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May 21, 2012
[UPDATED with Blood Spilled:] Chapman and Fullerton Undies Runs are Sights for Sore Eyes (and Fingers)
UPDATE, MAY 21, 3:35 P.M.: It's been pointed out that since this blog mentioned the hospitalization of two young women in their 20s--one for "alcohol-related" complications and the other for an arm injury suffered after falling down--following Chapman University's 2012 Spring Undies Run, we should a ... More >>
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May 17, 2012
Gail Diane Panella-Monestere, Former Parent Teacher Group President, Accused of $22k Theft
The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) president at Sun View Elementary School in Huntington Beach is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on charges of embezzling more than $22,000 from school fundraisers. Gail Diane Panella-Monestere, 52, of Huntington Beach, faces one felony count of grand theft b ... More >>
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April 25, 2012
Jaime Robert Galvez, Sheriff's Community Service Officer, Cops to Threats to Jailed Ex-
An Orange County Sheriff's community service officer pleaded guilty today to violating a domestic violence protective order by making negative and threatening comments over the phone to a female inmate with whom he'd had a romantic relationship. Since she was in jail, all the threatening calls wer ... More >>
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April 11, 2012
Snot Bandit Strikes at Costa Mesa Bar, Forgets Loot
Hear the one about a man who walks into a bar . . .Well, an apparently intoxicated man with snot on his sweatshirt walks into a bar . . .This isn't a joke:An apparently intoxicated, masked man with snot on his sweatshirt and holding a revolver walked into a Costa Mesa bar early this morning and dema ... More >>
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March 10, 2012
School Boy Allegedly Sodomized Inside a Tustin Public Library
A 23-year-old Anaheim man decided yesterday afternoon to use an Orange County public library for illegal sex, according to Tustin police.The scenario gets more disturbing.A 13-year-old boy had gone to the library after school to study, but ended up a rape victim.Police say Robert Howard Claudio s ... More >>
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March 2, 2012
What We Learned, Feb. 25-March 2
FEB. 25: I think my house turns up in Mox's "Horrible Homes for Sale." I didn't even know it was for sale. Uh-oh.FEB. 26: A homeless man fights with two Fullerton police officers, but before muttering "don't like where this is going," understand that transient Mark Charbonneaux was later booked i ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Jose Luis Capacete, Wannabe Cop and Alleged Serial Rapist, Tied to at Least 3 Sex Assaults
Authorities have linked a Brink's Security guard who went through the police academy and has applied to become a cop to three Orange County rapes.And authorities fear suspected serial rapist Jose Luis Capacete, 39, of Baldwin Park, may have struck others besides the women sexually assaulted befor ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
Ahmad Mabrok Accused of Being Naked Hummer Limo Thief
YouTubeThey call him the streak.A thief was fully clothed when he stole a Hummer limo at gunpoint in Irvine Saturday night.But, as a helicopter officer informed after the man who led cops on a bi-county chase jumped out of the stretch in Whittier and started running, "He's naked!"
