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December 20, 2007
The hearse, the skunk and the president
Costa Mesa resident Lori McDonald's odd taste in holiday decorations may be getting her into trouble with the city and her neighbors, but after she described them to us we had to get a look. McDonald's huge 1971 Cadillac Hearse, painted "Plum Crazy" purple has raised the ire of some of her uppity ... More >>
Features
December 20, 2007
Chicken Babies, Bondage Nights and Severed Monkey Heads
True-life adventures with Richard Johnson, art provocateur
Music
August 26, 1999
Police On My Back
Costa Mesa cops bomb U.S. Bombs show, Kona Lanes is collateral damage
Columns
February 2, 2006
!Ask a Mexican!
Special MySpace Edition
News
January 19, 2006
Razin' La Raza
Whether posing as protesters or cutting off speeches, OC police clamp down on immigrant-rights activists
News
May 27, 2004
Buckle Up for Terrorism
Multi-agency sweep results in major arrests . . . for not wearing seatbelts
News
December 12, 2002
Power Brokered
Ex-county chief gets Costa Mesa nightclub approved
News
October 12, 2000
The Birds
Why OCs crow problem wont go away
News
May 18, 2000
Is My Faberge Egg in the Trunk, Too?
Why OCs crow problem wont go away
Music
April 20, 2000
Spew Spew Spew!
Why OCs crow problem wont go away
Columns
January 13, 2000
RODMAN REELED IN
Why OCs crow problem wont go away
News
March 25, 1999
Is That a Badge in Your Pocket? Or are you just happy to see me?
Are OC's cops a little too excited about busting men for gay sex?
Blogs
July 24, 2009
New Column: Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Week!
Greetings, racist psychobabble fans!Every Friday, we'll bring you this innovative and occasionally interactive web column featuring the five most racist comments by Register readers. Okay, so maybe there's some racist comments we'll miss, but with so much to choose from, who cares? (Feel free to ale ... More >>
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July 8, 2009
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 >>
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September 9, 2009
Crime Time: Boozy Mom, Asshole Cop, Thieving Aliens, Fast-Acting Pharmacist and Lotsa Stabbers
It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--now with more boozy moms, asshole cops, fast-acting pharmacists, apartments full of thieving aliens and loads of stabbings!Courtesy of Costa Mesa Police DepartmentCraig Anthony McVay, 48, of Garden Grove, was in the midst of three years probat ... More >>
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November 19, 2009
Cops to Be Out in Force Throughout OC This Weekend, "Black Friday"
Various Orange County communities are going to be crawling with extra cops this weekend as pre-Thanksgiving pushes are made to get drunks, druggies, the unlicensed and unsafe motorcyclists off the road and to ensure everyone is buckling up.R. Scott Moxley blogged earlier today about the Orange Co ... More >>
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December 7, 2009
Yáo Míng and Alleged Rolex Watch Thief Separated at Birth?
Let me make this perfectly clear, Yáo Míng is not accused of stealing a really expensive watch from the South Coast Plaza Rolex store.Or, put another way, the Houston Rockets center, tallest player in the NBA and highest-paid celebrity for six years running in China is not Shiji Chen.But you wo ... More >>
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December 29, 2009
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Checkpoint
I know you: knowing that the smokies will be out in force New Year's Eve, you'll get your drink on tonight, thinking you'll avoid the long arm of Johnny Law when you stupidly decide to get behind the wheel after hours of imbibing.Dumb move.The Costa Mesa Police Department is getting a jump on New ... More >>
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January 14, 2010
Costa Mesa Is On the Verge Of Paying One Cop $23,000 a Month
R. Scott MoxleyThe sky's the limit for police pilot K.C. Gleason.Calling its proposal a "potential savings," the Airborne Law Enforcement Services (ABLE) is contemplating giving one Orange County police helicopter pilot two taxpayer-funded paychecks totaling more than $23,325 a month for the next ... More >>
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February 19, 2010
DUI Checkpoints in Costa Mesa Tonight, Cypress and Garden Grove Saturday
It's DUI checkpoint weekend again.YAY!* Costa Mesa Police Department conducts one, where they will also be doing drivers license checks, from 8 tonight to 2 a.m. Saturday at Bear and Baker streets.* Garden Grove Police Department will also be checking for drunks and unlicensed drivers from 9 p.m. ... More >>
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April 23, 2010
Hi-Tech Stalker Cop Caught
davidsonscott15Tracking devices: not just for sci-fi flicks and pricey pooches. Cops who can't get dates hide them in women's cars, too!
