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May 10, 2013
Charles Patrick Drew, Two-Stiker Sex Offender, Indicted for Brutal Rape and Murder of Woman
Ugly mugged sex offender Charles Patrick Drew has been indicted for the special circumstances murder of a 29-year-old woman in the course of raping her in a Stanton motel room in June of last year. Drew, 63, who has two prior strike convictions from 1995 for forcible rape and assault with a deadly w ... More >>
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January 16, 2013
Gabriela Osorio Gets 24 Years in Prison for Trying to Kill Woman to Steal Her Newborn
A 30-year-old Santa Ana woman was sentenced today to 24 years in state prison for stabbing a new mom in 2010 to kidnap her infant child. Gabriela Osorio pleaded guilty to counts that, had she fought them and lost, exposed her to a possible life sentence.
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November 30, 2012
Derek Christopher Adams Gets 46 Years to Life for White Trash Tantrum and Murdy Park Murder
Derek Christopher Adams, a Huntington Beach 24-year-old convicted in August of murdering a man after a day of rage directed at a different man dating a woman the defendant pined for, was sentenced today to 46 years to life in state prison.Up next on the court docket from the October 2010 shooting at ... More >>
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October 17, 2012
Elizabeth Cuevas Villanueva, Craziest Ex- Ever, Gets 17 Years for Ice Picking Former Beau
Elizabeth Cuevas Villanueva, the craziestex-girlfriend ever, was sentenced today to 17 years in state prison after pleading guilty to hiding in the back seat of her estranged boyfriend's Mercedes-Benz parked in a church parking lot and, after he climbed in, repeatedly stabbing him with an ice pick i ... More >>
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October 12, 2012
John Tran Nguyen, High School Basketball Coach, Cops to Sex with Underage Student
A former high school coach for the girls basketball team pleaded guilty Thursday to having a sexual relationship with a female student during the 2010-11 basketball season that began when she was 14.John Tran Nguyen, 21, of Fountain Valley, copped to felony unlawful intercourse and was sentenced to ... More >>
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August 22, 2012
[UPDATED with Conviction:] Derek Christopher Adams Guilty of Murdy Park Murder
See Update No. 3 at the end of this post on Derek Christopher Adams' conviction today.See Update Nos. 1-2 on opening statements and an email from someone supposedly intimate with the love triangle (square?) at the center of the case. ORIGINAL POST, AUG. 13, 1:03 P.M.: For real, weird, twisted dramas ... More >>
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July 13, 2012
Michael Payne, Bugged Over "Stolen Balls," Allegedly Attacks Golfers with Fists and Club
You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the mask off the old Lone Range, and you apparently don't mess around with Michael Payne's golf balls.According to a fellow playing in a foursome ahead of Payne at Casta Del Sol golf course in Mission Viejo, the 46-year-o ... More >>
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June 13, 2012
Man Arrested For Attacking Girlfriend With Wasabi Sauce
The latest installment of Assault With a Deadly Condiment comes from Massachusetts, where a college student is facing criminal charges for attacking his girlfriend with a pair of jeans covered in wasabi sauce. His reason for the spicy throwdown? "Some guy she slept with in school was texting her." B ... More >>
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May 25, 2012
Fernando Sanchez and Jessica Gascon Allegedly Posted Facebook Threats, Conspired to Murder
As if Facebook isn't having enough problems this week, the social networking site is being dragged into a teen murder conspiracy case in Costa Mesa.Fernando Sanchez, 17, of Santa Ana, is facing charges as an adult of posting criminal threats against a Costa Mesa 20-year-old on Facebook before conspi ... More >>
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May 25, 2012
Fernando Nanda Torres Guilty of Murdering Michael Barragan as He Left 2010 House Party
A jury has convicted gang banger Fernando Nanda Torres, 31, of Santa Ana, for the 2010 murder of a man shot in the head while walking away from a house party.That sets Torres up for a possible sentence of 50 years to life in state prison at a hearing scheduled for Aug. 17 in Santa Ana, although the ... More >>
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May 24, 2012
Brinda Sue McCoy, Wife of Top Oceanside Cop and Former Cypress Mayor, Faces 61 Years as Armed Stand-Off Trial Begins
