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April 30, 2013
All Rise . . . Now Scatter as Cash-Stapped Orange County Plays Musical Courthouses
Big changes are afoot in the Orange County court system thanks to a lack of state funding.The Harbor Justice Center in Laguna Hills will close July 1, and family-law cases handled in Santa Ana Superior Court will be moved to the Lamoureaux Justice Center in Orange.
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December 19, 2012
Kirk Robert Lotzgesell, Ex-Cop Who Stole $60k from Cop Charity, Cops to Being a Stinkin' Thief
A former La Habra police officer, who misrepresented himself as an active duty cop on medical leave when he was given a volunteer treasurer position with a nonprofit police football charity he would go on to steal $60,000 from, cut a plea deal that should have him spending a year in jail and m ... More >>
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October 31, 2012
[UPDATED with Arraignment Details:] Did Pastor Joseph Angel Olvera Touch You With More Than His Sermon?
See the update at the end of this post with arraignment details.ORIGINAL POST, OCT. 11, 4:25 P.M.: Pastor Joseph Angel Olvera, who operates a shelter for at-risk youths at his Lifeline Ministries church in Fullerton, is facing misdemeanor sexual battery charges after a female teen accused the 54-yea ... More >>
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October 4, 2012
[UPDATED With Conviction] Robert Bruce Engel, Chronic Public Library Masturbator, Faces Trial Today
See the update with information about today's conviction at the bottom of this post.ORIGINAL POST, OCT. 3, 2012 1 P.M.: According to the Orange County District Attorney's Office, registered sex offender Robert Bruce Engel is the sort of cat who enjoys masturbating in public spaces for an audience of ... More >>
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August 31, 2012
Jason Ara Erpinar, MySpace Rapist Who Previously Pleaded Guilty, is Convicted Again
When we Gazed our Navel on MySpace rapist Jason Ara Erpinar and his unicorn-follicle horn being tried the first time in August 2011, we received comments from his pals claiming there is no way the Yorba Linda 23-year-old sexually assaulted three woman, that we were out to get him and that his victim ... More >>
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May 29, 2012
Richard Vu Nguyen Faces Trial for On-Camera Beating of Roommate with Down Syndrome
A Garden Grove man faces trial Wednesday for kicking the head and body of his 45-year-old female roommate with Down Syndrome.Richard Vu Nguyen, also 45, is charged with a felony count of dependent adult abuse that, with a conviction, could land him in state prison for four years. Unfortunately for N ... More >>
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March 14, 2012
LAPD Officer Charged with Threatening Fullerton Woman's Life
It sounds like the Los Angeles Police Department found a regular Cyrano de Bergerac when it hired Sgt. Joshua Jinwook Chong. The Orange County District Attorney says the 41-year-old Fullerton resident sent threatening text messages to an unidentified woman with whom he had formerly been romantica ... More >>
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March 13, 2012
OCDA Charges Former Fullerton Police Officer with Destroying Evidence
And the bad news just keeps rolling in for the Fullerton Police Department. Today the Orange County District Attorney's Office charged 41-year-old former FPD officer Thomas Mater with one misdemeanor count of destroying evidence relevant to the in-custody death of Dean Gochenour. On April 1 ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
Deborah Therese Sparso, CHP Officer, Allegedly Used Prescription Forms to Take Paid Time Off
A California Highway Patrol officer who worked out of the Westminster office is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on charges of having blank prescription forms she used to take paid medical time off from work. Deborah Therese Sparso, 46, of Anaheim Hills, could get up to six months in jail with ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
[UPDATED with Charges, Victim I.D.:] Zazell Preston, OC Homicide No. 68: Husband William Wallace Held in Her Murder
UPDATE, DEC. 28, 11:48 A.M.: The woman beaten to death Christmas morning--allegedly at the hands of her husband--has been identified as Zazell Preston. An Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) statement on today's arraignment of William Wallace (pictured at right) also mentions the coup ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
OC's Scariest People 2011
Celebrating the Day of the Dead with some of the county's worst offenders
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September 1, 2011
[UPDATED with Judge's Affirmation:] Armando Macias: DEATH!