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May 24, 2010
Medical Marijuana Advocate Chadd McKeen Seeks to Shake Up Costa Mesa City Council
Photo by Keith MayChadd McKeen, the man with the plan.Chadd McKeen, the Weekly's current cover boy ("Growing Pains at Otherside Farms"), is not only working to change people's perception of medical marijuana providers through his Costa Mesa business that helps patients grow their own. He's also w ... More >>
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May 30, 2010
[UPDATED:] Juri Julie Kibuishi and Samuel Eliezer Herr, OC Homicides No. 19 and 22: Both Executed, He Was Also Dismembered
UPDATE: They have found Sammy Herr's head (details after the jump) . . . Courtesy of Costa Mesa Police DepartmentDaniel Patrick Wozniak has been arrested for Juri Julie Kibuishi and Samuel Herr's murders.Samuel Eliezer Herr's father went to his 26-year-old son's apartment in Costa Mesa Saturday ... More >>
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May 28, 2010
Samuel Eliezer Herr, OC Homicide No. 22: Shot, Dismembered, Body Parts Spread Around
Courtesy of Costa Mesa Police DepartmentSammy Herr went from murder suspect to murder victim.Originally believing Samuel Eliezer Herr to be the prime suspect in the murder of 23-year-old Irvine resident Juri Julie Kibuishi in his own apartment (see OC Homicide No. 19), Costa Mesa police detective ... More >>
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June 10, 2010
{UPDATED:} Truth Way Stranger Than Fiction: The Case of Dan Wozniak
Courtesy of Costa Mesa Police Department Daniel Patrick Wozniak has been arrested for Juri Julie Kibuishi and Samuel Herr's murders. The horrific deaths of Orange County residents Samuel Herr and Julie Kibuishi three weeks ago made nationwide news in no small part to the grotesque fact tha ... More >>
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September 16, 2010
[CORRECTED:] Costa Mesa Police Out to De-Drunk Harbor & Gisler Tonight, Victoria & American Monday
CORRECTION: Goddamn Mayan calendar! Uh, the first of two DUI/Drivers License checkpoints over the next four days will be held from 6 to 11 tonight--as in TONIGHT, Sept. 16.The boys and girls in blue will be at Harbor Boulevard and--jeebus chrysanthemum--Gisler Avenue!?! That be waaaaay too close ... More >>
Columns
October 7, 2010
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
CORRECTION: Goddamn Mayan calendar! Uh, the first of two DUI/Drivers License checkpoints over the next four days will be held from 6 to 11 tonight--as in TONIGHT, Sept. 16.The boys and girls in blue will be at Harbor Boulevard and--jeebus chrysanthemum--Gisler Avenue!?! That be waaaaay too close ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Costa Mesa Cops Respond to Intimidation Claim by Supporters of Council Candidate Righeimer
Jim RigheimerOn Saturday, Costa Mesa City Councilman Eric Bever held a news conference to level allegations that on-duty Costa Mesa Police Department officers were intimidating supporters of council candidate Jim Righeimer on the streets.Today, the department that includes personnel belonging to ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
Wanna See Something Really Scary? Halloween DUI Checks and Patrols Across Orange County
A holiday brought to you by the notorious candy-costume-greeting card cartel presents the perfect opportunity for cops to hold DUI checkpoints and "saturation patrols" all across Orange County."The scariest part of Halloween isn't the spooky costumes and scary pranks," says Sheriff Sandra Hutchen ... More >>
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February 24, 2011
[UPDATED] Robert Ellsworth Shorter Jr., Ex-Guard Accused of String of Burglaries at TBN Headquarters
A fired security guard is being arraigned in Newport Beach this morning for allegedly stealing from what we assume must be a bejeweled donation box given the Caligula set holding it: The sparkly Trinity Broadcasting Network headquarters across the 405 from South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.Robert E ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Teen Girl's Report of Being Bound with Shoelaces and Assaulted by Latino Gang Bangers is False: Police