The wife of Oceanside's police chief (and Cypress' former mayor) is scheduled to face a trial--heck, right now--for calling 9-1-1 and initiating an armed stand-off with Cypress police in December 2010. Brinda Sue McCoy, 49, of Cypress, is charged with six felony counts of assault with a semi-automa ... More >>
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May 18, 2012
[UPDATED with Ex-LA Deputy Ruled Sane:] Robert McClain Guilty of Torture and Sex Assaults on Wife and Her Lover
UPDATE, MAY 18, 10:26 A.M.: A jury Thursday concluded former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy Robert McClain was sane when he brutally tortured and sexually assaulted his then-wife and her lover in 2008. On May 10, the same jury convicted the Irvine 34-year-old of aggravated mayhem, torture, forc ... More >>
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May 4, 2012
Marcus Herrera, Santa Ana 23-year-old, Held for Murder by Skateboard in Golden Gate Park
A Santa Ana 23-year-old has been arrested for the murder of a man who was whacked on the back of his head with a skateboard while he was sitting on a bench in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park last Friday evening. Marcus Herrera, who is also accused of stealing the wallet of Robert Musial, 55, was ar ... More >>
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April 11, 2012
Irvine Wife Beater Loses Appeal of His Domestic Violence Convictions
In Nov. 2007, Alexander Turla Saplala didn't like that his wife called his sister a "cunt" and a "nosy bitch" during a telephone conversation and so the Irvine man broke her nose and teeth, and cut her face and lips with kicks and punches.Saplala--who'd beaten his wife on at least one prior occasion ... More >>
News
March 8, 2012
Is James Roberts III Shielded From Justice?
[Moxley Confidential] Huntington Beach police accused of conspiring to protect the ex-cop whose ex-wife claims he violently sodomized her
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October 28, 2011
Juggalos: An Emerging Threat, According to the FBI
Meranda Carter/OC WeeklyBe afraid of these local juggalos; the FBI considers them a threatThere's a real threat here, folks, and it's just been validated by the FBI, who call Juggalos "a loosely-organized hybrid gang" in the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment. Previous to this report, we were o ... More >>
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October 25, 2011
Curtis James Hill, in Prison for Veterans Day Robbery and Attack of WWII Vet, Faces Life for Victim's Death
Trial is scheduled to begin Wednesday afternoon in Santa Ana for one of two men who have already spent years in prison for robbing and assaulting a World War II veteran on Veterans Day 2003 but were later slapped with murder charges when the man died after three years in a coma brought on by the ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
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October 14, 2011
Cold Case Solved: DNA Links Silvano Analco Alvarez To Santa Ana Sexual Assault Case From 2007
On a June morning in 2007, a man broke into his neighbor's apartment in Santa Ana,grabbed her by the neck to wake her up, put a knife to her neck and then sexually assaulted her. After the woman warned that her family would arrive soon, the man fled the scene. A few minutes later the Santa A ... More >>
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August 11, 2011
[UPDATED with Murder Indictment:] Megan Rodriguez, OC Homicide No. 34: Suspect Accused of Killing 18-Month-Old with Death Grip and Nearly Doing Same to 3-Month-Old Girl in 2009
UPDATE, AUG. 11, 4:50 P.M.: The county grand jury today returned a murder indictment for Juan Carlos Aguilar, the 25-year-old Santa Ana man accused of squeezing to death Megan Rodriguez, his girlfriend's 18-month-old daughter.The grand jury also indicted Aguilar, who is currently being held in li ... More >>
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August 5, 2011
[UPDATED with Manslaughter Count:] Leovardo Vera Bustos, ~~OC Homicide No. 33~~: Dies From Single Punch
Medina-PerezUPDATE, AUG. 5, 10:19 A.M.: As expected, amended charges have been filed against 24-year-old Oscar Raul Medina-Perez in the death of Leovardo Vera Bustos, who died from brain injuries two weeks after taking a single punch in front of La Barca Night Club in Stanton on July 5.However, ... More >>
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August 1, 2011
Gonzalo Salazar Gets 46 Years to Life for Raping and Strangling 15-Year-Old Female Relative
Salazar, despicable"You are a despicable human being," Orange County Superior Court Judge Steven Bromberg said Friday as he sentenced a 37-year-old man to 46 years to life in state prison.Didn't have time to get to this one last week, but Gonzalo Salazar received Bromberg's harsh words and senten ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
[UPDATED with More Victims Sought:] Travis Dewayne Batten Jr. Popped for Rapes Dating Back to 2005
