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December 20, 2005
From the He's-Obviously- Not-a-Friend-of- Cheney File
Courtesy of the state Dept. of Toxic Substances Control... Orange County Polluter Sentenced to 16 Months in State Prison Westminster - The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) announced today that an Orange County Superior Court sentenced Steven Craig Booth, of Anaheim, to 16 m ... More >>
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November 7, 2008
Doozy of the Day at The Sheriff Mike Carona Corruption Trial
"I'm the sheriff. I can do whatever I want." --Prior to his arrest on federal bribery charges, Mike Carona confided his view of the world to a law enforcement colleague concerned about the Orange County sheriff's close friendship with Ed Grech, a local businessman whom the FBI had secretly recorded ... More >>
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February 18, 2009
Taco Bell Crime of the Week!
I thought people in Maryland gorged themselves on crab cakes? From the Old Line State: Two occupants of a vehicle parked at the Taco Bell in Solomons on Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. were found to be in possession of suspected marijuana. DFC James Smith subsequently arrested Derek Craig Bradley, 20, and B ... More >>
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March 25, 2009
The Real Drug Bust of "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County"
The Peruvian boyfriend of Alex Murrel, a cast member from season 2 of MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, was arrested in her rented Laguna Beach house on suspicion of felony possession of cocaine with intent to sell.Murrel, 22, was questioned as a witness last week but is not expected to fa ... More >>
Features
July 7, 2005
Lords of Acid
How the Brotherhood of Eternal Love Became OCs Hippie Mafia
News
December 4, 2003
'Our Little Secret'
Audio tape reveals cover-up of drug bust involving a sheriffs son already on trial for a videotaped gang bang
Blogs
April 26, 2009
Taco Bell Crime of the Week!
I thought people went to Taco Bell after toking the doob, not in search of it. The following story shows how much I know. From southwest Florida:The manager of a Cape Coral Taco Bell has been arrested after allegedly selling marijuana to undercover deputies on four separate occasions, three in the v ... More >>
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October 29, 2009
Lawyer for Jailed Brotherhood Figure Demands Dismissal of Case
Brenice Lee Smith: Welcome Home, Now go to Jail.Wow, that was fast.Yesterday I blogged that a judge denied a request by Gerardo Gutierrez, the lawyer for Brenice Lee Smith, the onetime member of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love who has spent the past three decades living in a Nepalese monastery, t ... More >>
Blogs
December 31, 2009
Dishney: Disney Grandson Faces 24 Criminal Charges
As a follow-up to our last post on the latest criminal happenings of Patrick Disney Miller, grandson of Walt Disney himself: Miller is now finding himself being slammed with two dozen felonies in relation to a gun and drug bust that occurred Dec. 10 at his Woodland Hills residence.Flickr user Hersch ... More >>
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February 3, 2010
Catching Up With Leif Garrett Again
Leif Garrett, then and now.Leif Garrett's arrest for drug possession Monday morning at the Metrolink station in downtown Los Angeles is a good excuse as any to revisit Dave Wielenga's great 1999 article, "Shakin' Like a Leif: Kicking Smack With Leif Garrett." What's the deal is with the 48-year- ... More >>
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February 16, 2010
Cynthia F. Bruckner and Scot A. Christensen of Fountain Valley Busted in Nebraska With 66 lbs. of Marijuana
If a family that plays together stays together (or is it "prays together"? Whatever), what are we to make of a family that's caught holding 66 pounds of marijuana?That can be asked of Cynthia F. Bruckner, 62, and her son Scot A. Christensen, 42, who were arrested Wednesday near Lincoln, Nebraska, ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
Caesar Cruz's Family Mourns--and Seeks Answers From Cops Who Killed Him
The deceasedHow did you spend last Thursday? The Cruz family of Fullerton and their friends spent it in front of Anaheim police headquarters on South Harbor Boulevard, protesting the death of Caesar Cruz, who was shot by cops three months earlier in a Wal-mart parking lot.Anaheim police were tigh ... More >>
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April 4, 2010
Does AG's Report on Haidl Bust Clear Bill Hunt?