A teen girl's report about being bound with her shoelaces, threatened with a knife and choked by two Latinos with gang tattoos at a Costa Mesa city park Saturday night is false, police announced this morning. "Detectives will be requesting a petition filed through the juvenile court system ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Costa Mesa Declares War on Coyotes
After having waged war on the homeless, the undocumented, the undocumented homeless, its own cops and other public employees, Costa Mesa has found a new target.Coyotes.Trapping efforts begin today and continue through March 18, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department employee who had not be ... More >>
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April 11, 2011
[UPDATED with Mesa Results:] Newport Beach and Costa Mesa Target Drunk Drivers
UPDATE, APRIL 11, 8:39 A.M.: The Costa Mesa Police Department has released the results of its DUI checkpoint at Newport Boulevard and 17th Street Saturday night:2,127 vehicles through the checkpoint; 611 vehicles screened; 9 drivers given field sobriety tests; 6 DUI suspects arrested; 12 driv ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Costa Mesa Holds Back-to-Back DUI Checkpoints
The Costa Mesa Police Department hopes one good sobriety checkpoint deserves another.From 6 tonight to midnight Thursday, officers will stop vehicles in the 2300 block of Placentia Avenue and check to ensure drivers are licensed and not under the influence of something.Another operation runs from ... More >>
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May 30, 2011
Avalon Bar's Anti-Sobriety Protest Friday Night
Ryan RitchieLest anyone think the cops don't know what's happening on the streets, read this: Avalon Bar's anti-sobriety protest was slated to begin at 9 p.m. Friday. And it did. By 9:05, there were four people holding signs that read stuff like "There's a party in my pants" and "I'm drunk." Ther ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
[UPDATED with 1 Stinkin' DUI Arrest:] Costa Mesa Police Hold Sobriety Checkpoint, Promise More
UPDATE, JUNE 14, 3:03 P.M.: The Costa Mesa Police Department reports that 1,467 vehicles passed through the checkpoint it set up at the undisclosed intersection of Bear and Baker streets Monday night, 858 vehicles were screened, three drivers were given field sobriety tests . . . . . . and only o ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
[UPDATED: Police Chief Hiring Update] Costa Mesa Police Chief Resigns With a Letter, Calling City Council 'Incompetent' and the City's Fiscal Crisis a Lie
Chasen Marshall/OC WeeklyCity CEO Tom HatchUPDATE, JUNE 22, 6:15 P.M.: While Costa Mesa residents praised former interim police chief Steve Staveley's decision to write a scathing and accusatory letter on his way to resignation at last night's city council meeting, City CEO Tom Hatch didn't make ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
[UPDATED with Results:] Costa Mesa Locks in Another Mystery Stop for DUI Checkpoint Tonight
UPDATE, JUNE 23, 8:15 A.M.: As a car approached last night's DUI checkpoint at Bristol Street and Randolph Avenue in Costa Mesa, a beer can flew out of a passenger window.The driver was not only cited for allowing an open container in the vehicle, but a passenger was cited and also arrested for h ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
[UPDATED With Conviction:] First-Ever Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck Case Goes to Trial Today
Jaime Zamora Ramirez booking photo [UPDATE, JULY 21, 3:50 P.M.] Yesterday, a jury of his peers found Jaime Zamora Ramirez guilty of raping two men, including a teenage female employee of his dry cleaning business. According to this morning's press release issued by the Orange County District A ... More >>
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September 3, 2011
Costa Mesa Cracks Down on Unsafe Motorcyclists Today
The Costa Mesa Police Department conducts a specialized "Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation" today that will have extra officers patrolling areas frequented by motorcyclists and motorcycle crashes.They'll be on the lookout for riders (and drivers for that matter) who are under the influence ... More >>
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September 12, 2011
[UPDATED with Odd Twist:] Steven Craig DePhillips, OC Homicide No. 41: Found Stabbed in Driveway of Residence Near Country Club