UPDATE, JULY 25, 7:56 A.M.: The Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) is seeking other possible victims of suspected serial rapist Travis Dewayne Batten, Jr. of Irvine.The 29-year-old is facing felony counts that could put him behind bars from 157 to 204 years with a conviction.The OCDA ... More >>
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July 18, 2011
[UPDATED with PD Protest PHOTOS:] Kelly Thomas' Retired Deputy Father Blasts Fullerton Police for 'Killing My Son'
UPDATE, JULY 18, 7:12 P.M.: The Fullertonian's Alex Stouffer was at this afternoon's Fullerton Police Department protest with camera in hand, and some of the resulting shots have been graciously shared with the Weekly.Among those who turn up in Stouffer's lens is Ron Thomas, the father of 37-year ... More >>
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April 6, 2011
[UPDATED with Not Guilty Plea:] Mark Allen Vasquez Held in Violent Attack on U.S. Marine and Friend Outside Sutra Lounge
UPDATE, APRIL 6, 10:01 A.M.: 24-year-old Mark Allen Vasquez of Pico Rivera pleaded not guilty at his arraignment hearing Tuesday to various charges related to an incident outside Sutra Lounge in Costa Mesa that left a U.S. Marine hospitalized in critical condition.Vasquez faces felony charges of ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
Brinda Sue McCoy is in Deep Doo Doo--and Lucky to Be Alive
Brinda Sue McCoy is looking at a possible sentence of 58 years in prison if convicted of the charges against her, but based on the description of the incident that led to her Dec. 16 arrest, the 47-year-old Cypress resident is lucky to be alive.She allegedly pointed a semi-automatic firearm at of ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
WTF of the Week: The Grammy Noms
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyEminem, nominated for 'Recovery'WTF:Despite the fact that the way the world listens to music has changed radically over the past decade, the Grammys ostensibly continue to reward bands based on a model en vogue 50 years ago. This year's list of nominees reflects that ... More >>
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November 30, 2010
James Roberts III, Ex-Huntington Beach Cop Accused of Rape, Sodomy and Other Abuse of Wife and Mistress, is Due in Court Today
Former Huntington Beach police officer James Roberts III is scheduled to be arraigned this morning on rape, sodomy and 18 other felony charges.The alleged victims? Roberts' wife and mistress.Who says there are no great catches out there anymore?
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November 8, 2010
Micah S. Zirbel Allegedly Turned a Lake Forest Tow Yard into a Dukes of Hazzard Set
Micah S. Zirbel didn't get mad when his car was towed, he got even.And for that, the 20-year-old got arrested. Well, for that and running into someone.Let's back up: Zirbel was visiting a friend in Laguna Hills when his 1966 blue Ford Mustang was towed around midnight Thursday.
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October 1, 2010
Sex Crime Suspect Wins, Loses, Wins
MosleyWhen he was 18 years old Steven Lloyd Mosley of Anaheim did something with a 12-year-old girl that may have involved kisses near a residential pool or forceful intercourse in a garage or both, according to court records.After the June 2003 incident, an Orange County jury refused to find ... More >>
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August 27, 2010
Ali Achekzai, Serial Rape Suspect Captured in Austria, to be Back in Orange County Tonight
R. Scott Moxley told you in January about the capture of Ali Achekzai, a onetime Ladera Ranch resident and alleged Southern California serial rapist who was found living in Salzburg, Austria, through a DNA match. Tonight, the 32-year-old on District Attorney Tony Rackauckas' Ten Most Wanted list ... More >>
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May 19, 2010
Cal State Long Beach Trangender Student Gives More Detailed Account of "IT" Assault
CSULB Police Dept.Official sketch of the attacker.Cal State Long Beach's Daily 49er published an article Friday with the most detailed account to date of the fallout from the April 15 attack on Colle Carpeter. You might remember Carpenter as the student who was assaulted in a campus restroom by s ... More >>
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May 12, 2010
Jesus Contreras: Prison Nurses Want To Break Off My Penis
Shhhh. He's getting a message from a ghost.Jesus Contreras is mad.
Blogs
April 28, 2010
Vo Duong Tran, Ex-FBI Agent Who Staged Home-Invasion Robbery, Gets 30 Years
United States District Judge Andrew J. Guilford in Santa Ana sentenced 42-year-old former FBI special agent Vo Duong Tran to 30 years in federal prison for scheming to commit a home-invasion robbery at a Fountain Valley residence he mistakenly thought was a drug "stash house."
