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May 10, 2013
Jarrid Thomas Baldogo, Tennis Instructor, Held for Alleged Lewd Conduct with 13 y.o. Student
A private tennis instructor was arrested Thursday afternoon for alleged lewd conduct with one of his 13-year-old students. Jarrid Thomas Baldogo, 29, is believed to have had inappropriate physical contact with the student between February and April of this year, but police fear there may be other vi ... More >>
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May 8, 2013
Kyva Roberson, a 12 y.o. Believed to Have Run Away in Irvine, Found in Costa Mesa: Update
See the update at the end of this post about Kyva Roberson being found safe and healthy this morning on the campus of Costa Mesa High School.ORIGINAL POST, MAY 7, 1:42 P.M.: Irvine Police are looking for a 12-year-old boy who is believed to have run away from home after being disciplined at school M ... More >>
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February 13, 2013
[UPDATED with Hot Gassing Defended:] Christopher Jordan Dorner War Is Over!
See the update at the end of page 5 on the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department defending the use of "hot gas," which could have sparked the cabin fire, on the suspect.ORIGINAL POST, FEB. 7, 9:48 A.M.: The word coming out of the Los Angeles Police Department this morning is meant to apply to t ... More >>
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February 5, 2013
[UPDATED with 10 New Developments:] Monica Quan, Titans Basketball Coach, and Fiance Keith Lawrence Found Shot to Death
See Update Nos. 3-4 on page 3 about social media reactions to the tragedy and 10 new developments via police and media reports.See Update Nos. 1-2 on page 2 about CSUF and Concordia University mourning the loss of the couple, more details about each, video from a press conference by the Titans wome ... More >>
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February 4, 2013
Mawufemor Biekro, Ex-Girl Scouts Accountant, Gets 5 Years for $100k Embezzlement
Here's one we didn't get to last week: Mawufemor Bierko, a former foreign-exchange student from Ghana, pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling more than $100,000 from the Girl Scout Council of Orange County. Biekro, 35, who has worked as staff accountant for the Irvine-based nonprofit, Ghana, was s ... More >>
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January 25, 2013
[UPDATED with Arrest:] Irvine Police Turn to Public to Find Men Wanted in Apartment Fire, Burglary and Assault
See the update on page 2 about police making an arrest and prosecutors filing charges.ORIGINAL POST, JAN. 11, 9:23 A.M.: The Irvine Police Department is reaching out to the public in hopes of finding two men linked to an apartment complex apartment fire they believe was set so units could be burglar ... More >>
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January 18, 2013
Matthew Ebert, Ex-Irvine Club Soccer Coach, Held for Lewd Conduct with 15 y.o. Girl Player
A former club soccer coach in Irvine was arrested Thursday on suspicion of felony lewd conduct with one of his 15-year-old girl players, police say. And because 26-year-old Matthew Ebert worked as a varisty soccer coach at two Irvine high schools, in 2009 and 2012, investigators are trying to determ ... More >>
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January 17, 2013
Escort's "Hot Sexy & Ready" ... to Steal an iPad
Irvine Police are investigating a recent iPad theft where the victim is a man who said he hired an escort through backpage.com and the alleged thief is a woman who was accompanied by two men wielding pepper spray. The now iPad-less one also claims the unthinkable: the "Ashley" who came to his apartm ... More >>
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December 11, 2012
Tony Angulo Jr., Already Popped for Thefts, Linked to Another Due to 5 y.o.'s Missing Poster
It's a Festivus miracle!A 5-year-old Corona boy has been reunited with his missing bike thanks to some dot connecting by Irvine Police Department investigators.
