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May 21, 2013
Strawberry Festival in Garden Grove This Weekend
The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival starts Friday at 1 p.m. and continues through the weekend. There will be a parade, strawberry-related food, carnival rides, entertainment, and appearances from the Grand Marshal and local newswoman Christine Devine.
Blogs
May 16, 2013
All 62 Dispensaries Shut Down In Garden Grove: Update
Scroll down to the end of the post for updates. Original Post, May 8, 10:42 a.m.: For the past few years, Garden Grove has been one of the most reliably 420-friendly cities in California. It remains the last bastion of the movement in Orange County, where city-wide pot-shop bans and federal crackd ... More >>
Blogs
May 9, 2013
Cement Truck vs. Garden Grove Garage
You never want anyone to get hurt out there, but the chain of events that led a cement truck to become embedded into a Garden Grove residential garage would have been as fascinating to watch as that old Mouse Trap game they used to hawk on the teevee. The marble dropped around 2:10 p.m. Wednesday wh ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2013
Police Hunt for a Vampire (Tattoo): craigslist Men-Seeking-Men Ad Leads to Robbery
A guy places a craigslist personal ad for another guy on Tuesday. The ad placer quickly receives a response for a fellow who sends photos of himself. A meeting is set up at 11:30 a.m. that same day in the ad placer's home in the 13000 Block of Blue Spruce Avenue in Garden Grove.And that's when thing ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2013
[UPDATED with Intent Proven:] Catherine Kieu Guilty of Torturing Husband by Slicing Off Penis
See Update Nos. 1 and 2 at the end of this post on the jury finding the wife guilty.A verdict has been reached in the trial of Catherine Kieu Becker, the Garden Grove wife accused of dosing her husband's tofu dinner, tying his arms and legs to bed posts, slicing off his penis, throwing the member in ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2013
Man Shot After Allegedly Driving at Uncover Cops and Then Uniformed Officers: Police
The driver of a minivan drew the attention of undercover cops in another vehicle in Garden Grove Thursday night, leading to uniformed officers being called in to question the man, the minivan charging at the approaching police and a lawman firing at and wounding the driver, authorities say. By the t ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2013
Johnathan Allen Kincaid Gets Life Without Parole for Stabbing-Murder of Tayroh Stinson
An Anaheim man was sentenced today to life in state prison without the possibility of parole for stabbing a 31-year-old Garden Grove man to death over a drug-deal dispute.Johnathan Allen Kincaid, 23, who had fled to Las Vegas after the July 29, 2009, murder, was convicted in February of felony speci ... More >>
Blogs
April 24, 2013
Gokhan Kucuk, John Giang Ly and Joon Heung Son Busted in "Operation Fashion Faux Pas"
Gokhan Kucuk of Huntington Beach, John Giang Ly of Westminster and Garden Grove shoe shop owner Joon Heung Son are facing felony charges stemming from "Operation Fashion Faux Pas," an Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation of Orange County retailers suspected of dealing in counterfeit des ... More >>
Blogs
March 27, 2013
Fumes Other Than Teen Spirit Hospitalize 8 Pacifica High School Students in Garden Grove
Eight students have been rushed by ambulance to a local hospital after falling sick from mysterious fumes at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove this afternoon.First responders got the call around 12:40 p.m. about the outbreak, which had 30 students complaining about nausea, coughing and dizziness.
Blogs
March 8, 2013
Garden Grove Police Hold Sobriety Checkpoint Saturday Night
The Garden Grove Police Department is scheduled to hold a DUI/drivers license checkpoint from 9 p.m. Saturday through 3 a.m. Sunday.Your guess is as good as mine as to where exactly vehicles will be stopped as the agency isn't disclosing the location.
Blogs
February 27, 2013
[UPDATED with GUILTY!] Johnathan Allen Kincaid Convicted of Killing Tayroh Stinson
See the update at the end of this post about the jury reaching a guilty verdict.ORIGINAL POST, FEB. 19, 9:11 A.M.: A murder trial is scheduled to begin in Santa Ana this morning for an Anaheim man accused of stabbing another man over a drug deal gone bad in Garden Grove before hiding out in Las Vega ... More >>
Blogs
November 30, 2012
Laguna Niguel and Costa Mesa DUI Checkpoints Tonight, Garden Grove on Saturday Night
Anyone taking that weird Laguna Niguel to Costa Mesa route this evening, with an overnight stop before heading on to Garden Grove Saturday night, will want to take extra care as three law enforcement agencies are running sobriety checkpoints in those towns those nights. Tonight's locations are undis ... More >>
Food
October 11, 2012
Pepz Pizza Is a North County Secret
[Hole In the Wall] This North County chain is ready to go countywide
Food
September 6, 2012
Peking Gourmet's Chachiang-Cha-Changes
The Garden Grove staple's Korean-style Chinese noodle dishes remain old-school Little Seoul
Blogs
August 16, 2012
Garden Grove Crime Spree ... ala Breaking Bad?