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November 16, 2011
[UPDATED with 2nd Victim, Charges:] David Elifar Verduzco Accused of Molesting 9-Year-Old Girl
UPDATE, NOV. 16, 3:01 P.M.: An Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) statement on the sexual assault charges against David Elifar Verduzco reveal that the 32-year-old now has an alleged 12-year-old female victim to go along with the 9-year-old girl he is accused of molesting, and that ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Mom Accused of Locking Daughter in Closet for 6 Hours Locked Up
A Costa Mesa mom accused of hitting her daughter three times with a stick and locking the 13-year-old in a closet for six hours over bad grades found herself on an extended time out.In Orange County Jail.Someone concerned about the abuse alleged to have happened Oct. 29 reportedly contacted Cost ... More >>
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September 30, 2011
Ruben Tapia Accused of Threatening Girlfriend with Knife, Hitting Her and 1-Month-Old, Trying to Burn Down Home and Generally Acting Like an A-hole
Officers responding to a domestic violence call in Placentia Thursday morning were told a 32-year-old man struck his girlfriend and her 1-month-old baby, threatened the woman with a knife and then doused their apartment with lighter fluid before turning the gas stove on in an unsuccessful attempt ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
[UPDATED with More Victims Sought:] Steven Neil Paff, Registered and Monitored Sex Offender, Locked Up Due to a Mom's Tenacity
UPDATE, JULY 27, 9:31 A.M.: Convicted sex offender Steven Neil Paff pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday to annoying a 13-year-old girl inside a Foothill Ranch supermarket July 5.But the 46-year-old transient may have more court pleadings in his future as a police agency in Los Angeles C ... More >>
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July 22, 2011
[UPDATED with Arraignment Continued to Sept.:] Catherine Kieu Becker Cut Off Hubby's Pecker and Tossed It in Garbage Disposal (Allegedly)
UPDATED, JULY 22, 4:22 P.M.: Orange County Superior Court Judge Debra Carrillo in Westminster agreed to continue Catherine Kieu Becker's arraignment until Sept. 23.The 48-year-old Garden Grove resident's public defender, Frank Bittar, asked Carrillo to bar the media from covering the proceedings ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
[UPDATED with 17 More Swept Up:] 26 Charged with Carrying Out Mexican Mafia Orders in OC Jail
UPDATE, JULY 14, 5:01 P.M.: Besides the 26 Mexican Mafia members the District Attorney's office is prosecuting as a result of the Orange County Jail crimes uncovered through "Operation Black Flag," 17 Costa Mesa gang members were swept up by federal indictments related to the investigation.The in ... More >>
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July 8, 2011
[BREAKING:] Plum Crazy Fool Takes Deputy's Gun from Holster at John Wayne Airport
This afternoon at John Wayne Airport, a man managed to come up on a uniformed sheriff's deputy from behind and remove his gun from his holster.The deputy and a second sheriff's department employee managed to recover the gun and take the man into custody without any shots being fired. The employee ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
Charolette Engle, Jailed July 1 on DUI Offense, Dies in Custody 2 Days Later
Newport Beach police arrested Charlotte Engle on suspicion of a DUI-related offense July 1 and took the 54-year-old Huntington Beach resident to Orange County Jail. During booking, jail officials determined Engle suffered from high-blood pressure and took her to Western Medical Center in Santa An ... More >>
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July 6, 2011
Bong Soo Kim, Korea Times Ad Rep, Busted for Allegedly Embezzling $140,000
Garden Grove police today arrested a Korea Times advertising representative for allegedly having businesses write checks in his name that were deposited into his personal account--to the tune of more than $140,000 over the past two years. Bong Soo Kim, 52, was booked into Orange County Jail on su ... More >>
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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 >>
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May 31, 2011
James Harry Fluch Accused of Embezzling $822,000 From Buddy's Business to Fund Lavish Lifestyle
A former Rancho Santa Margarita accounting consultant is scheduled to be arraigned in Santa Ana today for allegedly embezzling $822,000 from a longtime friend's company, using the ill-gotten money to pay off seven credit cards that racked up charges for gasoline, bar tabs, restaurant bills, cable ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
UPDATED: Machete Used In Sunday 'Ninja' Attack at South Coast Plaza
Bring your wallet, not your macheteA 19-year-old plumber with blond hair and blue eyes is sitting in Orange County Jail this morning after police say he used a 25-inch machete to attack a man Sunday night in the parking lot of Orange County's most internationally acclaimed shopping center: South ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
Bradley Stewart Wagner, Dirty Anaheim Cop, Avoids Serving His Prison Sentence For Sex Crimes
Wagner: I'm guilty. Wait, I'm not guilty if it means prison time.Bradley Stewart Wagner--the prize embarrassment of the Anaheim Police Department for using his badge to violently sexually assault three women he believed were illegal immigrants near Disneyland--is baaaaaaack.Well, to be precise, W ... More >>
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March 23, 2011
Felicia Marie Moberly Allegedly Punches Security Guard and Spits on Deputy at Pot Clinic
Talk about smoke monsters!A woman who became increasingly agitated while failing to obtain marijuana from several dispensaries in Lake Forest Tuesday evening was confronted by a security guard--who she promptly punched in the face, according to sheriff's deputies.And, after deputies responded to ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
[UPDATED] James Arroyo, Orange County Jail Cook, Charged for Allegedly Groping Two Female Inmates
UPDATE, MARCH 4, 10:02 A.M.: Fifty-four-year-old James Arroyo of Fullerton could go from being an Orange County jail cook to inmate for allegedly getting touchy-feely with two women behind bars.In a statement on Arroyo's charges (after the jump), the Orange County District Attorney's office annou ... More >>
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February 16, 2011
James Arroyo, Orange County Jail Cook, Popped for Allegedly Copping Feel of Female Inmate's Boobs
Orange County Jail cook James Arroyo was arrested for allegedly touching the breasts of a female inmate.The woman, whom 54-year-old Arroyo was supervising in the Intake/Release Center kitchen Monday, reached up for something on a top pantry shelf when the cook is said to have moved in for a feel.
