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[UPDATED with Charges:] Michael B. Franks Rides into Jail as Alleged "Snowboarder Bandit"

UPDATE, MAY 9, 11 A.M.: The Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) has announced the charges against Michael Brandon Franks, 29, of Riverside County, the alleged "Snowboarder Bandit." The multiple felony counts could land Franks in state prison for up to 15 years with a conviction, making o ... More >>

Snowboarder Bandit Fashion Show!

​The biggest news is not that the law enforcement-dubbed "Snowboarder Bandit" has apparently struck again, this time at a Bank of the West branch in Anaheim Hills Monday.More significant is the robber believed to have also hit banks in Laguna Hills, Ladera Ranch and Corona del Mar has changed his ... More >>

3 of 10 Most Wanted Robbers Hit OC Banks

​In announcing that the 287 Southern California bank robberies in 2011 maintained a downward trend in such crimes--there were 2,600 reported in the same region in 1992--the FBI also listed its 10 most wanted serial robbers of SoCal banks.Three of the 10 who have struck multiple times included Oran ... More >>

Just Another Orange County Murder: Jasmine Fiore Car Found

UPDATED THROUGHOUT! The final piece in the puzzle explaining how swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore was brutally murdered and mutilated, as well as whether anyone helped now dead murder suspect Ryan Alexander Jenkins kill and/or dispose of the body in a Buena Park dumpster, could have b ... More >>

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