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Jennifer Renee Colwell, Accused of Torching Dana Point Lingerie Store in Fit Over Ex-Boyfriend, is Finally Wanted by Someone

Lingerie is supposed to create sparks in the bedroom, but Jennifer Renee Colwell allegedly went straight to the source.A judge issued an arrest warrant for the 42-year-old woman who failed to show up in Orange County Superior Court Tuesday on arson charges tied to her allegedly putting an ex-boyfrie ... More >>

Jose Luis Capacete, Brinks Guard Accused of Serial Rapes, Confessed to Cop: Prosecutor

A Brinks Armored Car company guard spent Christmas Eve 2011 threatening a Harbor Boulevard prostitute in Santa Ana with a Taser, tying her up, raping her and later telling a detective, "I did tie her up. I want to man up. I've been carrying this around with me."That was revealed in Orange County Sup ... More >>

Save San Onofre Coalition Files 2 Lawsuits to Stop Foothill/Eastern (241) Toll Road Extension

The Save San Onofre coalition filed two lawsuits in San Diego Superior Court Wednesday aimed at stopping what it considers the first five-mile segment of a 16-mile toll road that would ultimately cut through a south Orange County park and up against a northern San Diego County beach.The complaints a ... More >>

Anaheim City Council to Vote on $158 Million GardenWalk Hotel Giveaway Tuesday!

Next Tuesday, after much speculation, the divisive $158 million GardenWalk hotel subsidy will return before the Anaheim city council for a vote. The agenda for the meeting spells it all out as there will be "discussion and action" on a resolution for the economic assistance agreements (aka developer ... More >>

OC-Based Record, Film Producer Christopher B. Stokes Files Defamation Lawsuits

Entertainment world polymath Christopher B. Stokes filed two civil lawsuits this month in Orange County Superior Court alleging that two entities, a Youtube channel and an online radio show, violated California law by committing defamation against his character. Stokes--a music producer tied to B2K ... More >>

Meet the "Irvine 11" Appellate Case, Same as the "Irvine 11" Superior Court Case

The 77-page appellate brief filed this week by the defense seeking to overturn the misdemeanor convictions of 10 of the so-called "Irvine 11" boils down to the same question that was before Orange County Superior Court in 2011: Did the free speech rights of Muslim students who loudly and systematica ... More >>

ToughLove Advocate Igal Feibush Called A Scam Artist By California Appellate Justices

Igal Jonathan Feibush says he's an advocate of "tough love"--rehabilitation of troubled people with strict rules, but the Southern California businessman is getting a taste of his own medicine.Feibush--who boldly sued Drew Barrymore, VH1 and MTV for allegedly stealing what he claimed was his registe ... More >>

Richard Gustav Forsberg Guilty of Wife's Decapitation and Dismemberment Murder

Richard Gustavo Forsberg, the Rancho Santa Margarita man whose ever-changing stories about the whereabouts of his wife of nearly 40 years led to a homicide investigation, was convicted this morning in Orange County Superior Court. The jury found the 63-year-old guilty of second-degree murder in the ... More >>

OC Superior Court Judge Voids $158 Million Subsidy for Anaheim GardenWalk Hotels!

In response to a lawsuit filed against the city of Anaheim and hoteliers, Judge Steven Perk voided an ultra-controversial $158 million GardenWalk hotel subsidization project in Orange County Superior Court today citing a violation of the Ralph M. Brown Act. The tax giveaway earlier this year enraged ... More >>

Little Lupe Fuentes' Vaginal Likeness Lawsuit Moves From California Courts To Texas

We first reported in July that Southern California porn star Lupe "Little Lupe" Fuentes had filed a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court against the Texas manufacturer of Fleshlight, a flesh-like masturbatory sleeve that claims to perform the role of "artificial vagina" with the "most realistic s ... More >>

Joseph Manuel Orduna, NFL Player-Turned-Teacher, Has Child Annoyance Case Dismissed

