CRIME & SAFETY
Man arrested for alleged human trafficking, pimping in Orange County
A suspect was arrested at an Orange County hotel for alleged sex trafficking and pimping. The male suspect was identified as Winston Jones, 33, from Los Angeles, according to the Irvine Police Department. Undercover agents converged at an Irvine hotel after receiving information that a woman was suspected of being trafficked for sex work. As […]
Woman, Dog Escape Fire at Home in Mission Viejo
Firefighters put out a fire at a home in Mission Viejo Sunday that threatened a woman and her dog. Firefighters were dispatched shortly after 1 p.m. to the 27800 block of Abadejo, and found smoke showing at the single-family home, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. They initiated an...
At least 16 people died in California after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police
At least 16 people died in California over a decade following a physical encounter with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. Several of the deaths happened in the San Francisco Bay Area, including two in...
Seal Beach pier fire strangely similar to Oceanside pier blaze
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Back in 2016, a fire broke out at Ruby's Diner on the Seal Beach pier in Orange County. It took three years and $8 million to rebuild the pier. CBS 8 spoke to a civil engineer who worked on that reconstruction project to find out what it is going to take to repair the Oceanside pier.
Detectives in Orange County asking for public’s help in solving 32-year-old murder case
Authorities are seeking the public’s help in bringing the suspects behind the 1992 killing of an Orange County teen to justice. According to the Laguna Beach Police Department, the victim was a 19-year-old named Jeff who was murdered at Aliso Beach in Laguna Beach on May 9, 1992. Jeff had a twin brother, loving parents, […]
Man arrested after driving around Southern California neighborhood, setting trash bins on fire
A San Pedro man was arrested after he drove around an Orange County community setting trash bins on fire, authorities confirmed. According to a release from the Costa Mesa Police Department, multiple reports of trash can fires came in to authorities around 1:45 a.m. Thursday. The fires seemed to be set at random in the […]
‘This Shouldn’t Have Happened’: Innocent Black Man Held at Gunpoint By Swarm of Cops After Dealership Loses Paperwork
A clerical error by a car dealership in Orange County, California, led to a terrifying encounter for an innocent Black man who was held at […] ‘This Shouldn’t Have Happened’: Innocent Black Man Held at Gunpoint By Swarm of Cops After Dealership Loses Paperwork
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