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November 30, 2012
Wayne Martin Fong, Ex-Cop, Lawyer and Title Insurance Co. Veep, Stole $469k to Gamble: DA
A former New York cop who somehow parlayed that experience into a role on this coast as vice president of and associate counsel to an Irvine title insurance company is scheduled to be arraigned in Santa Ana this morning on charges he stole $469,000 from his employer to gamble. Wayne Martin Fong, 50, ... More >>
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October 26, 2012
Kent and Jill Easter, Accused of Planting Drugs on School Volunteer, Indicted by Grand Jury
The Orange County Grand Jury has indicted Kent Wycliffe Easter and Jillianne Bjorkholm Easter, the genius lawyer couple that already pleaded not guilty at arraignment to planting drugs on a volunteer at their child's Irvine elementary school in a failed bid to get her prosecuted and imprisoned. Such ... More >>
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October 18, 2012
[UPDATED with Case Dropped:] Jason Richard Buchea, Irvine Valley College Worker, Allegedly Endangered His Baby on Campus
See Update No. 2 at the end of this post about the district attorney declining to file charges.See Update No. 1 clarifying the suspect's job at Irvine Valley College.ORIGINAL POST, OCT. 16: Went to Detroit, and the Irvine Valley College parking lot broke out.Yesterday, it was a report about an alleg ... More >>
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October 15, 2012
Alireza Hashemi, IVC Student, Held in Sexual Assault of 18 y.o. Woman
A student was arrested Friday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman at Irvine Valley College, where the 21-year-old had previously been the subject of complaints about touching females inappropriately.Alireza Hashemi was not held or cited in those previous instances, but Irvine Police booked h ... More >>
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October 9, 2012
Adam Stone, Autistic Ex-Student, Sues Over Being Dragged Out of Irvine High School
An autistic student who was dragged from an Irvine High School classroom earlier this year for talking loudly is suing the school district in federal court.Adam Stone, 18, claims in the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana that after being dragged out by a campus guard and two other men in ... More >>
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September 7, 2012
Tuan Thanh Tran, Former Attorney, Accused of Stealing $150k from Former Clients
Between May 2011 and this past February, Irvine attorney Tuan Thanh Tran represented five separate clients in lawsuits tied to traffic accidents, settling with insurance companies and receiving checks totaling more than $150,000 for his clients.The thing is, the 43-year-old is alleged by Irvine Pol ... More >>
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September 7, 2012
Jean Pierre Nguyen Achieves a First ... as Irvine Perv-in-Park Arrestee
Irvine followed the leads of District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Orange County Supervisor Shawn Nelson in July by making city parks off limits to perverts, but the council stopped short of the county leaders' desire to apply the ban to all registered sex offenders, choosing to prohibit child preda ... More >>
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September 6, 2012
[UPDATED with DA Charges:] Dennis Scott Durbin, Chiropractor, Accused of Rubbing Lady Patient the Wrong Way
See the update at the end of this post on the charges and possible stiff penalty the chiropractor faces.ORIGINAL POST, SEPT. 5, 3:03 P.M.: An Irvine chiropractor was arrested Tuesday at his Sky Park Chiropractic office Tuesday after the 65-year-old allegedly touched a female patient in a sexual rath ... More >>
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September 5, 2012
Peter David Nitschke, Attorney-Church Leader, Allegedly Stole $720k from Elderly Sisters
Peter David Nitschke was an Irvine-based attorney and president of Lutheran Church of the Cross in Laguna Woods in 2010 when he offered to "help" manage the finances of two elderly sisters he knew from the congregation, after the death of their 95-year-old mother.But, on Tuesday, Irvine Police arr ... More >>
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September 4, 2012
[UPDATED with Charges:] Ernest Joseph Bruno, OC Homicide No. 30: Son Steven Joseph Bruno Held in Fatal Shooting
See the update at the end of this post on Steven Joseph Bruno waiving his right to an extradition hearing in Colorado and now being headed back to OC to face murder charges.ORIGINAL POST, SEPT. 4, 9:08 A.M.: A businessman whose company provided embroidered golf tournament shirts and specialty produc ... More >>