Courtesy of OCDAArmando MaciasUPDATE, SEPT. 1, 1:26 P.M.: Superior Court Judge Francisco Briseno today affirmed the death sentence for gang member Armando Macias, the triggerman in a bizarre family murder plot in 2002.A jury that convicted Macias in April for his role in the slaying followed up ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
[UPDATED with Sentence:] Sean Paul Delacerda, LA County Sheriff's Deputy, Gets 13 Years for Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend
UPDATE, JULY 25, 8:26 A.M: Sitting on top of his ex-girlfriend so she could not escape and holding his hand over her mouth so she could not scream, Sean Paul Delacerda put the barrel of a gun he'd just placed a bullet in into his mouth and pulled the trigger.Click.The gun did not fire, but th ... More >>
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June 24, 2011
[UPDATED with Anaheim Response:] Paul Lawrence Wadley, Retired Police Chief, Left Nude Photos and Exposed His Junk on Park Trails
The WadUPDATE, JUNE 24, 10:11 A.M.: I still haven't heard back from the Anaheim City Attorney's office over its prosecution of retired pervy police chief Paul Lawrence Wadley. Perhaps given my history with the case (see the 150 updates that precede this one), they assume I'll blame them for the ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
[UPDATED with Medical License Suspended:] Yashwant Balgiri Giri Accused of Sex Assaults on Unconscious Patients
UPDATE, JUNE 6, 12:40 P.M.: A Placentia-Linda Hospital anesthesiologist accused of sexually abusing two unconscious females admitted for surgical procedures has had his medical license suspended, according to the California Medical Board.Yashwant Balgiri Giri pleaded not guilty to the charges aga ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
[UPDATED with Sentence:] Armando Macias: DEATH!
Courtesy of OCDAArmando MaciasUPDATE, MAY 19, 6:08 P.M.: A jury today recommended that gang member Armando Macias, 35, of Lancaster, receive the death penalty for his role in a bizarre family murder plot in 2002.It was Macias who "executed" 44-year-old David Montemayor, who was fleeing after bri ... More >>
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April 21, 2011
[UPDATED with Conviction:] Armando Macias Faces Death Penalty for Bizarre Family Murder Plot
Courtesy of OCDAArmando MaciasUPDATE, APRIL 21, 5:56 P.M.: A jury in Santa Ana today found Armando Macias guilty of murder--a conviction that could bring the 35-year-old Lancaster gang banger the death penalty.Macias was part of the family murder plot of businessman David Montemayor, 44, of Buena ... More >>
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April 15, 2011
Sean Paul Delacerda, Deputy Who Put Gun in His Mouth, Assaulted Ex- and Posed for Ugly Mug
UPDATE, APRIL 15, 2010, 10:43 A.M: 27-year-old Sean Paul Delacerda has been convicted of assaulting an ex-girlfriend with a firearm after accusing her of cheating and violently holding her against her will at gunpoint in her apartment.But the Fullerton resident, who is looking at up to 18 yea ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
[UPDATED] Armando Macias Faces Death Penalty for Bizarre Family Murder Plot
David MontemayorUPDATE, MARCH 28, 9:34 A.M.: The Orange County District Attorney's Office (OCDA) today goes for a third death penalty conviction and sixth and final conviction overall in the 2002 murder of a Buena Park man that was set in motion by his sister, who was jealous he was being handed ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
Fernando Manuel Ruiz Allegedly Impersonated a Cop Investigating a Robbery to Rob Movie Theater
As part of a misdemeanor case of filing a false vehicle registration, Fernando Manuel Ruiz of Los Angeles agreed to submit a sample of his DNA to cops.The 38-year-old may not have known at the time that the submission would lead to his arrest for a cold case armed robbery of a Buena Park movie th ... More >>
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November 2, 2010
[UPDATED:] Ruben Rodriguez Now Accused of Flashing 12 Girls Near Schools
UPDATE: Three more girls have come forward to allege the suspect exposed himself to them (see end of post) . . . A 21-year-old Anaheim man has been arrested for allegedly exposing himself to at least nine girls between the ages of 12 and 17 over the last two months.