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January 27, 2011
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
Orange County Jail cook James Arroyo was arrested for allegedly touching the breasts of a female inmate.The woman, whom 54-year-old Arroyo was supervising in the Intake/Release Center kitchen Monday, reached up for something on a top pantry shelf when the cook is said to have moved in for a feel.
Blogs
December 17, 2010
Steven Griego Booked for Alleged Sex Assault of 13-Year-Old Boy . . . Three Years Ago
"Hey, what's going on on this side?"According to the charges, Steven Griego, 40, of Lancaster, sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy three times during the summer in Cypress and Garden Grove.That's the summer of 2007.Now 16, the unidentified boy just told his parents about the uninvited attacks b ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
[UPDATED:] Inmate Dies at Orange County Jail
Update, December 2, 12:38 p.m.: The inmate who was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead in his Orange County Jail cell has been identified as Keith Eric Files, 28, of Costa Mesa.Files was serving three years of probation for a 2009 burglary and identity theft conviction, according to cour ... More >>
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August 13, 2010
Taylor Hart, 19, an OC Jail Suicide: Coroner
The county coroner says a 19-year-old found dead at the Orange County Jail in Santa Ana early today committed suicide.Taylor Hart, who'd been arrested Aug. 7 for allegedly robbing the Nordstrom's store in Mission Viejo, was discovered by deputies on routine rounds in ... More >>
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August 3, 2010
William Robert Wedgeworth Reported to Have Hanged Himself in Newport Beach Jail
We recently told you about the in-custody death of an Orange County Jail inmate.Now, another man has died in a different OC jail.
Blogs
July 26, 2010
[UPDATED:] Gregorio Torres, Jail Inmate, Dies
UPDATE: Why the deceased was in custody (see end of post) . . .An Orange County Jail inmate died while under a hospital's care, according to a very brief statement from the Orange County Sheriff's Department that follows after the jump. Gregorio Torres was 43.
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May 28, 2010
Task Force Raids La Habra Grow Room, Arrests 3, Seizes 60 Marijuana Plants
View Larger Map A group a group that included La Habra police, Placentia police, Orange County and Anaheim SWAT and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement raided a La Habra warehouse Thursday and seized 60 plants from a marijuana grow room. Three were arrested.
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April 22, 2010
[UPDATED:] Santa Ana Police Kill Robbery Suspect
UPDATE: Police identified the man killed by officers (details below) . . . flickr user rikroseBang!Armed men walked into El Metate Market near Bristol Street and Edinger Avenue in Santa Ana before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and snatched the purse of a woman shopping with her husband.The hubby tussled wit ... More >>
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November 3, 2009
78-Year-Old Man Arrested for Kicking Cop in the Nuts (Twice)
What began as a routine traffic stop Wednesday ended with the arrest of a 78-year-old Garden Grove man for allegedly battering a much younger police officer--an attack the cops say included grandpa kicking the patrolman in the nuts. Twice!
Blogs
September 14, 2009
Just Another Orange County Murder: Rebecca Benedict
View Larger MapUC Irvine graduate student Brian Hughes Benedict, 35, shot his 30-year-old ex-wife Rebecca Benedict during a custody exchange of the couple's 4-year-old son around 7 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot outside graduate student apartments at 4200 Verano Place, Irvine, police say. The woman ... More >>
Blogs
September 4, 2009
White Supremacist Party Made in Garden Grove
Jaimee Lynn Fletcher has a fascinating piece in today's Orange County Register about a pro-white (as in Caucasian) political group forming in Garden Grove. Supporters of the Golden State Party notified the Secretary of State in May they would try to qualify as a political party for 2010, electi ... More >>
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August 11, 2009
Crime Time: Ninja! Gang-y! Homeless! Unappreciative! Dead!
