Category: Orange County News

Three probationers were busted again on narcotics charges after an SAPD traffic stop

Over the weekend, patrol officers stopped a vehicle near Newhope St. & Hazard Ave. occupied by three known probationers, according to the SAPD. Inside the vehicle, the police officers located a large quantity of narcotics, leading to a probation search at the driver’s residence. The search resulted in the seizure Read More

DUI driver arrested after trying to switch seats following Irvine crash

Last Friday, police officers investigated a traffic collision at the intersection of Paseo Westpark and San Remo, according to the Irvine Police Department. Two individuals were transported to a local hospital due to complaints of pain. It was reported that the driver of one vehicle attempted to switch seats with Read More

License plate reader helps nab two O.C. mail theft suspects in Irvine

Last Friday, police officers got an alert from a license plate reader that a mail theft suspect was driving around Jeffrey Road and Roosevelt, according to the Irvine Police Department. The officers then found the vehicle, pulled it over, and spoke to the two people inside it. Bet you can’t Read More

A Santa Ana man was arrested for a DUI collision that killed an 80-year-old man in Orange

On Sunday night, just before 8:00 p.m., patrol officers and Orange City Fire department personnel responded to a collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle in the area of La Veta Avenue and Devon Road, according to the Orange Police Department. An intoxicated man was driving a sedan east on Read More

Wrong way driving O.C. parolee arrested with help from a police drone

Yesterday afternoon, a citizen reported a reckless driver heading southbound on Beach Blvd. from Talbert Ave., according to the Huntington Beach Police Department. The HBPD’s Drone as First Responder (DFR) was launched and it quickly located the vehicle, which was seen driving on the wrong side of the road. As Read More

O.C. murder suspect shot dead near an In-N-Out Burger after firing at police during a pursuit

A multi-agency officer-involved shooting occurred in Laguna Hills in the early morning of Saturday, Sept. 20, according to the Newport Beach Police Department. On Friday, Sept. 19, around 9:53 p.m., the Carlsbad Police Department responded to a call of shots fired in the 2300 block of Rising Glen Way. Carlsbad Read More