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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...
Florida man sentenced to 3 and a half years in prison for firebombing OC Planned Parenthood clinic
A 21-year-old from Florida was sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for helping two men build a Molotov cocktail to attack a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa.
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.
Yamashiro: OC Animal Care – Mismanagement and Public Deception Regarding Small Pets
Tammy Osborn, from OC Animal Care’s Community Outreach, wrote to a herpetology group on July 16, 2022, saying: “If you have any bunny resources, we currently have 70 rabbits. Some of them look like they are purebreds.” It raises questions why an animal shelter would offer rabbits to a group known for dealing with reptiles.
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.
California lawmakers question $5.4 million Huntington Beach air show settlement
State auditors will take a close look at Huntington Beach’s decision to pay operators of the Pacific Air Show $5.4 million after an offshore oil spill caused the show to end early in 2021. On Tuesday, California State Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine), a member of the Joint Committee on Legislative Audit, successfully lobbied for the […]
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...
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