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May 9, 2013
'Venus and Serena': Or, My Sister the Champ
Demystifying the Williams sisters
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March 27, 2013
[UPDATED with 3rd Arrest:] Andrew Pacheco, 19, Fatally Stabbed as Attackers Yell Gang Name
See Update Nos. 3-4 on page 2 with the charges prosecutors have filed against three men in this case.See Update Nos. 1-2 on the next page identifying the dead man and the two men arrested for his murder.ORIGINAL POST, MARCH 11, 2:10 P.M.: A 19-year-old man was fatally stabbed Saturday night in an at ... More >>
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March 19, 2013
Remorseful OC Heroin Dealer Faces Federal Judge
Though 32 years old, Vince Gabriel Gaborno has compiled a 17-year criminal rap sheet that includes robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted burglary, repeated illegal gun and knife possessions, multiple parole and probation violations, drug dealing and membership in a Mexican Mafia tied stre ... More >>
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March 8, 2013
Joseph Baez is Third to be Found Guilty in OC's First Murder of 2010; One Defendant to Go
When gang banger Joseph Baez's special circumstances murder trial began last month, he was looking at the possibility of life in state prison without the possibility of parole if convicted in Orange County's first murder of 2010. Thursday, a jury found him guilty instead of second degree murder and ... More >>
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March 1, 2013
Daniel Nestor, Luis Ramon Llanes and Ignacio David Morales Held in Fatal Shooting of Jorge Gonzales Valdez in Placentia Alley
Three men have been arrested for the gang-related murder of Jorge Gonzales Valdez, who was gunned down in a Placentia alley Dec. 23. Daniel Nestor, 19, 25-year-old laborer Luis Ramon Llanes and Ignacio David Morales, 21, were arrested on murder, conspiracy and gang charges after a multi-agency swee ... More >>
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December 20, 2012
Craig Hunter, Controversial Anaheim Deputy Police Chief, Retires
At a ceremony held earlier today, Deputy Police Chief Craig Hunter retired from the Anaheim Police Department. His career with the force dates back 30 years, to 1982, and saw him rise from the ranks to the top brass. More recently in 2010, he made an unsuccessful bid as a candidate for Orange County ... More >>
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December 7, 2012
Ivan Sanchez, Triggerman in Murder Over Which State in Mexico is Best, Gets 50 Years
Ivan Sanchez, the 21-year-old Santa Ana triggerman who murdered an innocent bystander to a 2011 fight among restaurant customers over which state in Mexico is best, was sentenced today to 50 years to life in state prison.Orange County Superior Court Judge William Froeberg reportedly called the murde ... More >>
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December 3, 2012
Jeamy Beatriz Melendez, Issac Angel Martinez, Ricardo Alcala Held in Edgar Omar Sura Killing
Three people have been arrested for the Oct. 19 murder in Santa Ana of Edgar Omar Sura, 20, of Anaheim.That's not all: Jeamy Beatriz Melendez, 23, Ricardo Alcala, 23, and Issac Angel Martinez, 25, are also accused of shooting at undercover Garden Grove police officers on Nov. 13, when no one was hit ... More >>
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October 30, 2012
Hispanic Prison Gang "Taxed" Street Thugs and Drug Dealers, Reads Indictment of 11
Read my lips: no new taxes . . . imposed by Hispanic prison gangs on street thugs and drug dealers. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Anaheim Police Department and the Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) endorse that message, as their joint investigation netted seven men and ... More >>
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October 24, 2012
[UPDATED with I.D.:] 2 Anaheim Police Shootings in 4 Days Near Where 14 y.o. was Shot to Death Last Week
See the update at the end of this post with the name of the man police shot in the chest Sunday.ORIGINAL POST, OCT. 22, 2:54 P.M.: The Anaheim neighborhood where 14-year-old John Perez was murdered in what police believe to be a gang shooting last week is growing increasingly sketchier. First, an of ... More >>
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September 27, 2012
[UPDATED with Conviction:] Ivan Sanchez Faces 50 Years for Murder That Began With Fight Over Mexico's Best State
See Update No. 2 at the end of this post on Ivan Sanchez's conviction.See Update No. 1 on Sanchez's trial opening. ORIGINAL POST, SEPT. 7, 4:14 P.M.: Nineteen-year-old gang member Ricardo Guerra Rocha was sentenced today to 40 years to life in state prison for the unprovoked shooting-murder of Este ... More >>
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August 9, 2012
Anaheim City Council Meeting Held in Auditorium, Sees Large Turnout
Dozens of Anaheim residents outraged by the recent spate of officer involved shootings focused their anger addressing the city council again last night. A phalanx of news vans was parked on Lincoln Avenue as hundreds of people gathered in the massive auditorium at Anaheim High School. The location w ... More >>
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June 28, 2012
[UPDATED with Conviction:] Ricardo Guerra Rocha Guilty of Murder in Shooting Over Best Mexican State
See update at the end of this post on Ricardo Guerra Rocha being found guilty.ORIGINAL POST, JUNE 20, 10:03 A.M.: A 19-year-old Santa Ana man is scheduled to face trial this morning for the shooting-murder of an innocent bystander outside a popular Santa Ana taco joint where an argument had broken o ... More >>
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June 12, 2012
Violent Crime Spikes in Anaheim But Down in Most of OC and Irvine Remains Safest U.S. City
What does Anaheim have in common with El Cajon, Temecula, Ventura and San Bernardino?I mean besides the exact same strip malls, fast-food joints and foreclosure signs.It's the distinction of being a Southern California city with more than 100,000 residents and a significant spike in violent crime.
