Category: Orange County News

Fake lawyer who assaulted an immigrant arrested by the SAPD

The SAPD announced that assault suspect and fake lawyer Jose Bernal, a 65-yar-old, was located in the City of Tustin on Saturday and he was taken into custody. Employees at a local McDonald’s recognized Bernal from an SAPD social media post and notified law enforcement, which led to his arrest. Read More

Food banks and other sources of free food for the needy in Santa Ana

With possible delays of CalFresh (SNAP) food benefits due to the federal government shutdown, here is a list of food banks and other food assistance resources to help the community in Santa Ana: 2-1-1 Orange County Phone: 2-1-1 Website: 211oc.org Calvary Church of Santa Ana Address: 1010 N. Tustin Ave., Read More

Murder suspect arrested after returning to north O.C. crime scene

On October 31, 2025, at approximately 7:35 p.m., police officers responded to the 2100 block of McCormack Lane regarding a welfare check, according to the Placentia Police Department. Upon arrival, an adult female shooting victim was located in the backyard of the residence and pronounced deceased at the scene. During Read More

Two reckless drivers were arrested in Irvine and their cars were impounded

Last Thursday, a police officer saw two vehicles driving at high speeds on Irvine Blvd. while swerving around other vehicles and nearly colliding, according to the Irvine Police Department. The officer pulled over both vehicles and detained the drivers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Irvine Police Read More

The Irvine Police are searching for a not so “Nice Guy” who stole an electric scooter

The Irvine Police Department is looking for a suspect who is suspected of theft and possible false advertising. They are referring to him as “Nice Guy” because that phrase is on the cap he was wearing. The suspect stole a Hi-Boy electric scooter from the bike racks at Woodbury Town Read More

The CHP will conduct a Halloween Maximum Enforcement tonight in Orange County

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will launch a 12-hour Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) from 6 p.m. Friday, October 31, through 6 a.m. Saturday, November 1, to protect motorists and prevent impaired driving. During the operation, all available CHP officers will be on patrol statewide, focusing on identifying and arresting impaired Read More

New OC website helps residents to claim $700M in unclaimed property

Santa Ana, CA — Orange County’s Auditor-Controller, Andrew Hamilton, announced the launch of a new, user-friendly website designed to help Orange County residents search for and claim their share of more than $700 million available in unclaimed property held by the state. The new mapping tool was unveiled at a Read More

Meet Segerstrom Center’s New Creative Force, Limor Tomer

“Our education programs are the best kept secret in Orange County, so I’m super-excited to shine a light on that. And I’m also excited to continue bringing the world’s best ballet companies to O.C. and expanding our music programming.” “I’ll be continuing the curatorial priorities of my predecessor, the legendary Read More