Far be it for you to suggest we're watching waaay too much Breaking Bad, but a string of recent residential burglaries in Garden Grove has us thinking about the last two episodes of AMC's methtacular drama.Caught-up viewers can probably guess why only certain OC homes are being targeted. For the un- ... More >>
Blogs
August 14, 2012
15-Year-Old Girl Has Quite a Scare After Getting Electrocuted in Backyard Pool
There was a freaky incident in Garden Grove this past weekend when two sisters, ages 15 and 23, were electrocuted in a backyard swimming pool for reasons so far unknown.After being pulled out of the pool in the 11400 block of Rainer Court, the unresponsive teen underwent life-saving efforts from her ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2012
[UPDATED with Checkpoints Tonight in Sous-a Ana, Wet-minster and Beer Garden Grove:] Extra DUI Patrols in Drank Forest, Mixin' Viejo and Rancho Santa Margaritaville
UPDATE, JUNE 8, 11:11 A.M.: In addition to the sheriff's department's DUI patrols in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo and Ranch Santa Margarita, city police agencies hold sobriety checkpoints tonight in Westminster, Santa Ana and Garden Grove.The Westminster and Garden Grove police departments did not ann ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2012
Jane Doe To Garden Grove Slimeball: Prison Is Too Good For You
A 24-year-old Garden Grove man won a 32 years to life in prison term today following his March convictions for forcing women to orally copulate him on two dates in November 2009 and for attempting evil deeds on a third ambushed woman two years earlier.One of Rulin Hernandez Loaeza's victims said in ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2012
Thomas House Shelter Tonight Celebrates 25 Years of Success Helping Homeless Families
Thomas House Shelter, a Garden Grove facility that provides temporary housing to homeless families, opens its doors to everyone this evening to celebrate its next 25 years.The 25th anniversary "Open House" for the shelter, which boasts a 84 percent success rate at moving its clients from shelters to ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2012
Nightingale California International, Fake Garden Grove Nursing School, Scammed Its Students
California's Board of Registered Nursing wants to revoke the licenses of five nurses for running an unaccredited Garden Grove nursing school from 2007 to 2010. Students at Nightingale California International took nursing pre-licensure classes in Garden Grove and completed clinical training in the P ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2012
Cinco de Mayo Puts More Cops on Streets, Highways and Freeways Starting Tonight
To herald the arrival of Stinko de Drinko weekend, the CHP, Garden Grove Police Department and Orange County Sheriff's Department are deploying saturation patrols tonight.Saturation in this case does not define the human pickling that will take place in bars, pubs and house parties across Orange Cou ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2012
[UPDATED with Stats:] Costa Mesa Sobriety Checkpoint Saturday; Garden Grove Reveals Stop Stats and Plans
UPDATE, APRIL 27, 11:58 A.M.: If you believe sobriety checkpoints cost cities too much for the inconvenience and scant arrests they generate, the Costa Mesa Police Department counters with this: you're wrong.Funded by grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway ... More >>
Blogs
April 13, 2012
Garden Grove Cops Cover Streets Like Rain Friday the 13th to Nab Drunken Drivers
Sloppy roadways should keep you from getting your drinky-winky on before climbing behind the wheel tonight, Friday the 13th. If you're in Garden Grove, here's another reason you and Sailor Jerry should stay inside: Police will saturate the streets like raindrops beginning at 7 tonight. "If you drive ... More >>
Blogs
March 7, 2012
Rulin Hernandez Loaeza Guilty of Getting Oral at the Tip of a Weapon
A Garden Grove man was convicted today of threatening two women with a weapon to receive oral and of assaulting a third woman. Rulin Hernandez Loaeza could get 15-to-life at his May 4 sentencing in Santa Ana. That's courtesy of the jury finding the 24-year-old guilty of two felony counts each o ... More >>
Columns
March 1, 2012
Ruffed Up
[Hey, You!] A ballin' woman, a German shepherd and the poor pooch they left injured
Blogs
December 15, 2011
[UPDATED with Conviction:] Oscar David Duenas Gets 4 Years and Sex Offender Tag for Roughing Up Three Prostitutes
UPDATE, DEC. 15, 4:45 P.M.: Santa Ana 29-year-old Oscar David Duenas pleaded guilty today to one felony count of sexual battery in the case where prosecutors accused him forcibly raping three prostitutes he'd threatened with a gun. A jury on Dec. 2 found him guilty of two counts of misdemeanor ba ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2011