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June 4, 2012
Jordy Roman Martinez, Andrew Gomez Sanchez and Juan Carlos Covarrubias Face Attempted Murder of Cop Counts in Shooting
Three alleged, 19-year-old gang members are facing attempted murder of a police officer counts from Friday's early morning shooting up of an occupied Anaheim Police car. Juan Carlos Covarrubias, Jordy Roman Martinez and Andrew Gomez Sanchez each face sentences of 45 years to life in state prison wi ... More >>
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May 8, 2012
Oswaldo Sotello, 14, Tried as Adult on Attempted Murder and Street Terrorism Counts
A 14-year-old boy accused of shooting and causing great bodily harm to a 16-year-old boy outside Santa Ana High School April 27 will be charged as an adult on felony attempted murder and street terrorism counts, prosecutors announced.Held in lieu of $1 million bail, Oswaldo Sotello of Santa Ana face ... More >>
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May 4, 2012
Butt Ugly Mug Shot of the Week! Congratulations Aurelio Fidencio Saldivar
Coker's been trying all week to find and publish this week's "Butt Ugly Mug Shot," but he's failed miserably.Barring a miracle by 5 p.m. today, I've got him beat.And I have to thank Orange County methamphetamine and heroin dealer Aurelio Fidencio Saldivar, Jr., who is also a cold-blooded murderer an ... More >>
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April 12, 2012
Erick Catalan was Wrongfully Gunned Down by Huntington Beach Police, Mother Claims
After Huntington Beach police gang unit officers made a traffic stop in Westminster that resulted in John Andrew Torres, 26, of Fullerton, and Erick Catalan, 20, of Long Beach, being shot dead Nov. 1, 2011, "official" explanations for the police engagement kept changing.That's the kind of thing that ... More >>
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March 14, 2012
[UPDATED with Arrests:] Mario Carlos Hernandez, OC Homicide No. 6: Gang-Retaliation Shooting
UPDATE, MARCH 14, 3:20 P.M.: Santa Ana Police have arrested a 19-year-old man and 16-year-old boy for the gang-retaliation murder of Mario Carlos Hernandez, 20. The older teen, Rene Mojarra, was the shooter, according to police.
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January 19, 2012
[UPDATED with More Killings Alleged:] David Cruz Ponce and Max Eliseo Rafael, Convicted Felons, Busted for Homeless-Camp Massacre
UPDATE, JAN. 19, 1:30 P.M.: From the Los Angeles Times: "Long Beach police said they believe that Ponce is responsible for other killings, including two in the Long Beach area. Authorities did not release details on those two cases but said the slaying occurred in the downtown Long Beach area ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Sarith Yin, Santa Ana Gang Banger, Convicted of Murdering 16-year-old Juan Carlos Rodriguez
An Orange County Superior Court jury today found the first of six defendants in the slaying of 16-year-old Juan Carlos Rodriguez, who was shot in the back at a Tustin house party, guilty of first-degree murder. Sarith Yin, 24, of Santa Ana, was also convicted of active participation in a crimina ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
Charles Michael Reynolds Gets Life for Murder of Freedom Writers Co-Star Armand Jones
Armand JonesA Long Beach gang member has been sentenced to life in state prison for his role in the murder of Armand Jones, a rising actor who had just wrapped filming Freedom Writers in March 2006 when he was gunned down in Anaheim.Ironically, in the movie starring Hilary Swank, 18-year-old Jone ... More >>
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November 7, 2011
Luis Rodriguez Talks About Gang Life At Libreria Martinez
As Santa Ana celebrated Dia de los Muertos, Libreria Martinez hosted author Luis Rodriguez. Rodriguez, of course, is best known for the 1993 memoir of gang life, Always Running: La Vida Loca Gang Days in L.A., which discusses his early years of living in East Los Angeles as a gang member. Having ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
[UPDATED with Denial:] Jose Luis Villanueva Tries to Accomplish What His Brother Couldn't: Get Paroled
UPDATE, NOV. 2, NOON: As happened to his brother Juan Manuel Villanueva on Tuesday, parole was denied this morning for Jose Luis Villanueva, who is imprisoned for the same 1994 stabbing-murder and attempted murdersThere was one difference: Juan, 35, will have a chance to go before the state parol ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Bryant Phillip Islas, Gang Banger on Parole, Walks Away from Prison Rehab and Tries to Kill a Guy: Cops