Carona: Tried to fake history with a lapdog deputyOver at the Friends For Fullerton's Future blog, Travis Kiger has posted a copy of the controversial California Attorney General's report on the Greg Haidl pot bust incident that I first broke in December 2003. The AG's six-year-old report has bec ... More >>
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April 6, 2010
As Lake Forest Marijuana Dispensary Owner Gets Prison Time, Federal Suit is Filed to Guarantee Patient Access
As a Lake Forest medical marijuana dispensary owner and manager were being convicted today of selling and possessing cannabis, a Mission Viejo law firm was announcing a federal lawsuit aimed at barring authorities from denying patients access to Costa Mesa and Lake Forest dispensaries.
Music
April 29, 2010
NarcoTunes
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, this is your Mexican regional music on drugs
Blogs
April 30, 2010
Gerard Maddox, Los Al Man Popped in Nebraska With 62 lbs. of Pot, Gets 5 Years
Illustration by Simon DavisonRemember last October's arrest of a Los Alamitos man for having 62 pounds of pot and four pounds of hashish in his car after getting pulled over in Nebraska?The hammer has come down on 50-year-old Gerard Maddox.
Blogs
May 28, 2010
[UPDATED:] Meet the Director of the Best Hasdic Jew Pill Pusher Movie Out There
UPDATE: See details about the "Holy Rollers" article that likely spurred the Holy Rollers movie--and the article's zero degrees of separation from OC Weekly--after the jump . . . Yosef (Justin Bartha, left) eases Sam (Jesse Eisenberg) into drug trafficking in Holy Rollers.Director Kevin Asch, who ... More >>
News
June 3, 2010
Badlands: From Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis Along the Mexican Border
Tougher border enforcement in California and Texas has spelled disaster for southern Arizona
Blogs
June 4, 2010
OC Sighs as the Only Illegal Things Border Patrol Finds in Car's Trunk are 230 Pounds of Weed
Courtesy of U.S. Border PatrolTrunk full of skunk weedMissed this one earlier, but U.S. Border Patrol agents earlier this week seized 230 pounds of marijuana stashed in the trunk of a sedan at a San Clemente rest stop.
News
June 10, 2010
Cowboy Down
Rob Krentz's Family Talks About the Life and Death of the Murdered Arizona Rancher
News
June 17, 2010
Killing for the Cartel
Police believe East LA high-school dropout Jose Saenz has killed a good friend and the mother of his daughter
Blogs
July 1, 2010
Mark Wayne Hewlett, Drunk Off-Duty Deputy Who Crashed Into Supervisor Bill Campbell's Planter, Avoids Jail Sentence
We told you in March about the DUI charge brought against Orange County sheriff's deputy Mark Wayne Hewlett, who got drunk while off duty, lost control of his personal vehicle and crashed into a planter in the front yard of Orange County Supervisor Bill Campbell's Villa Park home. ... More >>
Blogs
July 5, 2010
Taco Bell Crime of the Week!
I can understand robbing a Taco Bell for money. I can understand robbing a Taco Bell for food. I can even understand robbing a Taco Bell for its trade secrets. But for a bloody print? Nothing much happening in Ohio outside of Cleveland and the Dayton Flyers, apparently.
News
August 12, 2010
Seized
Inside the brutal world of America's kidnapping capital
Blogs
August 16, 2010
Taco Bell Crime of the Week: Have a Crack at It!
I'd figure meth or marijuana would be the the drug of choice for most Taco Bell eaters--but crack? Crack, after all, is more of a Jack-in-the-Box thing, specifically their legendarily mysterious tacos that are as addicting as the white owl.
Blogs
August 20, 2010
Kent Kelley, Laguna Beach Shopkeeper, Arrested in "Largest" Marijuana Raid in Santa Barbara History
At about 8 a.m. on Aug. 12, more than two dozen Santa Barbara County narcotics detectives raided a 50-acre property just above the 101 Freeway near the Dos Pueblos Ranch. Inside nine large greenhouses they discovered between $40 million and $80 million worth of marijuana plants and anoth ... More >>
News
August 26, 2010
Asylum Denied
Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum.