Two days after a jury deadlocked 8-4 in favor of acquittal, a judge dismissed the misdemeanor child annoyance case against Joseph Manuel Orduna, the former NFL running back who was teaching at Godinez Fundamental High School in Santa Ana at the time of his arrest in February.Orange County Superior C ... More >>

William Scott Spalding, Gemologist-Movie Producer, Gets 10 Years for $280k Gold Scam

William Scott Spalding, the 47-year-old Irvine "gemologist" and "movie producer" who conned a single Huntington Beach mom out of $280,000 in a fake gold investment scam, pleaded guilty to a laundry list of charges today and was promptly sentenced to 10 years in state prison.He was also ordered to pa ... More >>

William F. Blackhall, Ex-School Music Booster, Pleads Not Guilty to Possessing Child Porn

A former official with an Ohio high school's music booster club pleaded not guilty in Orange County Superior Court this week to possessing child pornography.William F. Blackhall , 50, of Columbus, Ohio, was arrested in Newport Beach in July when a colleague on a business trip alerted authorities the ... More >>

Rancho Santiago Community College Files Fraud Lawsuit Against Ex-Official Accused of Stealing Low Income Student Grants

The Rancho Santiago Community College District official indicted in May for allegedly stealing $100,000 in federal grants intended for low income students recently received more bad news when the district filed a seven-page civil lawsuit against her.Anna Catalan cheated by systematically stealing st ... More >>

Kent Wycliffe Easter and Jillianne Bjorkholm Easter, Couple Accused of Planting Drugs in School Volunteer's Car, Have Hearing Delayed

The arraignment of Kent Wycliffe Easter and Jillianne Bjorkholm Easter, who are accused of planting drugs in a school volunteer's car, was delayed today because of a "healthcare emergency" that left the husband "unable to speak," according to his lawyer.Orange County Superior Court Judge Walter Schw ... More >>

Octomom Nadya Suleman Wants You to Give Her $150,000

Boxing, singing, stripping, junk selling, bar maiding, pillow fighting and (oxymoron alert) porn and horror acting Nadya Suleman is once again looking beyond the standard route to income--a steady job--to return to a familiar strategy for raising income.That would be crying poor and asking strangers ... More >>

Miller Oh, Buena Park Councilman, Denies With Not Guilty Plea He's a Liar and Deadbeat Dad

Sangjin Miller Oh--the "Sangjin" is silent when referring to him as Buena Park City Councilman Miller Oh--pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of perjury aimed at maintaining his deadbeat-dad status.Oh, who is not in custody as he previously posted $25,000 bail, entered the pleas to six felony coun ... More >>

Surfrider: Florida Music Festival Promoter Stiffed Us $30,000

Surfrider Foundation is suing a Florida party promoter for stiffing the nationally prominent, San Clemente-based environmental group out of at least $30,000.According to a lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court, Scott H. Mitchell--the managing partner of Five Flags Tourism Group--hosted an Oc ... More >>

Kelly Thomas Case Will Go to Jury Trial, Judge Rules!

The two officers charged with the death of Kelly Thomas will have to answer for their actions at trial. Orange County Superior Court Judge Walter Schwarm rendered his decision at 2:30 p.m. following a three-day preliminary hearing. Referring to the felony charges faced by both Manuel Ramos (sec ... More >>

Nude Resort in Palm Springs Sues in OC to Protect No-Kids Policy

​Orange County's Elizabeth and John Young bought one of the premier Palm Springs nudist resorts in 2008 and, given obviously valid worries about pedophiles, thought they were doing the right thing three years later when they instituted a "no kids" policy. But last month a lawyer sent the Youn ... More >>

Fullerton Police Department: As Civil Liberties-Hating 88 Years Ago As It Is Today

As true today as in the 1920s​You'll remember in Marisa's story last month about the many sins of the Fullerton Police Department both before and after their killing of Kelly Thomas how she talked to an older woman who was subjected to a home invasion without warrant by the city's bullies in blue. ... More >>