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August 16, 2012
[UPDATED with Arraignment Plea:] Rainer Klaus Reinscheid, UCI Professor, Held for Threats and Arsons
See Update No. 6 at the end of this post on Rainer Klaus Reinscheid's plea at arraignment. Also see Update Nos. 1-5 on: the professor's emailed desire to "shoot at least 200 students before killing myself"; the defense's excuse for his emails; allegations Reinscheid has a violent past; new domestic ... More >>
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August 10, 2012
Anna Oung, Found in Car Trunk, is Likely a Postpartum Psychosis Suicide Victim: Police
The Irvine Police Department dealt this week with a case that had the makings of something rare in America's Safest City: a murder.Anna Oung, 31, of Long Beach, was found dead in the trunk of her car. That her husband led police to the exact location hours after reporting her missing could have rais ... More >>
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August 9, 2012
Soon Keun Kim, Accused Madame, Among 6 Held for Alleged Prostitution Ring in Irvine
Irvine Police say they broke up a prostitution ring Wednesday afternoon, and to illustrate the bust the cop shop released booking photos of everyone who was arrested, including suspected madame Soon Keun Kim shown here.That should read mugs were put out there of everyone busted except the lone male ... More >>
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July 31, 2012
[UPDATED with Judge Denying Bail:] Rainer Klaus Reinscheid, UCI Professor, Charged for Fires, Threatening Murders and Sex Crimes
See Update No. 3 on judge denying bail for Rainer Klaus Reinscheid, his arraignment being delayed and other details.See Update No. 2 at the end of this post on the University High School infraction that apparently led to the suicide of the UCI professor's son and the charges pending against the acad ... More >>
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July 20, 2012
Mawufemor Bierko Accused of Crumbling Girl Scouts' Cookies by Stealing More Than $100k
A Cal State Long Beach graduate suspected of embezzling more than $100,000 from the Girl Scouts of Orange County was arrested at a Wisconsin airport earlier this month and is awaiting extradition back to California, according to U.S. Marshals and Irvine Police.Marshals were reportedly acting on a t ... More >>
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July 13, 2012
Jennifer McClain Accused of Rash of SoCal Thefts from Lady Gym Lockers
Irvine Police believe they have nabbed Southern California's prolific lady gym locker burglar, who has been linked to health-club heists in eight cities in Orange, San Diego and Los Angeles counties, including five alone in Irvine.Jennifer McClain, 34, was arrested Wednesday by Irvine Police detecti ... More >>
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June 20, 2012
[UPDATED with Possible Victim I.D., Easters' Past:] Kent Wycliffe Easter and Jillianne Bjorkholm Easter, Attorney Couple, Allegedly Planted Drugs on School Volunteer
See end of the post for victim possibly identified in lawsuit Kent Easter filed against her and his wife Jill's legal and crime-thriller background. ORIGINAL POST, JUNE 19, 2:23 P.M.: Kent and Jill Easter are accused of being very bad eggs.The husband and wife attorneys face charges today of planti ... More >>
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June 13, 2012
Shalabh Rastogi Indicted for Strangulation-Murder of Wife Jalina George
The Orange County Grand Jury today indicted Shalabh Rastogi for last month's strangulation-murder of the 39-year-old Irvine resident's wife, Jalina George.The father of three, who is being held without bail pending arraignment Friday on the indictment, is charged with one felony count of murder and ... More >>
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February 29, 2012
[UPDATED with Charges, Lewd Details:] Nicole Ethel McMillen, 41, Accused of Sex with 14-Year-Old Boy in Her Irvine Home
UPDATE, FEB. 29, 5:39 P.M.: In announcing the charges filed today against school aide Nicole Ethel McMillen, the Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) alleged the 41-year-old mother kept a "fun" home in Irvine's Northpark community that drew many children, and that she blew and committe ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Irvine Cops Go After Drivers Who Eat, Text or Otherwise Don't Pay Attention Behind Wheel