Friday: Paging Chuck Norris!It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--now with more unappreciative homeless men, alleged Ecstasy pushers and Ninjas, Ninjas, Ninjas! MONDAY, AUG. 3Wrong-Way Minivan After clocking a green minivan at 80 mph south on Beach Boulevard near the 405 freewa ... More >>
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March 27, 2009
It's a Quick Read 21
Orange County Register: It's not the happiest place on Earth today, as Disneyland begins laying off back-office employees and telling employees of a Paradise Pier Hotel restaurant it will close. . . . Motivational speaker Gary Shawkey was booked into Orange County Jail on murder charges after s ... More >>
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January 13, 2009
Ex-LAPD Cop Admits Guilt in OC Kiddie Picture Arousal Case
A visibly nervous Ralph Cameron Lakin II (pictured) stood out this morning in Superior Court Judge Steven Bromberg's courtroom not just because he wore a natty suit (tan slacks, green coat and floral-patterned tie), but also because the other criminal defendants awaiting attention were hoodlums or ... More >>
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July 16, 2008
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson goes on a . . .
. . . rampage. Of course he does. In what assorted Internet pundits are already calling the stupidest hit-and-run ever, Ultimate Fighting Championship superstar (and Irvine resident) Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, who was the subject of this 2007 Weekly cover story, was arrested yesterday in Balboa aft ... More >>
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January 25, 2008
One Less Haidl in Prison
Sometime on Saturday, according to the OC Register, Greg Haidl will be released from prison. He is being released early because he was given automatic credit for good time and work time while in prison and for the time he served in the Orange County Jail before his sentencing, according to Bill Ses ... More >>
Blogs
January 23, 2008
The Biggest Losers: Cops or Deputies?
Ten Santa Ana police officers and ten Orange County Sheriff's deputies are facing off to see who can drop ten percent of their total weight first. There's really not a lot else I feel I need to say about this one. I'm also laughing too hard to type. "Maureen Albrecht, 55, a senior deputy coroner's ... More >>
Blogs
July 4, 2007
Al Gore III - What a dope
Al Gore's 24-year-old son graced our fair county with his presence earlier today - allegedly with an ounce of marijuana and other controlled substances (Vicodin, Valium, Xanax and Adderall) he didn't have a prescription for. He was stopped by the OC sheriff's department when they caught him going 10 ... More >>
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April 8, 2007
God Bless the Wabs of SanTana
"I bet you someone's going to be playing that music," my girlfriend said with resignation as we saw the KTLA-TV Channel 5 News at 10. The music: "Dos Locos," the klezmer mestizaje masterpiece by pasito durangüense icons Los Horóscopos de Durango. The occasion: a man escaped from the Ora ... More >>
Columns
October 27, 2005
Diary of a Mad County
"I bet you someone's going to be playing that music," my girlfriend said with resignation as we saw the KTLA-TV Channel 5 News at 10. The music: "Dos Locos," the klezmer mestizaje masterpiece by pasito durangüense icons Los Horóscopos de Durango. The occasion: a man escaped from the Ora ... More >>
Columns
September 1, 2005
'I Really Like the One on VD'
"I bet you someone's going to be playing that music," my girlfriend said with resignation as we saw the KTLA-TV Channel 5 News at 10. The music: "Dos Locos," the klezmer mestizaje masterpiece by pasito durangüense icons Los Horóscopos de Durango. The occasion: a man escaped from the Ora ... More >>
News
August 11, 2005
Justice Takes a Beating
OC court greenlights torture in local jails
News
March 24, 2005
Parting Shots
WEB EXCLUSIVE! Footage shows Haidl II closing arguments, jurors struggle to reach verdict
Columns
May 29, 2003
Beach Fuzz
WEB EXCLUSIVE! Footage shows Haidl II closing arguments, jurors struggle to reach verdict
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February 7, 2002
Diary of a Mad County
WEB EXCLUSIVE! Footage shows Haidl II closing arguments, jurors struggle to reach verdict
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Big and Greasy
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