alcohol

Orange County law enforcement and the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) recently took aim at a major source of beer and booze for underage drinkers: those over 21 appearing as if they won't kick the ass of kids outside quickie marts asking if the adult will buy beer and booze ... More >>

[UPDATED with Victim Speaks Out:] Daniel Tosh Has Nothing on This Hit-and-Run Footage

See update at end of post.ORIGINAL POST, JUNE 11, 3:36 P.M.: In an attempt to locate the driver and passenger of a vehicle that rammed into a 20-year-old man, who was thrown into the windshield and air, the Buena Park Police Department has released the graphic surveillance video that is shown after ... More >>

Sobering Times for Pill Poppers: "Generation Rx," National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

Prescription drug abuse by South County teens has been a hot topic lately thanks to the documentary Behind the Orange Curtain making its world premiere May 2 at the Newport Beach Film Festival and, due to a sell out, getting a second showing May 3 in the huge Big Newport theater.That makes a couple ... More >>

Buena Park's Crescent Motel Granted Another Chance

Buena Park's Crescent Motel, on the corner of Beach Boulevard and Crescent Avenue, will soon be closing down for fumigation and renovations, not violations. As the OC Register reported, owner Loc Van Nguyen agreed to council demands at an hours-long meeting yesterday after appealing the resolution o ... More >>

Danny Noriego Doesn't Like ICE

[Moxley Confidential] Why are government officials protecting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who almost killed an innocent Anaheim man?

Warning: St. Patrick's Day Weekend Sobriety Checkpoints in Mission Viejo and Buena Park

​Drink your green beer with the Jameson shot add-ons, but be aware that the coppers are roaming the streets with extra vigor this weekend.Sobriety checkpoints are scheduled tonight in Mission Viejo and Saturday night in Buena Park. Meanwhile, officers from the CHP, sheriff's department and various ... More >>

Check-out Time for Buena Park's Crescent Motel?

​In other amusement park area lodging controversies, the Buena Park planning commission voted on Wednesday to revoke the permit of Crescent Motel. Located on the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Crescent Avenue, the property is across the street from Knott's Berry Farm and Soak City Waterpark, ... More >>

[UPDATED with Fairview Checkpoint:] Beach Blvd. & Stanton Ave. DUI Stop Tonight

​UPDATE, FEB. 10, 2:10 P.M.: The Santa Ana Police Department is also holding a DUI/unlicensed driver checkpoint near the 400 block of North Fairview Street from 7:30 p.m. Saturday through 1:30 a.m. Sunday.ORIGINAL POST, FEB. 10, 7:09 A.M.: Citing research that shows sobriety checkpoints are effect ... More >>

Buena Park Holds Checkpoint and the Sheriff Has DUI Patrols in South County Tonight

​Buena Park holds a sobriety checkpoint tonight, while roving patrol for drunken drivers will be conducted in Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel and Aliso Viejo.The checkpoint runs from 7 p.m. through 2 a.m. Saturday in the 8000 block of La Palma Avenue.

Hyeon Ju, Sung Park, Hojoon Lee and 17-Year-Old Held for Halloween Rapes Near Knott's Scary Farm

​Just down the street from Knott's Scary Farm, something more frightening happened on Halloween.Two females were raped by three young men and a juvenile at Crescent Motel, according to Buena Park police.

Cops Again Want What's in Your Medicine Cabinet

​Police agencies across the nation are once again participating in the third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, which is scheduled to run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.The event allows people to rid their homes of expired or unwanted prescription drugs--for free and with no questions asked.