Jeffrey Alec HendersonUPDATE, SEPT. 12, 8:39 A.M.: Costa Mesa Police investigators still are not releasing many details about a motive (or anything else) in the Aug. 30 stabbing death of 40-year-old Steven Craig DePhillips near Mesa Verde Country Club. However, it's been revealed that DePhillips ... More >>
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September 12, 2011
Are You Ready for Some Checkpoint? Costa Mesa Holds One During Monday Night Football Tonight
The Costa Mesa Police Department no longer discloses the locations before holding DUI checkpoints, but at least the cop shop still informs us when they are happening.Such as the one tonight at 6.The stop in search of unlicensed drivers and those under the influence of drugs or alcohol will contin ... More >>
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September 16, 2011
Robert Carl Hopkins Jr., Alleged Vandal From Parked Cars and Poser for Ugly Police Mugshot of the Week
Pity Robert Carl Hopkins Jr. The Costa Mesan may have simply posed for a bad photo. Or, perhaps the camera caught him at an unflattering angle. Or, the 19-year-old could just need to grow some more into his face (and out of that thing on his forehead).Certainly Costa Mesa's upscale Mesa Verde com ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Denise Marie Enriquez Accused of Baiting Former Security Guard Lover So Jose Jeremias Ayala Could Allegedly Shoot Him to Settle Grudge
Earlier this summer, we blogged about a guy in a hoodie walking near Paularino School firing a gun into a moving car and striking the security guard behind the wheel, something we referred to as the opposite of a Costa Mesa drive-by. Today, police announced the arrests of Jose Jeremias Ayala (sho ... More >>
Blogs
October 5, 2011
[UPDATED with Victim's Daughter at Parole Denial:] Omaima Aree Nelson and the Prosecutor Trying to Keep the Model-Cannibal in Prison: Then and Now
Omaima Aree NelsonUPDATE, OCT. 5, 5:24 P.M.: From the Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) statement on Omaima Nelson's parole denial this afternoon:"The victim's daughter Margaret Nelson was also present at the hearing and told the [parole] Board how her father was taken from her wh ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
Brandon Christopher Marriott, Tap Dance Instructor, Accused of Tapping 15-Year-Old Student
Brandon Christopher Marriott was a tap dance instructor at Focus Dance Center in Irvine. But, according to police and prosecutors, he saved his best moves for inside his car. That's where the 21-year-old from Westminster allegedly fingered and orally copulated a 15-year-old dance student he'd "g ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2011
State Farm Insurance Not Liable For Some Dude's Stolen Pot
Guess what, stoners? If the cops come and raid your house, find a whole bunch of weed growing on your property and seize all that ganja, don't both trying to file an insurance claim for the missing marijuana. Just ask Costa Mesa resident Greg Barnett, whose house was raided by city cops back in ... More >>
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November 16, 2011
[UPDATED with Yorba Linda and Lake Forest Votes:] Hugo Godinez, Sex Offender Busted in County Park, is Ammo for Two More Cities Considering Bans
UPDATE, NOV. 16, 4:05 P.M.: The Yorba Linda City Council voted unanimously Tuesday for an ordinance on first reading to keep registered sex offenders out of city parks unless they first get permission from the Brea Police Department, which also patrols Yorba Linda.The ordinance would be enacted 3 ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Feds Bust Alleged Internet Auto/Boat Sales Scam By Russians
The U.S. Department of Justice in Los Angeles announced this afternoon that a federal grand jury has indicted six foreign nationals--including one in Costa Mesa--for operating an Internet-based sales scam that allegedly defrauded more than $4.2 million from unsuspecting shoppers since 2007.Accord ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
[UPDATE: CMPD Response] Creme Tangerine Records Robbed Tuesday Night
Miguel Vasconcellos/OC Weekly[UPDATE: 1/12/2010 2:50 PM] Sergent Phil Meyers, Costa Mesa Police Department's Public Information Officer, told the Weekly no burglaries have been reported at the LAB this month. Creme Tangerine, one of Orange County's quirkier (if not the quirkiest) record stor ... More >>
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