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City Councilman Indicted for Grand Theft & Forgery
By F. Scott Faulkner November 21, 2025 – Santa Barbara County, CA Santa Barbara County prosecutors have filed felony charges against Lompoc City Councilman Stephen “Steve” Bridge, 57, alleging that
Suspects Arrested and Charged for Allegedly Shooting at an Occupied House
PHOTO FROM BERKELEY PD by Jim Emerson BERKELEY — Two suspects were recently arrested and charged for allegedly shooting at an occupied house. Ernest E. Portlock, 44, of Emeryville, and
Stolen Passports, Social Security Cards and More Reportedly Discovered in Mail Theft Suspects’ Car
SAN JOSE, CA — October 17th 2025 — “Yesterday evening, SJPD Officers initiated a vehicle enforcement stop of a vehicle associated to an ongoing investigation into a mail theft string
Trio Nabbed in Attempted Corvette Scam
– By F. Scott Faulkner VENTURA COUNTY, CA — September 26, 2025 – What started as an online inquiry into the purchase of a $68,000 Chevrolet Corvette ended on the
Sutter County Deputies Arrest Yuba City Man for Forgery and Possessing Fictitious Checks
YUBA CITY, CA — “Over the weekend, Sutter County Deputies went out with a suspicious vehicle in the area of Blackburn Talley in Yuba City. Once contacted, deputies identified the
CEO of Ortega Counseling Center Reportedly Arraigned on 23 Felony Counts of Fraud
Photo: Stock Image “LOS ANGELES — CEO of one of California’s largest vocational return to work counseling centers, Hazel Ortega, 53, of La Habra, appeared in court yesterday after being
Phony Real Estate Agent Arrested for Burglaries at Open Houses
Photo: Stock Image By Jim Emerson SAN RAFAEL — Detectives arrested a man who allegedly pretends he is a real estate agent and commits burglaries at open houses all over
Former Clovis Insurance Agent Arraigned in Alleged $380K Embezzlement Scheme
“FRESNO, Calif. — Formerly licensed insurance agent Marcia Wable, 66, of Clovis, was arraigned today on eight felony counts of embezzlement, forgery, and false impersonation after a California Department of
Man Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Money from an Elder, Forgery, and Grand Theft
Originally posted by San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department “DATE: June 8, 2023 INCIDENT: Penal Code 368(d), Elder Abuse Penal Code 487(a), Grand Theft Penal Code 470(a), Forgery LOCATION: 35000 Block
Man Free on Bail Arrested after Allegedly Being Caught with Stolen Checks
A Mendocino County man was recently arrested for alleged possession of stolen checks and other items, according to a press release by the Sheriff’s Office. On the night of November
