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Coworker arrested in slaying of UPS driver in Orange County
The Irvine Police Department has released the identity of the man accused of shooting and killing a UPS driver in his truck on Thursday, and it appears the two men worked together. According to a release from police, Rhean Fontanoza, 46, was the attacker who pulled up alongside Expedito Cuesta De Leon, 50, at Chrysler […]
3 hospitalized after gunman opens fire at Los Angeles County supermarket
Three people were hospitalized after a gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Claremont. The shooting happened Friday night at Super King Market located at 436 Auto Center Drive at around 5:11 p.m. The suspect was identified as Michael Abeyta, 27, from Pomona, according to the Claremont Police Department. Abeyta allegedly entered the grocery store […]
4 toddlers escape OC day care center, found walking along busy street
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - Four toddlers somehow escaped a day care facility in Garden Grove. Witnesses say the little girls ended up in the middle of a busy street. Now, parents demand answers as police investigate. Briana Alonso was on her way to work Wednesday when traffic stopped near Brookhurst...
Orange County mother charged with punching infant son, leaving him with 16 broken bones
An Orange County mother was charged with beating her 5-week-old son, leaving him with 16 broken bones and a fractured skull. The mother was identified as Mirian Jimenez-Olivera, 34, of Santa Ana, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Jimenez-Olivera is accused of beating her son, Esteban, when he wouldn’t stop crying. She allegedly […]
Woman Arrested Following Armed Standoff in Garden Grove
A 45-year-old woman suspected of firing a handgun into the air moments before allegedly pointing the firearm at a construction crew in Garden Grove Friday during a dispute over a remodeling project was taken into custody after barricading herself in an hourslong standoff with law enforcement. Audrey Carr was upset...
CHP Issues Silver Alert for Man Missing from Anaheim
The California Highway Patrol Saturday issued a Silver Alert aimed at helping Anaheim police locate a missing and at-risk 63-year-old man. Steven Briggs was last seen about 11:30 a.m. Saturday at South Harbor Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, according to the Silver Alert. Briggs is white, 5 feet, 10 inches tall,...
Detectives Seek Help Finding Missing Person Last Seen In Santa Clarita
Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are seeking the assistance in locating Jaquez Adrian Otey, last thought to be in Santa Clarita.. Missing person Jaquez Adrian Otey, 25, a resident of Orange County was last contacted by family on Saturday, April 27 at 8:30 p.m. Otey is 5 ‘4”, 190 lbs with black ...
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