A parolee who was supposedly under the watch of a Garden Grove rehab center obviously wasn't on Aug. 31, according to Santa Ana police officials who have linked 28-year-old Bryant Phillip Islas to the attempted murder of a man heading to Taco Bell for lunch that day. Islas is accused of walking a ... More >>
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September 12, 2011
[UPDATED with Conviction:] Manuel Raul Orozco, 2010 OC Homicide No. 29: Gunned Down Near Friendship Park
UPDATE, SEPT. 12, 8:16 A.M.: Charged as an adult last year at the ripe young age of 14--the lowest age allowed under law--Andrew Cervantes was convicted last week of second degree murder and gang sentencing enhancements for gunning down Manuel Raul Orozco, 17, steps from his Santa Ana home and Fr ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
[UPDATED with Arrest:] Tyler Sanchez, OC Homicide No. 37: He and Pal Shot Walking in Garden Grove
SanchezUPDATE, AUG. 16, 4:02 P.M.: A gang member on parole for weapons charges was arrested Monday afternoon for the murder of Tyler Sanchez and attempted murder of Mauricio Marin, according to Garden Grove Police.Ivan Castellanos, 21, of Orange, was arrested around 2 p.m. after being pulled over ... 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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June 23, 2011
[UPDATED with Damian Denial:] Johnnie Earl Moore and Marco Antonio Damian, Convicted OC Killers, Face Parole Boards
UPDATE, JUNE 23, 10:47 A.M.: The parole board is two-for-two . . . . . . on denials, that is.Like they did with convicted killer Johnnie Earl Moore, the Board of Parole Hearings, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations denied the parole yesterday of La Habra gang banger Marco A ... More >>
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June 10, 2011
Stanley Miles Simons, Murderer of Freedom Writers Actor Armand Jones, Poses for Ugliest Police Mugshot
SimonsOK, to be honest, a high-speed pursuit suspect's police mugshot was uglier than Stanley Simons' shown here.But this week's winner committed a much, much uglier crime.Simons, 24, helped take from the world rising star Armand Jones, who was gunned down in Anaheim shortly after he finished fil ... More >>
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May 27, 2011
DA Obtains 9th and 10th Gang Injunctions, Against Suspected Bangers in Anaheim and Fullerton
T-RackOn May 11, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) heralded a "major victory" against an Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA)-acquired gang injunction, which is a blanket court order against multiple people suspected of belonging to gangs instead of the usual injunctions served ... More >>
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May 10, 2011
[UPDATED with Victim I.D.:] Merced Miguel Medina, OC Homicide No. 14: Shot Several Times by Man in SUV
UPDATE, MAY 10, 1:21 P.M.: Anaheim police have identified the 23-year-old man who was shot and killed early Sunday on Walnut Street near West Elderwood Avenue.He was Merced Miguel Medina of Anaheim. Police say Medina was a gang member and suspect his killer(s) belonged to a rival gang.
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April 21, 2011
[UPDATED with Victim I.D.:] Scottie Bui, OC Homicide No. 7: Dies at Hospital From Gunshot Wound
Benjamin Dinh NguyenUPDATE, APRIL 21, 11:55 A.M.: Garden Grove police have identified the 19-year-old who died from a gunshot wound March 20 as Scottie Bui.He was shot during a confrontation involving three Asian gangs at Harbor Boulevard and Westminster Avenue, where a juvenile was also wounded ... More >>
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April 19, 2011
Noel Perez Aguilar, OC Homicide No. 11: Gang Beating Victim Left to Die in Truck Bed
MontesWell, this is embarrassing: in the never-ending quest to track all Orange County homicides, the March 11 slaying of Noel Perez Aguilar somehow slipped by.This came to light while scanning the Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) statement on today's arraignment of Adsalon Isai Mo ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Will Crying Save Killer Stephenson Choi Kim From Death Row?
