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A new “Disney Character” is arrested for burglary and forgery

SANTA CLARITA—Much of Walt Disney’s multibillion dollar entertainment empire was built upon making people’s wildest dreams become reality. But a Canyon Country man’s quest to join the actual Disney family

Los Angeles

Two arrests in Sam’s Club identity theft ring – Three more sought

LONG BEACH—Police are still looking for three suspects involved in a fraud ring after discovering that two suspects were already in custody for unrelated charges. Forty three year old Ayesha

Shasta

Roommates Arrested for Staging a PG&E Robbery

Two roommates, Jacob Barrett, 29, and Ian Hargreaves, 21, had a deal. With Barrett working at PG&E’s customer service office, the two apparently decided to get some money the “easy”

Santa Barbara

Menu of Charges for Felon Found with Firearms

To get your bail up into the quarter-million-dollar range, it helps if you’ve got a felony record and can be charged with: 1. Possession of an assault rifle 2. Transportation

Orange

Former Dana Point Yacht Broker Arrested in Florida

A former Dana Point yacht broker been arrested in Florida on charges that he bilked more than $1.5 million from clients, the Orange County District Attorney’s office announced Friday. The

Santa Clara

Theft Ring Busted After 7-month Investigation

SANTA CLARA – 35-year-old Ha Van Nguyen, 34-year-old Mai Thanh Hoang and 28-year-old Kent Minh Do appeared in court this week facing 44 Felony counts that allege the trio with

Santa Clara

Airline ticket fraud on the rise

MILPITAS – A felony criminal action for Wire Fraud (under 18 U.S.C. Section 1343) has been filed in the United States Northern District Court of San Jose against Rosemarie Almiranez Gan.

Contra Costa

Danville Man Convicted of Stealing Trade Secrets From Previous Employer

A Danville man was convicted in federal court on April 24 of conspiring to gain unauthorized access to his former employer’s computer system, computer intrusion and trade secret offenses, according to United

Napa

Yountville man is booked for $65,000 embezzlement

YOUNTVILLE – On Sunday night a resident of Yountville was arrested in his home on suspicion of embezzlement and other associated charges after reportedly scamming someone out of $65,000.  The

San Diego

Couple Charged with Bilking $1.9 Million from Seniors

A husband and wife accused of bilking $1.9 million from hundreds of San Diego County senior citizens with a phony insurance scam will face 11 felony counts. San Diego County