Jorene Ypanto Nicolas pleaded not guilty at her arraignment on manslaughter charges Monday despite law enforcement's contention the San Diego 29-year-old's distracted driving caused the death of 23-year-old Deanna Mauer. Inattentive motoring--which can include eating, texting or just not paying ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Another Day, Another Craigslist Crime in Irvine
The city of Irvine proudly proclaims itself America's safest city, and it surely is when it comes to your garden variety rapes, assaults and murders. But even America's safest city must deal with scam artists, boiler room operators and FBI informants who infiltrate mosques. Indeed, it's that ball ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Luther Clayborn Dawson Jr. Caught in the Act of Selling Phony iPhones: Police
Irvine Police detectives say they got Luther Clayborn Dawson Jr.'s number, arresting the San Marcos 41-year-old Monday for allegedly using craigslist to find iPhone buyers who later discovered the iPhone boxes only contained owner manuals and rectangular pieces of ceramic tile. Police Lt. Julia E ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Sunmee Kim Allegedly Met Korean Businessmen Online Before Pulling Off Elaborate Thefts
UPDATE, JAN. 3, 4:21 P.M.: Irvine Police confirm it was their Officer Joseph Jun who had the initial suspicions about the name Sunmee Kim is alleged to have presented as her own, so he deserves the credit for starting the chain of events that led to her capture. ORIGINAL POST, JAN. 3, 2:39 P.M.: ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
Paul Kim, Church Enforcer of Family Discipline, Accused of Beating Teen with Metal Pipe
A man portrayed as a church enforcer of discipline on the children of church members has been arrested for allegedly beating an Irvine teen with a metal pipe at least a dozen times.Paul Kim, 39, of Chino Hills, made his $100,000 bail Thursday at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamong ... More >>
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October 22, 2011
Sprinklers Disrupt Irvine Protest
Occupy Orange County organizer D'Marie Mullatierri said Irvine activists got a rude awakening this morning when the sprinkler system on the lawn in front of the Irvine city hall suddenly activated. This is the same lawn where the group, who is standing in solidarity with Occupy Wall Str ... More >>
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October 17, 2011
[UDATED: Irvine Police Squelch Attempts at Occupation] Corporate Abuses Prompt Large Irvine Rally
UPDATE OCT. 17, 4:45 p.m.:Brandon Ferguson Despite the fact that Irvine Police have told Occupy Orange County protesters they cannot camp in the city, the group seems determined to stay put. Several tents have been set up on the lawn located at the intersection of Alton Parkway and Harvard A ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
Reason No. 247 Not to Trust a Man in a Pony-Tail: He Touches Little Girls Inappropriately in Irvine
That kid from The Wire who was too much of a pussy to be a gangsta has been annoying little girls in Irvine. Well, at least that's who the person depicted in this composite drawing looks like to me. He's described as black, age 20-26, 6 foot, 180-190 lbs. with a muscular build, brown eyes and bl ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
[UPDATED with I.D.:] 77-Year-Old Sung Lee Run Over Surveying Crash He Caused
UPDATE, SEPT. 13, 9:31 A.M.: The 77-year-old man killed in a freak traffic accident in Irvine Monday morning has been identified as Sung Lee. The Irvine resident was standing on Summit Road assessing the damage from a collision caused when he drove his Lexus SUV into a parked and unoccupied garde ... More >>
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September 2, 2011
Tapu Aniceto Sitagata Faces Murder Count for DUI Crash That Killed His Nephew
Tapu Aniceto Sitagata and his hearty-partying family were kicked out of Newport Five Cocktail Lounge in Tustin in December for getting too rowdy. They were still in the parking lot when the bartender locked up at 2 a.m. So, the bartender offered to call the 27-year-old Santa Ana man a cab. He re ... More >>
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August 10, 2011
Victor George Gillespie, Only 21, Faces Third-Strike Conviction and 35 Years to Life in the Slammer
Don't call Victor George Gillespie an underachiever: the Irvine resident will amble into a Santa Ana courtroom today for a trial that may end with his conviction on a third strike . . . . . . by the ripe old age of 21!He's facing a possible sentence of 35 years to life in state prison.