Stephenson Choi Kim: boo-whoYou can tell from a photograph shown at his murder trial that Stephenson Choi Kim desperately wanted to think of himself as a tough guy.In the picture, Kim is wearing that unmistakable hoodlum glare on his face while he points a handgun at the camera. See? I'm fea ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
[UPDATED:] Jose Derek Guerrero, 2010 OC Homicide No. 54: Shot at Halloween House Party
UPDATE, FEB. 25, 12:09 P.M.: A judge Wednesday dismissed murder charges filed against two young men in the Halloween night killing of Jose Derek Guerrero, 22, of Santa Ana.Salvador Alvarez, 21, and Jose Antonio Vargas, 20, both of Santa Ana, were later released from Orange County Jail, where they ... More >>
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November 26, 2010
[UPDATED:] Eddie Jurado Duran, OC Homicide No. 41: 14-Year-Old Found Shot to Death in Stolen Car
More than two months after 14-year-old Eddie Jurado Duran was found dead in the driver's seat of a stolen car parked in a Santa Ana alley, two teens believed to have been occupants in the vehicle have been arrested for his murder.Because of boys' ages--15 and 16--they have not been identified.
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November 11, 2010
Robert Flores, OC Homicide No. 57: Succumbs to Injuries from 2006 Gang Shooting
Robert Flores, 20, of Santa Ana, has died of complications from injuries he suffered in a gang-related shooting in 2006.Because he died this year, Santa Ana Police consider Flores' passing the 11th gang-related homicide of 2010.So far.
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October 26, 2010
Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day
Headline: Gang Member Gets Life for Execution SlayingsComment by STOPCRIME: Fry him and deport all of his family members. Oh deport anyone who knows him including his neighbors.Comment by LOL12345: The more of each othe they wipe out the less we have to pay for their health care, food, etc while ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
We Found the Most Expensive Cutlass Supreme in the Nation
Chhoun: I paid too much!You might imagine that hardcore members of Southern California's criminal street gangs would want to pay the lowest price possible for a car--or even steal it for nothing.But in February 2008, Rick Chhoun--a resident of Long Beach and an admitted 19-year-old member of the ... More >>
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September 28, 2010
[UPDATED:] Herman Ochoa, OC Homicide No. 43: Another Teen Found Shot Dead in Car
UPDATED: The murder victim is identified. So is the murder suspect (updates throughout) . . . Santa Ana Police received reports of shots fired in the 500 block of West St. Andrew Place just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Officers arrived to find a white SUV with the target of that gunfire inside: 19-yea ... More >>
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September 21, 2010
Martin Trujillo, OC Homicide No. 42: Found Shot to Death
Martin Trujillo was found shot to death in the 10900 block of Flower Avenue in Stanton around 10 p.m. Friday.Orange County Sheriff's investigators say the 30-year-old was a known gang member and that they believe his slaying was gang-related. However, deputies added the area where Trujillo's body ... More >>
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September 17, 2010
Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day
Headline: Teenage Gang Member Found Dead in VehicleComment by SPARKLETTS: When is the car wash?Comment by DANTHEMAN: Anyone think Dana Point when they read the headline. The answer is no. We have a big problem and it has to do with that little sanctuary city known as Santa Ana.
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August 17, 2010
Joseph Polisar, Garden Grove PD Chief, to Resign
After 34 years in law enforcement Garden Grove Police Chief Joseph Polisar plans to resign his position at the end of the year. According to a press release issued today, Polisar is credited with reducing crime rates in the city to levels "not seen since the 1960's" and for maintaining "high stan ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
[UPDATED:] Manuel Raul Orozco, OC Homicide No. 29: Gunned Down Near Friendship Park
UPDATE: A second 14-year-old has been arrested for murdering Manuel Raul Orozco (updates throughout) . . . Manuel Raul Orozco, 17, was just steps from his Santa Ana home about 5:30 p.m. June 22 when he was approached by two younger teens on bicycles.A gun was whipped out, a shot was fired into O ... More >>
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June 21, 2010
Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day
Headline: Spike in Gang Violence May Foreshadow a Long Hot SummerComment by STOPCRIME: Raid kills COCKROACHES...it's time to fumigate our country.
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May 25, 2010
[UPDATED:] Jose Felix Nieto-Bautista, OC Homicide No. 20: Shot During Robbery
UPDATED THROUGHOUT . . . View Larger MapThe man shot in the upper torso early Sunday before his car crashed into parked vehicles a couple blocks from Willowick Municipal Golf Course in Santa Ana has been identified. Jose Felix Nieto-Bautista, 22, later died at the hospital. Two have been arrested fo ... More >>
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May 24, 2010
BREAKING: Cop Union Pulls Bill Hunt Endorsement
Bill HuntMultiple sources say that the Santa Ana Police Officers Association has yanked its endorsement of Orange County sheriff's candidate Bill Hunt.
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April 19, 2010
Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day
Headline: Fight at Party Leads to ShootingComment by southoc: If there was a gang injunction in Santa Ana parties would be illegal.Comment by dan18ny: more gang on gang violence......good, let them go at itComment by bluecitrus: This is what happens when too much Cerveza is consumed to fill an e ... More >>
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