Four Santa Ana Occupiers Face Judge

Kevin Liu​Before Occupiers from Santa Ana were getting arrested in Los Angeles, they were getting arrested...in Santa Ana. Yesterday, the Orange County Register reported that four defendants--Timothy Craven, Anthony Velloza, Shay Palmer and Sam Aresheh, all arrested on Oct. 22--went before Or ... More >>

Timothy J. Donahue, Orange Lawyer, Slapped with $10,000 Sanction for Recycling His Work

​A California appellate justice in Santa Ana slapped an Orange attorney with a scathing opinion and $10,000 in sanctions Tuesday for essentially failing to do his homework.Talk about the wrong reaction: the lawyer in question responded back that Justice William Bedsworth of the Fourth District Co ... More >>

Ex-Superintendent James Fleming Sues Capistrano Unified School District For Damages

Fleming​Nearly a year after a state appeals court dropped charges against him, James Fleming is suing Capistrano Unified School District for in attorney fees and lost wages--which one of Fleming's attorneys once estimated at more than $1.6 million.The former superintendent filed a complaint in Ora ... More >>

[UPDATED with Delay:] "Irvine 11" (-1) Case Heads for Trial

​UPDATE, AUG. 15, 2:33 P.M.: The "Irvine 11" trial (now with one fewer defendant) was scheduled to begin today in Santa Ana.That didn't happen.Trial has been rescheduled to Aug. 29, which is when jury selection is scheduled to begin.

Kansas City Art Institute Sues $5 Million Donor For Breaking Financial Pledge

Art Institute officials: wealthy OC couple reneged on pledge to fund this building​The historic Kansas City Art Institute, which had ties to Walt Disney, is suing an Orange County couple for "accepting the publicity" of pledging a $5 million donation, getting an entire building named in their hono ... More >>

[UPDATED with New $$$ Details:] Settlement of Anthem Blue Cross Suit Over Web Files on 600,000 Left Unprotected Gets Early OK

​UPDATE, JULY 21, 4:13 P.M.: A representative of a Newport Beach law firm just provided the Weekly with more details on what members of a class-action lawsuit would receive under a proposed settlement with Anthem Blue Cross and related insurance and healthcare companies over personal information ... More >>

Former Angels Radio Host Dave Smith Sues Team Over Alleged Racism

​Dave Smith was a popular talk show host on AM 830 KLAA, the radio broadcast station of the Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim. His voice mysteriously went off the air in 2009, leaving some listeners questioning his whereabouts.    Two years later, his name resurfaces, this time in cour ... More >>

DeAndre Curtis Hill Held for Hit and Run That Left Motorcyclist Severly Injured and Led to Racist Banter

​Last Wednesday's edition of The Orange County Interwebs Horror Show included an item on an online plea to find the driver of a car that hit a motorcyclist in Huntington Beach, and then fled the scene.On Monday, an arrest in the case was announced on the Huntington Beach Police Department Facebook ... More >>

Photo Emerges of Confirmed Pedo-Priest Gus Krumm and Accused Pedo-Priest Alexander Manville Saying Mass Together

​In 2009, a former student at Sst. Simon and Jude in Huntington Beach filed a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court alleging he suffered molestations at the grubby hands of priests Gus Krumm (at right) and Alexander Manville. Krumm, of course, is a confirmed pedo-priest whom the Diocese of Orang ... More >>

Matt Keough, Ace Pitcher-Turned-Town Drunk, Gets Year in Jail (Sorta) for Latest DUI

​Former Oakland A's pitcher, probable ex-husband of Playboy Playmate-turned-founding The Real Housewives of Orange County cast member Jeana Keough and current boozehound Matt Keough was sentenced today to a year of jail for his latest DUI incident.On the bright side, Keough was granted credit for ... More >>

Kevin Michael Sianez, Alleged Fraudster, Intimidator and Puppy Pimper, Now in Custody

​We told you here about alleged puppy pimper Kevin Michael Sianez, the former Santa Ana and Stanton police officer slapped with a 63-count criminal complaint claiming he defrauded clients as an unlicensed private investigator and intimidated his detractors.Oh yeah, and then there's the misdemean ... More >>

Pedo-Priest Photo of the Day!

