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Man Charged with Raping 2 Women in Anaheim
A 45-year-old convicted robber made his first court appearance Wednesday on charges of raping two women in Anaheim. Kevin Eugene Stancius was charged with forcibly raping a woman on July 28, 2022, and raping an unconscious person on Jan. 7, 2023, according to the criminal complaint. Stancius did not enter...
Convicted Gang Member Charged with Shooting in Anaheim Park
A convicted gang member is facing attempted murder and other charges stemming from a shooting at an Anaheim park. Brian Alarrazabal was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, shooting at a vehicle, carrying a loaded gun in public and being a felon in possession of ammunition, all felonies. He also faces sentencing enhancements for gang activity and the personal use of a gun.
Officers clear pro-Palestinian encampment at UC Irvine, protestors arrested
Tensions escalated as police surrounded the University of California, Irvine campus and began arresting pro-Palestinian demonstrators while dismantling a solidarity encampment on Wednesday. Video posted to the Instagram handle “ucidivest” showed protesters hanging banners from the Physical Science Lecture Hall and rushing to pitch tents outside the building at about 2:30 p.m. In a text […]
Man Convicted of Strangling Friend in Lake Forest
A 62-year-old man was convicted Wednesday of strangling a former co-worker during an argument in the victim’s Lake Forest garage and then dumping her body in a car in Santa Ana before fleeing to Mexico. Jose Valdez Jimenez, 62, of Rancho Santa Margarita, was convicted of second-degree murder and...
Police ID alleged driver, victim in fatal Orange County hit-and-run
Police on Tuesday identified the woman killed when a vehicle smashed into her Garden Grove home Sunday morning, as well as the man who was allegedly behind the wheel. Janet Carillo, 40, was in her home in the 11800 block of Magnolia Street just before 2 a.m. when a silver 2019 Toyota Camry struck the […]
Are Affordable Housing Mandates Working in Orange County?
Does requiring developers to build homes for low-income families in residential projects boost a city’s affordable housing stock?. It’s a question that’s long been debated across Orange County – home to some of the most expensive zip codes in the United States. So far, state data...
Anaheim Union High School District Scraps Dozens of Scheduled Teacher Layoffs
No teachers will be laid off from the Anaheim Union High School District this year after over 100 instructors learned they were the target of cost-saving staffing reductions. In March, the AUHSD board decided that decreasing enrollment required the termination of 119 teachers by the end of the current school year. Last month, that number dropped to 62 positions slated for layoffs.
Man Charged with Helping to Fraudulently Acquire Laguna Beach Home
A 34-year-old man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to conspiring with several others to fraudulently acquire a Laguna Beach home worth about $2 million. Vicente Anzu was charged in June 2023 to 23 felony counts including conspiracy, identity theft, procuring or offering false or forged documents to be filed, registered or recorded, forgery, and mortgage fraud.
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