[UPDATED with Services:] Daniel Ackerman, Buena Park Police Officer, Dies in the Line of Duty

​UPDATE, AUG. 2, 5:37 P.M.: Officer Daniel Ackerman, who died early Saturday after physical exercises the previous morning, will be memorialized with full law enforcement funeral honors and in accordance with his family's wishes, the Buena Park Police Department announced.Public viewing will be 5 ... More >>

Brian H. Lee, OC Homicide No. 30: Allegedly Killed Over Debt

Elbert Kyung Ma​Brian H. Lee was leaving 24 Hour Fitness near the Buena Park Mall around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday night when he was attacked next to his vehicle in the parking lot.The attack was swift, vicious and orchestrated, rendering Lee defenseless, although he was able to scream for help. The 22-y ... More >>

Fernando Manuel Ruiz Allegedly Impersonated a Cop Investigating a Robbery to Rob Movie Theater

​As part of a misdemeanor case of filing a false vehicle registration, Fernando Manuel Ruiz of Los Angeles agreed to submit a sample of his DNA to cops.The 38-year-old may not have known at the time that the submission would lead to his arrest for a cold case armed robbery of a Buena Park movie th ... More >>

Super Bowl Sunday Brings DUI Checkpoint to Buena Park, Roving Anti-Boozer Patrols Throughout OC

​Buena Park Police Department checks its coverages with a Super Bowl Sunday sobriety checkpoint.Check after the jump for the location and times vehicles will be stopped in an effort to remove the boozed and unlicensed off the roads.

Masked Man Fails to Rip ATM Out of Knott's Berry Farm Resort Hotel Lobby

​Who was that masked man?That's what Buena Park Police are asking after a man in a white mask tried but failed to steal an ATM from the Knott's Berry Farm Resort Hotel lobby.

Cindy Crawford Arrested for Prostitution!

​Yes, the acting career never took off for Cindy Crawford and she's known mostly these days as an infomercial pitchwoman. But who knew times were so tough for the former international supermodel that she'd have to resort to prostitution at a day spa in a busy Buena Park strip mall?Check that: the ... More >>

Cops Seize a Buttload of Illegal Fireworks

Courtesy of Buena Park Police Department​Buena Park Police seized 2,800 pounds of illegal fireworks Wednesday.

Anyone Seen These Dickwads?

Courtesy of Buena Park Police Department​The Buena Park Police Department is looking for the chaps above, caught by surveillance cameras before taking part in a brutal robbery of a Mobil mini-mart.

Who Else Did Ryan Jenkins Need to Kill to Rank Higher on List of TV Bombs and Blunders?

Buena Park Police Dept.The late Ryan Jenkins​At No. 30 on the list of "TV's 50 Biggest Bombs and Blunders" in the Jan. 29 issue of Entertainment Weekly is "Casting Ryan Jenkins on Megan Wants a Millionaire (VH1, 2009)":The hiring of the 32-year-old contestant--who hanged himself soon after police ... More >>

Just Another Orange County Murder: Jasmine Fiore Car Found

UPDATED THROUGHOUT! The final piece in the puzzle explaining how swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore was brutally murdered and mutilated, as well as whether anyone helped now dead murder suspect Ryan Alexander Jenkins kill and/or dispose of the body in a Buena Park dumpster, could have b ... More >>

FBI Boasts More Arrests in Largest Gang Case Ever

The FBI announced it made 11 additional arrests this morning tied to a Hawaiian Gardens gang, upping the number of defendants to 24 in the final phase of the nation's largest-ever gang investigation and prosecution that included the participation of Orange County law enforcement agencies and is cred ... More >>

Did Alleged Attack on Self-Described Snitch Happen the Way He Says?

Did Crimes Kamran Mashayekhi Witnessed Put His Life in Danger?

Oops

Judge, DA, cops quietly admit they sent an innocent 20-year-old man to prison for 16 months

Trouble With Cats

How a strip-club love triangle landed an OC man in federal prison

REQUIEM FOR A DREAMGIRL

A Tale of Sex, Drugs, Dirty Copsand a Girl Who Knew Too Much

The Case of the Dog That Couldn't Sniff Straight

Sloppy police work, callous prosecutors, indifferent judges doom dirt-poor Latino man

An Army of One

Whatever happened to the Brea Peace Vigil?