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Thieves Pull off $1 Mil Jewelry Heist, Deputies Say
Thieves pulled off a heist at Laguna Hills jewelers this week, taking as much as $1 million in jewelry, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department reported today. Investigators were alerted to
Fugitive sex offender could be in California
A convicted sex offender who escaped from custody in Montana may be hiding out in Southern California, traveling from Northern California in the Bay Area, according to the FBI. Kevin
Couple duped families into buying fake Disneyland tickets, police say
A Ceres couple has been arrested for selling fake Disneyland tickets on Craigslist. Jessica Melendez, 33, and Israel Vasquez, 32, allegedly purchased real tickets from AAA, but then made photocopies
Newport Beach Lawyer Convicted of Swindling Elderly Sisters He Knew from Church
A Newport Beach attorney was convicted today of stealing more than $780,000 from nine victims, including some $720,000 from two elderly sisters he knew from church. Peter David Nitschke, 47, pleaded
Man Houses Hundreds of Pythons
Santa Ana – After hearing complaints of a foul odor emanating from a house on the 2900 block of N. Fernwood, Animal Services enlisted the support of police in serving
Driver Turns Himself in For Murder—In NY
He’s behind bars in New York, but when he will be returned to Orange County is uncertain. After driving the wrong way in an accident that killed a Rancho Santa
Probationer Arrested for Alleged Possession of $21K Worth of Meth
Fountain Valley police arrested a man on probation last week after officers allegedly found him in possession of more than $21,500 worth of methamphetamine, officials reported. On Wednesday, Jan. 8
Men Arrested in Connection With 20 Newport Home Burglaries
Two men were arrested over the weekend in connection with more than 20 home burglaries in Newport Beach, and several others in Huntington Beach, after police received a tip from
‘Octomom’ Charged with Welfare Fraud
LOS ANGELES – Nadya Suleman, who gained fame when she gave birth to octuplets in 2009, is due in court later this week on a welfare-fraud charge for allegedly failing to report
Peeping Tom Pleads Guilty to Exposing Self, Assault
A 44-year-old man pleaded guilty today to exposing himself to a Mission Viejo woman and assaulting her husband during an ensuing chase and was placed on three years of formal