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September 24, 2010
Elizabeth Cuevas Villanueva and Her Ice Pick May Prove She's Craziest Ex-GF Ever
Eating, texting or ironing your pants behind the wheel are distracting enough, but can you imagine trying to drive with an ice pick sticking out of your head?The ex-boyfriend of Elizabeth Cuevas Villanueva probably did not have time to think of that shortly after he slid into his Mercedes-Benz in ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Angel Herrera Leal Convicted of Murder in Wrong Way Disney Way DUI Crash
We told you last week about Angel Herrera Leal facing a murder charge in Fullerton's North Justice Center a December 2008 crash on the 5 freeway near Disney Way in Anaheim that occurred after the Los Angeles 30-year-old drove several miles the wrong way. Leal was found guilty by a jury today of ... More >>
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September 14, 2010
Andrew Thomas Gallo, Accused of Killing Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart and 2 Others, is Not Only Alleged Drunken Driver Up on Murder Today
Andrew Thomas GalloSeparate murder trials for two alleged drunken drivers begin this morning in Orange County.One you've heard a lot about, the other not so much.Guess that's to be expected when a rookie phenom Angels pitcher is a murder victim in the more talked-about case.
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August 16, 2010
Luis Alberto Pineda Accused of Molesting Boys He Met as Soccer Coach and Karate Instructor
Law enforcement is asking people to come forward if they have information on a 29-year-old Anaheim resident who taught martial arts and coached youth soccer in Fullerton.Luis Alberto Pineda is facing multiple child molestation charges in the sexual assaults of two young boys he met while coaching ... More >>
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July 28, 2010
[UPDATED:] Shawn Kelli Sepulveda, Who Left Her Baby to Die in Dumpster, Convicted
UPDATE: Shawn Kelli Sepulveda was convicted of attempted murder today. Details on her sentencing at end of post . . . A Laguna Niguel woman was convicted today of leaving her newborn daughter to die in an apartment complex dumpster.
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May 20, 2010
Kainat Syeda, Anaheim Police Cadet Accused of Embezzling $225,000 in Vehicle Impound Fees
A former Anaheim Police Department cadet is accused of stealing more than $225,000 in cash fees paid to the City of Anaheim for the release of impounded vehicles. If convicted, 23-year-old Kainat Syeda of Buena Park could get probation. Or two years in state prison. Or up to 46 years in the big h ... More >>
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April 23, 2010
Sean Paul Delacerda, Deputy Accused of Placing Bullet in Gun, Putting Gun in His Mouth, Pulling Trigger, Assaulting His Ex-
Courtesy of Orange County District Attorney's OfficeSean Paul DelacerdaA Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was charged by the Orange County District Attorney's Office this week with assaulting his ex-girlfriend by pointing a gun at her--right after having put a bullet in the weapon, sticking th ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
Did 22-Year-Old Force You to Give Him Oral?
What is it with guys in their early 20s forcing their dicks on young women around here?The Orange County District Attorney's office reached out to the public Dec. 10 to determine if there are other victims of Jason Ara Erpinar, a Yorba Linda 20-year-old charged with raping three women, two of who ... More >>
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December 10, 2009
Did This Man Rape You?
Courtesy of Orange County District AttorneyJason Ara Erpinar, 20, of Yorba Linda, could get 45 years in prison if the rape charges against him stick.The Orange County District Attorney's office is reaching out to the public today to determine if there are other victims of a 20-year-old Yorba Lind ... More >>

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