Blogs
September 10, 2010
[UPDATED:] Bernal Ezequiel Felix, OC Homicide No. 1: Man Shot Driving Through Neighborhood
UPDATE: Four gang members face charges in Orange County's first murder of the year (updates throughout) . . . While at a party Jan. 4, three gang members are alleged to have asked a fourth to set up a meeting with drug dealer Bernal Ezquivel Felix. The plan, authorities say, was the stage a fake ... More >>
Blogs
September 17, 2010
Lucas Mendiola of Santa Ana Busted on Illinois Highway with 16.8 Pounds of Heroin: Troopers
A Santa Ana man was arrested Thursday on Interstate 80 in Henry County, Illinois, for possessing what state troopers believe was 16.8 pounds of brown heroin.Lucas Mendiola, 36, was the lone occupant in a SUV that was the second vehicle pulled over on that stretch of I-80 in less than a month that ... More >>
News
September 23, 2010
Pinalcchio
Renowned forensics experts say a Pinal County, Arizona, deputy's high-profile tale about getting shot after encountering drug smugglers doesn't add up
Blogs
October 12, 2010
Prop 19 Passage May Negatively Affect Mexican Drug Traffickers in Unforeseen Ways
Mexico's drug traffickers would lose some customers but not much money if California voters approve the marijuana-legalizing Prop 19 on Nov. 2, concludes a study by the nonpartisan RAND Drug Policy Research Center. That's because Californians mostly grow their own already.
Blogs
November 1, 2010
Allan James Waters, Deputy in Hot Water Over Drugged-Up Crashes, Faces New Charges
Additional charges have been filed against an Orange County sheriff's deputy who was off-duty and allegedly drugged-up when he crashed his Mercedes into a Toyota in Laguna Niguel, injuring a 78-year-old woman--just a half hour after he plowed into a Lexus outside Dana Point City Hall.Allan Jam ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2010
Midwest Troopers Scoop Up OC Drug Runners (and Alleged Drug Runners) Along I-80
State troopers in the Midwest are discovering a common thread among drug mules and alleged drug mules pulled over along Interstate 80: Orange County residency.Check out our lineup after the jump . . .
Blogs
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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February 24, 2011
[UPDATED] Jason Davis Busted for Druggin' In Zooport 2 Nights After Saying He Was Clean on Celebrity Rehab
UPDATE, FEB. 24, 8:04 A.M.: Oil heir Jason Davis, who was busted for alleged heroin use and pipe possession in Newport Beach last month, could get up to three years behind bars if convicted of the charges prosecutors have filed against him.The grandson of billionaire Marvin Davis faces three felo ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2011
Stupid Pet Trick of the Week: Wally the Watchgator?