Blogs
April 20, 2010
James Roberts III, Cop Accused of Raping Wife and Girlfriend, Fired by HBPD
James Roberts III, the cop who is accused of raping and terrorizing his wife and girlfriend, has been fired by the Huntington Beach Police Department.Annie Burris has the scoop in the Orange County Register.Ironically, while looking at her online report, my eyes were drawn to Roberts' mugshot bei ... More >>
Blogs
March 26, 2010
Michael Jason Wilson Tried as Adult for Facebook War That Ended in Bloodshed
Casualties from a Facebook war between high school students could land a Laguna Beach 16-year-old in an adult state prison for 15 years.Michael Jason Wilson is being charged as an adult for allegedly stabbing a former classmate in the stomach and assaulting two of the victim's friends with a ca ... More >>
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March 22, 2010
Deborah Pauly, Villa Park Councilwoman, Needs Health-Care Reform for Her Tushy
VillaPark.orgOof!"Applauding this Health Care Bill is like applauding a mugging or a rape. Do you feel sodomized?"-Villa Park City Councilwoman Deborah Pauly, reacting to the House passage of monumental health-care reform legislation Sunday, on her Facebook page, according to the Orange County Re ... More >>
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March 19, 2010
James Roberts III, Cop Accused of Brutally Terrorizing Wife and Girlfriend, Faces New Rape and Sodomy Charges
Courtesy of Orange County District Attorney's OfficeJames Roberts IIIWe noted in October that a 33-year-old Huntington Beach police officer was facing 17 felony counts of false imprisonment, threats, domestic battery, aggravated assault, dissuading a witness by force or threat and vandalism. Ja ... More >>
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March 15, 2010
Taco Bell Crime of the Week!
I do believe this is the first time this column has addressed a crime in la naranja...from the Register! Police have arrested a Yorba Linda parolee in connection with a knifepoint mugging in a Taco Bell parking lot. Police found Corey Andrew Schoenkopf, 21, at 12:30 a.m. Thursday sleeping in his ... More >>
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November 13, 2009
Just Another Orange County Murder: Joshua Steven Rodriguez
View Larger MapJoshua Steven Rodriguez, 18, of La Habra, was fatally stabbed on Nov. 1, but his death was not officially deemed a murder until a massive search warrant sweep Thursday morning led to several arrests.Joshua Steven Rodriguez with his mother Yolanda Mansillas and brother Reise Rodriguez ... More >>
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October 19, 2009
Local Republicans Back Recall of Mission Viejo's Lance MacLean... Again
The Mission Viejo Dispatch reports that the Saddleback Republican Assembly has voted to endorse the recall of Mission Viejo Mayor Pro Tem Lance MacLean. "But wait!" you, faithful Navel Gazing reader, pleads. "Didn't they already do this?"Yeah, back in Febuary, the SRA--a sanctioned branch of the ... More >>
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September 22, 2009
Crime Time: Ho' Attacker, Hammer Head, Bushman Packing Heat, Monkey Off the Market and Ryan Seacrest
It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--now with more ho' attackers, hammer heads, short robbers, skateboarding nazis, bloody bandagers, bushmen packing heat, baseball bat-wielding robbers, monkeys that are not for sale and Ryan Seacrest.Center photo by Melinda Nagy/Dreamstime.comBE ... More >>
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February 20, 2009
Saddleback Republicans to MacLean: Resign Now, RINO!
A good number of the people sitting on the Mission Viejo City Council got their political start back in the '90s by holding positions in the Saddleback Republican Assembly, a chartered unit of the California Republican Assembly that serves Mission Viejo, Lake Forest, Laguna Woods and Laguna Hills. I ... More >>
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January 10, 2008
Feet  Fusion
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September 13, 2007
Cop Cruiser Filmed Plowing Over Man Below OC Weekly World HQ
Perhaps in an effort to decrease inmate overcrowding, a Santa Ana police cruiser accelerated in a restaurant parking lot and ran over a fleeing suspect across the street from OC Weekly's world headquarters late Tuesday night. Police officials tell reporters that they are conducting an investigation ... More >>
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March 8, 2007
'I Want the White Girl'
Did a young Vietnamese professional terrorize OC prostitutes?
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July 29, 2004
When Activists Attack!
Anaheim cops target annoying gadfly for assault with a deadly weaponhis mouth
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June 26, 2003
Dirty Marky
New lawsuits surround Surf Citys most expensive cop

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