CRIME & SAFETY
Fatal Collision in Long Beach, Car’s Illegal Turn Results in Death and Critical Injury
A tragic twist of fate occurred at the bustling intersection of Harbor Avenue and Anaheim Street in Long Beach on April 30, where a collision between a semi-truck and a car claimed a life and left another hanging in the balance. The Long Beach Police reported that the catastrophic event unfolded shortly after 8:00 a.m. when the ill-fated vehicle executed an illegal maneuver into oncoming traffic, as detailed by the Long Beach Police Department.
Hospital asking for help identifying hit-and-run patient
ANAHEIM, Calif. - A hospital in Anaheim needs the public's help identifying an unknown patient. The man was taken to the hospital on April 4 around 10:44 p.m. after being involved in a hit-and-run on 303 W. Anaheim St. Officials say he has no documentation to identify him. He is...
Theft suspects wanted for targeting Orange County shopping mall
Police are searching for a group of suspects wanted for organized retail theft at an Orange County shopping mall. The four suspects allegedly targeted a Champs Sports store at the Irvine Spectrum, according to the Irvine Police Department. They allegedly stole Nike products from the retailer before fleeing the shopping center in two vehicles — […]
Man, 33, convicted of gruesome cartel-related murders in Orange County
In one of the more brutal scenes to ever unfold in Southern California, a 33-year-old man from Phoenix, Arizona has been convicted of four cartel-related murders in 2015 that left three victims shot to death in a burning car in Orange County and a fourth victim filmed while taking his dying breaths, authorities announced this […]
Police find ATM robbery suspect gambling at Southern California casino
One of two people suspected in an ATM robbery in Huntington Beach earlier this year was arrested at a Southern California casino over the weekend, police said. The incident occurred on Feb. 1 when officers responded to a report of a robbery targeting an ATM maintenance worker, the Huntington Beach Police Department posted on Instagram. […]
California man sentenced to 18 years for trafficking thousands of fentanyl pills into Virginia
ABINGDON, Va. (WFXR) — A man from California has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for trafficking thousands of fentanyl pills into Southwest Virginia. The Department of Justice (DOJ) says 24-year-old Robert Contreras, from Buena Park, California, also known as “Quill,” supplied as many as 30,000 pressed fentanyl pills a week to people, who then shipped them into Southwest Virginia.
Pedestrian killed in crash at Fourth Street and Atlantic Avenue, LBPD says
According to police, a 2002 Lexus SUV made a left turn northbound on Atlantic Avenue from East Fourth Street moments before hitting the pedestrian. The post Pedestrian killed in crash at Fourth Street and Atlantic Avenue, LBPD says appeared first on Long Beach Post.
Newport Beach woman, University of Arizona student killed in Tucson shooting
TUCSON, Ariz. - A Newport Beach woman who was a student at the University of Arizona was killed in an off-campus shooting over the weekend. Erin Jones, 20, was killed in a quadruple shooting at a home in Tucson early Sunday morning. Officials said Jones was found outside a home, and died at the hospital. According to reports, the shooting happened at a house party.
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