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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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March 28, 2011
[UPDATED with Not Guilty Pleas:] Gabino Valdivia-Guzman and Zenaido Valdivia-Guzman, Brothers Accused of Murdering Unidentified Woman and Setting Her on Fire, Claim They Are Not Guilty
UPDATE, MARCH 28, 5:11 P.M.: Brothers Gabino Baldivia-Guzman, 32, of Costa Mesa, and Zenaido Baldivia-Guzman, 25, of Santa Ana, pleaded not guilty Friday to murdering a woman in September 2009 and setting her body on fire in an Irvine business park lot. The pleas were made in Harbor Justice Ce ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
Gabino Valdivia-Guzman and Zenaido Valdivia-Guzman, Brothers Accused of Murdering Unidentified Woman and Setting Her on Fire
I'd almost forgotten about the murder of an African-American woman found burned to death in the parking lot of an Irvine business park in September 2009.To this day, the woman has yet to be identified, but the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced today that her killers have: brother ... More >>
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July 20, 2010
Kyle McCann and Jason Mathewes Arrested for Being Spectrum's Alleged Water-Bottle Bombers
If you happened to be at the Irvine Spectrum Monday night, you might have heard some loud pops.No, this was not misdirected Dolby blasts from the shopping and entertainment center's cine-megalopolis.Just ask the two Mission Viejo teens arrested for making the racket.
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June 3, 2010
Arash Riazati Charged With Unprovoked Iranian-American-on-Hispanic Hate Crime
As if Hispanics don't feel ganged up on already (see Arizona, every "Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day," every other Navel Gazing comment), now they apparently have to worry about Iranian-Americans.Or, at least the one from Irvine charged with a hate crime.
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March 25, 2010
[UPDATED:] Ernesto Hernandez Avalos CONVICTED of Murdering Boss With Shovel and Pickax
UPDATE: We now know Ernesto Hernandez Avalos has been convicted, although we still don't know what the deal is with his face. Details (and lack thereof) below . . . Courtesy of Orange County District Attorney's OfficeHey, Ernesto Avalos Hernandez, what's up with your face?UPDATE: Ernesto Hernand ... More >>
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March 11, 2010
Santa Ana Medical Marijuana Grower is Victim and Suspect
After responding to an armed robbery Friday, Irvine Police indicated the city may shut down the victimized business: a medical marijuana dispensary.After responding to a robbery in Santa Ana Monday in which the homeowner was beaten by two men, Orange County sheriff's deputies seized items from th ... More >>
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March 11, 2010
FBI Raids Irvine-Based Law Firm
Photo by Randall MarquisULG's motto: "Legal services for honest Americans."Do not give this man your money. Irvine-based loan modification firm, United Law Group, was raided this afternoon by the FBI and Irvine Police.Robert Buscho The firm describes itself on its website as one of the largest ... More >>
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December 8, 2009
Robot Chicken Produces Claim in Non-Explosive Melon Caper
Remember that melon with wires protruding out of it that brought the Orange County Sheriff's Department bomb squad to an Irvine business park the afternoon of Nov. 13? The incident that ended with an arrest and the discovery that, despite bomb threats having been called in, it was not a bomb but, ... More >>
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September 14, 2009
Just Another Orange County Murder: Jane Doe in Irvine [NEW UPDATE]
Courtesy of Irvine Police DepartmentDays after releasing the artist's sketch above depicting the woman whose badly burned body was found in the parking lot of a closed business in the 1800 block of Kettering in Irvine on Sept. 5, Irvine police have presented another piece of evidence they hope wi ... More >>
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August 25, 2009
Crime Time: Brawling Girls! Duct-Taped to Pole! Brawling Golfers! Tots on Train Tracks!
Not funny! It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--with a Monday dedicated to the ladies . . . awwwww yeah! MONDAY, AUG. 17Pub Brawl Two women fought as men prodded them on around closing time (2 a.m.) at Auld Dubliner restaurant and pub, 2497 Park Ave., Tustin. The big loser was ... More >>
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