Category: Orange County News

O.C. Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs to host a Strategy Summit on Oct. 1

Community leaders, legal advocates, and frontline practitioners will gather this Wednesday for the Orange County Immigration Summit: Turning the Page, hosted by the Orange County Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. This is a pivotal event aimed at shaping the future of immigrant and refugee support across the region. Hosted Read More

OC nonprofit VietRISE ripped for comments supportive of Ho Chi Minh, the Communist dictator

Westminster City Council members recently voted to condemn a local progressive nonprofit, VietRISE. VietRISE recently hosted an event in Garden Grove that recapped Vietnam’s history and posted a series of slides on their Instagram page entitled “The August Revolution: Vietnam’s Fight For Freedom.”  The slides quoted the Vietnamese communist dictator, Ho Chi Read More

A box truck seriously injured two electric scooter riders in a north O.C. collision

Saturday, September 27th, at approximately 7:00 PM, police officers were dispatched to the area of Associated Rd. and Yorba Linda Blvd. regarding a collision involving a vehicle and two electric scooter riders, according to the Fullerton Police Department. Upon arrival, officers located two females in the roadway with significant, life-threatening Read More

A thief was arrested after stealing two e-bikes from a garage in Costa Mesa

A male suspect stole not one but two e-bikes during an early morning garage burglary, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department. Unfortunately for the suspect his actions were caught on video surveillance footage and the victim reported the crime quickly to the police. After a prompt, coordinated search, officers Read More

Bike thief caught on surveillance video and then arrested by the Orange Police

A disheveled male suspect stole an expensive bike, at the Bosscat Kitchen restaurant located near the Orange Circle, according to the Orange Police Department. Unfortunately for the suspect the entire escpade was caught on surveillance video. The Orange Police posted that video on their social media channels. View this post Read More

The Irvine Police arrested an auto burglary suspect after tracking him down in Hermosa Beach

Earlier this month, a police officer stopped a suspicious vehicle in the area of Jeffrey and Roosevelt because it displayed a damaged temporary license plate, according to the Irvine Police Department. One occupant was found to have broken glass in his pocket and gave a suspicious story about why he Read More

A wanted DUI driver in Irvine was nabbed as he drove near the police department

Thanks to the Irvine Police Department’s Automated License Plate Reader technology, one of their police officers was alerted to a man who was wanted on an outstanding DUI warrant. The police officer quickly located the suspect driving near the police department, pulled him over, and safely took him into custody. Read More

A suspect stole several city bronze plaques in coastal Orange County

On September 4, 2025, at about 4:30 a.m., a suspect parked at the roundabout near 103 Pacific Coast Hwy (adjacent to the Junior Lifeguard Headquarters), according to the Huntington Beach Police Department. The suspect exited the driver’s side of the truck with a small black dog and proceeded to steal Read More

Huntington Beach Police to conduct a DUI and CDL Checkpoint tonight

The Huntington Beach Police Department has announced a CDL/DUI checkpoint scheduled for Thursday, September 25, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at an undisclosed location within city limits. Checkpoint sites are selected based on data related to DUI crashes and arrests. While arrests may occur, the primary goal is Read More

Former O.C. Sheriff’s Deputy pleads guilty to assaulting female inmates and showing them indecent videos

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy has pleaded guilty to s*xually assaulting two female inmates, including directing them to engage in s*xual activity, while assigned to work at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange. He was sentenced to 364 days credit time served and ordered to Read More