17 of 19 Defendants Pleaded Guilty in Little Saigon Gaming Machine Case
Seventeen of the 19 people swept up in last spring's crackdown on illegal gambling machines in Little Saigon have reportedly pleaded guilty to misdemeanors.Charges were dismissed against an 18th arrestee, California Café manager Anh Viet Quach, 34, of Westminster, while Cafe Miss Cutie owner Ha ... More >>
Blogs
December 12, 2011
Alexa Johzen Polar and Robin Antonella Pabello Accused of Stealing $285k for Lavish NYC Trip
PabelloTwo Garden Grove roommates are accused of stealing a check from a Newport Beach law firm and changing the value to more than $285,000 that they spent on a lavish trip to New York that included private jet travel, multiple hotel rooms, and a shopping spree at Tiffany & Co. and Montbla ... More >>
Blogs
November 30, 2011
Loretta Sanchez Blasts Illegal Forecloses on Homes of Military Members
There has been a lot of talk around the country about homes being illegally foreclosed upon. For instance, the word on the streets of Oakland right now is that greedy banks are specifically targeting the houses of African Americans. But such stories have gone from rumors to, well, legitimate stor ... More >>
Blogs
November 21, 2011
[UPDATED with I.D.:] Jason Nunez Shot and Killed by Garden Grove Police
UPDATE, NOV. 21, 2:42 P.M.: A man who was reportedly chasing people down a street with knives before being shot and killed by at least one Garden Grove police officer has been identified as 31-year-old Jason Nuñez.Police say an argument escalated into Nuñez giving chase to people who were not i ... More >>
Blogs
November 21, 2011
An Update On Wong's Chinese, OC Staple Since 1972
About a few months ago, a reader named Steve tipped us off that Wong's in Garden Grove, an OC staple since 1972 (though they began in LA in 1952), would finally close and be sold to new owners.I said in that post that if there's a category for restaurants such as Wong's in Garden Grove, it's old ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2011
Oscar David Duenas, Accused of Raping 3 Prostitutes, Could Get Life After Trial Opening Today
A Santa Ana man accused of forcibly raping three prostitutes is scheduled to go on trial this morning--with a possible life sentence handing over his head.Oscar David Duenas, 29, is charged with three felony counts of forcible rape, two felony counts of forcible oral copulation, and one felony ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2011
Garden Grove, Stanton and Villa Park Start Anti-Booze Patrols Tonight
Garden Grove Police Department's DUI Enforcement Team is deploying officers for special saturation patrols tonight and Saturday night to crack down on drunken drivers. The Orange County Sheriff's Department is also holding the patrols tonight in Stanton and Villa Park.With saturation patrols, pol ... More >>
Blogs
September 13, 2011
[UPDATED with I.D.:] 76-Year-Old Edward Lee Royle, Upset Over Medical Woes, Apparently Commits Suicide by Cop
UPDATE, SEPT. 13, 9:41 A.M.: The 76-year-old man who died in his Garden Grove backyard Friday morning after taking beanbag rounds from police officers and a self-inflicted regular gunshot to the head has been identified as Edward Lee Royle. Royle, who family members later said was despondent and ... More >>
Blogs
August 4, 2011
"Dang! Crabs" Opens In Garden Grove
Dangcrabs.comAnother Cajun crawfish/crab/shrimp boil joint opened recently in Garden Grove, which makes it the umpteenth Cajun crawfish/crab/shrimp boil joint to open in Garden Grove. Before this one gets lost in the jumble, let's talk about the name. It's called "Dang! Crabs", which sounds like ... More >>
Blogs
August 3, 2011
Hundreds of Catholic Sisters Headed To OC For National Convention, Have A Mass Meditation Planned
Maybe they'll shoot next year's calender cover in Garden Grove... Things are about to get hella holy around here. Next week, some 650 Catholic sisters from all over the country will convene in Garden Grove for the annual convention of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. ... More >>
Blogs
July 29, 2011
[UPDATED with Sentence:] Thanh Van Tran Guilty of Murdering Lunar New Year Partier Outside Little Saigon Restaurant
UPDATE, JULY 29, 3:02 P.M.: 29-year-old Thanh Van Tran, who a jury found guilty last month of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Lunar New Year celebrant leaving a Garden Grove restaurant in 2009, was sentenced today to 40 years to life in state prison.Co-defendant and fellow Garden ... More >>
Blogs
July 26, 2011
Drop By Rep. Loretta Sanchez's Office At Noon To Tell Her How You Feel About The Debt-Ceiling Debate
As the debt-ceiling debate trudges on in Washington, a liberal political action committee is taking to every nook and cranny of the country--including Garden Grove. In emails sent to their members, Moveon.org urges "every patriotic American" to show up outside Democratic congressional ... More >>