There's no Orange County angle here, but this story is simply too 909, er funny, not to pass along. On Monday, a Riverside County drug task force raided a suspected pot farm in Hemet. No, the fact they actually have time to do go after marijuana cases with all the meth labs out there isn't the we ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2011
Santa Ana Man Popped for Hiding Cocaine in Napkin Dispensers at His Pizzeria
Flickr user KazanjyIn 2009, Santa Ana police served a search warrant on Alfredo Ruvalcaba Lariz, owner of Alfredo's Pizza, which is best known in the city for serving humongous pies. A tipster told authorities Lariz served a different kind of powder as well: cocaine.Police combed through Alfredo' ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2011
Pot Smuggling Boat Washes Up on Dana Point Beach
A boat containing 740 pounds of marijuana was discovered on Monday, at approximately 6 a.m., but so far nobody has come to claim the haul, leaving experts guessing that it was most likely a Mexican cartel smuggling operation gone awry.The first clue: The boat was heading north whenever its occupa ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
[UPDATED with Guilty Plea:] Allan James Waters, OC Sheriff's Deputy, Tried for Causing Crashes While Hopped Up on Pills
UPDATE, APRIL 7, 3:15 P.M.: Orange County sheriff's deputy Allan James Waters, 37, of Laguna Niguel, pleaded guilty today to driving under the influence of prescription drugs while off-duty and crashing into and injuring a 78-year-old woman.Waters, who collected a mountain of medication by f ... More >>
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May 18, 2011
Party Foul: Dude on Beach Busted With 1500 Pounds of Weed
There's an interesting little story on the Long Beach Press Telegram website today about what has to be the biggest marijuana bust on Catalina Island in recent memory. "Deputies arrested one man and seized 1,500 pounds of marijuana on a Catalina Island beach, authorities said today," the story sa ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2011
[UPDATED with No New Boozing Counts:] Ex-Deputy Allan James Waters Guilty of Causing Crashes While Hopped Up on Pills
UPDATE, JUNE 14, 1:18 P.M.: Former Orange County sheriff's deputy Allan James Waters will not face additional counts after authorities suspected him of being drunk at his scheduled sentencing on charges of causing an injury accident while driving under the influence of prescription drugs.Thou ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2011
[UPDATED with Stiffer Sentence:] Ex-Deputy Allan James Waters Guilty of Causing Crashes While Hopped Up on Pills
UPDATE, JULY 1, 1:18 P.M.: After his first sentencing hearing was postponed because Allan James Waters showed up to court drunk, the former Orange County sheriff's deputy finally learned his fate today: two years and eight months in state prison.The 37-year-old Laguna Niguel resident had bee ... More >>
Blogs
July 11, 2011
Crystal-Meth Block Did Not Come Standard With Jetta Searched Near Border Checkpoint
Border Patrol agents boast they intercepted a "bumper crop" of crystal methamphetamine near the San Clemente checkpoint last week.Wednesday morning's encounter with a "nervous" 24-year-old woman resulted in the discovery of 12 pounds of crystal meth hidden in the rear bumper of ... More >>
Columns
July 14, 2011
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
Border Patrol agents boast they intercepted a "bumper crop" of crystal methamphetamine near the San Clemente checkpoint last week.Wednesday morning's encounter with a "nervous" 24-year-old woman resulted in the discovery of 12 pounds of crystal meth hidden in the rear bumper of ... More >>
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August 5, 2011
Deverick Deshawn "Dog" Mathis of La Habra Accused of Heading Notorious Crips Pot Ring in Compton
A La Habra man headed a notorious Crips street gang drug ring that sold marijuana across the country and held meetings on the same Compton block where a second Crips operation sold pot and moved prescription drugs to Louisiana, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles.Deverick Desha ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
Captain America Brand Weed Seized in Major Cross-Border Tunnel Raid
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security agents seized 17 tons of marijuana Nov. 15, when they discovered a tunnel that appears to be one of the largest cross-border smuggling operations in recent years. According to an Associated Press story on the bust, the tunnel was some 400 yards long and stretched b ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2012
Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson and More: Five Most Famous Pot Arrests in Texas
Oh Texas, you're a real buzzkill. We just heard Snoop Dogg was arrested in Texas on Saturday for a misdemeanor drug charge, after a real snoop dog (oh, the irony) sniffed out the marijuana on his tour bus. According to TMZ, agents claimed they found a red prescription bottle with several joints ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
Meichun Cheng Huang, Irvine Toy Executive, Gets Prison Time for Laundering Drug Money
Angel Toy Co.The company literature says Angel Toy Co. distributes teddy bears and other stuffed animals around the world.According to the sentences handed down today, sisters Ling Yu of Arcadia and Meichun Cheng Huang of Irvine are spending the next three years in federal prison for using t ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Harry Welch, State Champ Santa Margarita High Head Football Coach, Must Go: LA Times
WelchSanta Margarita High School's football team is coming off a state championship, having won the CIF Division I bowl game on Dec. 16, and all the state's largest newspaper wants is head coach Harry Welch's head. Placed on administrative leave as the Rancho Santa Margarita parochial school and ... More >>
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