​To the right is Denis Lyons, a pedo-priest that has cost the Diocese of Orange quite a few bucks in cash and who keeps inspiring lawsuits against him because of his grubby hands way back when. Lyons was in Orange County Superior Court today, as he's awaiting arraignment on a criminal case involvi ... More >>

At Least Eight Arrested in Downtown Santa Ana Anti-Bill Hunt, Pro-Sanctuary City Protest

Nice bikes!​Look at the photo above--it's some of SanTana's finest on Santa Ana Boulevard, ready to cross Flower Street to break up a protest involving at least 60 people angry that Orange County is trying to reclaim the anti-Mexican crown from Arizona.

Andrew Thomas Gallo, Accused of Killing Angel Pitcher Nick Adenhart and 2 Others, Wants His Murder Trial Moved Out of OC

Photos courtesy of BackCountry.comAndrew Thomas Gallo is shown in bookings photos following arrests for being (from left): drunk in public in 2006, drunk and disorderly in 2007 and drunk behind the wheel in a triple-fatal crash a year ago.​Andrew Thomas Gallo, who is charged with killing Angels pi ... More >>

Another Costa Mesa Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bites the Dust

​Medical dispensaries are dropping like flies in Costa Mesa. The latest victim: Docs Collective at 2424 Newport Blvd. An investigation of the business led to the arrest of Rick Allen Green, 51, of Costa Mesa, on suspicion of felony possession and sales of marijuana.Docs was in violation of state l ... More >>

Orange Drags Couple to Court for Removing Their Lawn

Too close to call: either a steaming pile of manure or Orange City Hall.​Quan and Angelina Ha are good eggs, they understand Southern California is in the clutches of a nasty drought and they want to leave the planet a better place for their newborn.But the couple is going to Orange County S ... More >>

Haidl Gang Rape Notable Moment

Greg Haidl​"Sit down and shut up."--Orange County Superior Court Judge Francisco P. Briseno five years ago this week to Joseph Cavallo, the Irvine-based criminal defense lawyer who represented Gregory Haidl in the sensational videotaped gang rape case involving an unconscious 16-year-old girl. Cav ... More >>

[UPDATED WITH SENTENCE:] 3-Time GOP Congressional Candidate Delecia Holt Convicted for Defrauding Hotels, Stealing Car

Courtesy of Orange County District AttorneyDeleica Holt's booking photo.​Delecia Holt, the 48-year-old Aliso Viejo Republican who ran three times for Congress in Orange and San Diego counties, was released from the jail she's been sitting in since her Oct. 7, 2008, arrest for defrauding Orange Cou ... More >>

It's All in the Family for Convicted Children's Shelter Embezzler

Courtesy of Orange County District AttorneyTracy Lynn Salcido, before the tears.​Tracy Lynn Salcido, the former Orangewood Children's Foundation chief financial officer convicted of having stolen more than $780,000 in donations from the nonprofit, was sentenced to 12 years in state prison and orde ... More >>

Testimony in Newport Cop Sexual Harassment Case Finishes

In the sensational homosexual rumor/promotion discrimination case, lawyers for both the Newport Beach Police Department and Sgt. Neil Harvey told an Orange County Superior Court judge this afternoon that they have no more witnesses.Jurors, who today looked anxious to get the case for deliberations, ... More >>

Death at the Courthouse

About an hour ago, I was leaving the Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana when a Sheriff's deputy blocked me from passing through the building's east entrance. Although the crowd of officers that seemed to appear all of the sudden were mum about what was going on, a bystander said that a man had ju ... More >>

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