Blogs
July 25, 2011
Penis Chopper Likely Poisoned Husband With Tofu
Flickr user soundfromwayoutBy now, you've probably heard about Catherine Kieu Becker, the Garden Grove woman who cut off her husband's pecker and tossed it in the garbage disposal. (Guys, go ahead and cross your legs in mental agony--we'll wait.) Now, new details reveal the infa ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2011
Garden Grove To Marijuana Clubs: You're Welcome Here
Bucking the trend of Orange County cities who are doing everything they can to shut down medical marijuana clubs within their borders, Garden Grove is taking the opposite tack. Instead of suing the clubs out of existence, city officials are planning to ask them to register like any other business ... More >>
Blogs
July 5, 2011
Emanuel Pennington, OC Homicide No. 28: Stabbed in Street Outside Family Party
Garden Grove police officers were on their way to the 8200 block of Acacia near Fern Street, where reports had come in of three or four people fighting in the street just after midnight, when a dispatcher informed over the radio that someone in the middle of the altercation had been stabbed. Cops ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2011
Will Gov. Brown Kill Garden Grove's Fantasy Hotel Resort Project?
For Garden Grove city officials, who've been trying for years to transform their benighted Harbor Blvd. corridor into a world class resort destination, the good news is that Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed the state budget last week. If it had passed, the budget would have killed local redevelopment agen ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2011
Phat Huy To, the Garlic & Onion Donut Rapist, Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison
On Friday afternoon, Phat Huy To was read his 8-year prison sentence for forcibly raping and sodomizing a 23-year-old woman in Garden Grove in July 2010. To had plead guilty and was charged with one felony count each for forcible rape, sodomy by force, forcible oral copulation, and kidnapping, ac ... More >>
Blogs
June 9, 2011
Cody Charles Johnson, Garden Grove School Bus Driver, Accused of Molesting Girl Over 7-Year Span
A 14-year veteran worker of the Garden Grove Unified School District was arrested at his home Wednesday for allegedly molesting a girl known to his family from the time she was 5 to 12 years old. Cody Charles Johnson, 47, of Garden Grove, was taken to the Orange County Jail in Santa Ana and held ... More >>
Blogs
June 9, 2011
Thanh Van Tran Convicted of Murdering Lunar New Year Partier Outside Little Saigon Restaurant
A man who fatally shot a Lunar New Year celebrator outside D Saigon restaurant in Garden Grove in 2009 was found guilty by a jury today of second-degree murder.The jury also found true the sentencing enhancement for the personal discharge of a firearm causing death against Thanh Van Tran. The ... More >>
Blogs
June 3, 2011
[UPDATED with More Guilty Pleas:] 19 Alleged to Have Provide Loosest Slots in Garden Grove
UPDATE, JUNE 3, 4:57 P.M.: Two more defendants have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the multi-agency sweep of Little Saigon cafes alleged to have operated illegal gaming machines.Hien Thanh Thi Nguyan, 41, of Garden Grove, and Quy Huu Tran, 61, of Santa Ana, both pleaded guilty to misdem ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2011
[UPDATED with First Four Convictions:] 19 Arraigned for Providing the Loosest Slots in Garden Grove
UPDATE, MAY 25, 5:15 P.M.: Four of the 19 defendants have already been convicted in the case of illegal gambling at Garden Grove cafés. Pleading guilty today to one misdemeanor count of possession of an unlawful gaming device, one misdemeanor count of possession or control of a slot machine, a ... More >>
Food
April 28, 2011
Mandoorang Dumpling House Is the In-N-Out of Korean OC
[Hole In the Wall] This Buena Park diner offers great dumplings and other late-night Korean munchies
Blogs
March 31, 2011
Restaurant Roll Call for March 2011
Edwin GoeiA busy, busy March for the local restaurant scene this past month. We saw the long-awaited Chapter One: The Modern Local debut St. Patrick's Day in Santa Ana. This week we witnessed the popular Laguna Beach sushi bar, O Fine Japanese Cuisine, open its second restaurant in Irvine. The ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2011
19-Year-Old Man, OC Homicide No. 7: Dies at Hospital from Gunshot Wound
Garden Grove police received a call shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday of shots fired near Harbor Boulevard and Westminster Avenue. As officers searched the area, a 19-year-old man who had been shot arrived at a local hospital.He was immediately pronounced dead by hospital staff.
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