141 people charged in recent Orange County home invasion robberies, smash-and-grab burglaries

1 week ago

Mexico arrests more than 100 local police officers for various abuses and offenses

MEXICO CITY — Authorities in two states in southern Mexico arrested more than 100 local police officers Monday for various abuses and offenses, adding to the long list of police corruption scandals in the country. In the largest of the two incidents, 92 municipal police officers in the southern state of Chiapas were arrested after they tried to stop state …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two hospitalized after being struck by car during illegal Orange County street takeover

LA Times

It began with an all-too-common, though illegal, street takeover in Orange County. Hundreds of onlookers, drawn to the scene by social media and WhatsApp California Inside L.A.’s deadly street takeover scene: ‘A scene of lawlessness’ There is a growing backlash in some neighborhoods, with residents demanding authorities do more to crack down on the illegal gatherings that can turn deadly …

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2 months ago

California man charged with using 'weapon of mass destruction' in courthouse explosion

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2 months ago

Attempted murder charges filed in South L.A. shootout that wounded 6 bystanders

LA Times

Los Angeles County prosecutors have filed attempted murder charges against four suspects for their alleged roles in a mass shooting in South L.A. late last month, an incident police say was gang-related and injured a group of bystanders. Two others were also caught in the crossfire but unharmed, police said, which led to a total of eight counts of attempted …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

California judge charged in wife’s death is arrested on suspicion of drinking alcohol while on bail

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — A California judge charged with killing his wife was taken back into custody Tuesday after the judge overseeing his criminal case contended that he lied about drinking alcohol while out on bail. Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson’s new bail was set at $2 million and he was placed in handcuffs and led out of the …

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3 months ago

Two UC Irvine professors and four students among those charged in spring protest on campus

LA Times

Scores of law enforcement personnel from various agencies gather at UC Irvine in May to displace hundreds of demonstrating students, faculty and supporters protesting the treatment of Palestinians and the UC system’s investments in Israeli interests. Orange County prosecutors on Wednesday filed misdemeanor charges against 10 demonstrators who were among dozens arrested in May during a pro-Palestinian protest on the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Man charged with assault in random shootings on Seattle freeway

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

While an Orange County supervisor was under scrutiny, his daughter interned with county prosecutors

LA Times

Within weeks of it being revealed that Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do had directed millions of dollars in contracts to a nonprofit without disclosing a link to his daughter — a scandal that sparked a lawsuit and a possible federal probe — his daughter began working as an intern for the county’s top prosecutor. Rhiannon Do worked at the Orange …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

2 men from Europe charged with ‘swatting’ plot targeting members of Congress, senior U.S. officials

LA Times

Online court records in Washington didn’t say whether the two men had been arrested or were represented by attorneys. Two men from Europe are charged in a plot to call in bogus reports of police emergencies to harass and threaten members of Congress, senior U.S. government officials and dozens of other people, according to an indictment unsealed on Wednesday. Thomasz …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sophisticated SoCal crime tourism ring stole millions in heists, home burglaries, feds say

LA Times

Federal agents seize vehicles in Van Nuys on Wednesday after the arrest of six people in a sweeping investigation of crime tourism. Federal prosecutors allege Juan Carlos Thola-Duran, who owns Driver Power Rentals in Van Nuys, ran the go-to rental car business for thieves, providing vehicles for crime tourism groups arriving from South America and directing them to locations both …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Dozens of illegal workers detained in immigration crackdown on ‘dodgy employers’

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4 months ago

L.A. councilmember calls for more police after latest robberies at 7-Eleven stores

LA Times

7-Eleven stores across Los Angeles County have been the target of numerous robberies in recent weeks. A Los Angeles city councilmember is calling for more police officers and resources following the latest in a string of robberies and ransacking at 7-Eleven convenience stores. Last weekend, several men on bicycles robbed two Hollywood convenience stores, which were reported to be 7-Eleven …

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4 months ago

FBI raids homes of Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do and his daughter

LA Times

Federal law enforcement officers on Thursday search the home of Rhiannon Do, the 23-year-old daughter of Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do. Federal agents on Thursday raided the homes of Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do and his daughter, as well as several other properties, in an investigation into the alleged improper use of taxpayer money. In the lawsuit, the county alleges …

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4 months, 1 week ago

New California laws aim to reduce smash-and-grab robberies, car thefts and shoplifting

The Independent

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4 months, 1 week ago

New California laws aim to reduce smash-and-grab robberies, car thefts and shoplifting

Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. The move comes as Democratic leadership works to prove that they’re tough enough on crime while trying to convince voters reject a ballot measure that would bring even harsher sentences for repeat offenders of shoplifting and drug charges. “We know that retail theft has consequences, big and small, physical and financial,” state Sen. Nancy Skinner, …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

As burglars torment L.A. neighborhood, anxious residents consider buying guns, hiring security

LA Times

LAPD officers responded to the 16000 block of Mooncrest Drive in Encino after reports of an attempted burglary early Tuesday morning. Citywide, residential burglaries were up 4% from last year, the LAPD told news station KTLA-TV — compared with Encino’s 40% increase from June to July for an area south of the 101 Freeway. Brian Wendling, commanding officer of the …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pictured: The 14 people being hunted by police after violent thugs riot in Merseyside as CCTV images released

Daily Mail

Police have released the images of 14 people they are hunting in relation to disorder in Merseyside, as they warn 'many people will soon be getting a knock on their door', ahead of further anticipated riots. Merseyside Police wants to speak to the group of 14 people after disorder in Liverpool city centre and Walton on Saturday. Police have released …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida police union leader blasts prosecutors over charges against officers in deadly 2019 shootout

Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida police union leader blasted prosecutors Monday for bringing a criminal case against four officers over a 2019 shootout with two robbers that left a UPS driver and a passerby dead, saying they had no choice but to return fire on the busy suburban street. Steadman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Burglars made off with over 300 guns by smashing cars into stores, prosecutors say

LA Times

Six men have been charged with conspiracy to steal firearms from businesses in Ventura, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties. The targeted businesses were in Ventura, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties, with the most recent incident reported Saturday at Fowler Gun Room in Orange, where 70 firearms were stolen. The first burglary happened Oct. 9 at Chaparral Coin & …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Victims identified in July 4 Huntington Beach stabbing; charges filed against suspect

LA Times

Beach chairs and a cooler rest at the corner of 16th Steet and Pecan Avenue, where two people were killed and three others injured in what was reported to be a stabbing in Huntington Beach on the night of July 4. Orange County prosecutors have filed murder charges against a man accused of stabbing five people in Huntington Beach on …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Romanian men posed as immigration agents to rob Latino workers in Orange County, authorities say

LA Times

Romanian nationals Laurentiu Baceanu, left, and Alexandru Vasile were each charged Monday with 11 felony counts of second-degree robbery and 11 felony hate crime enhancements in Orange County. Two men who allegedly posed as immigration agents and threatened to deport Latino street vendors and day laborers during a series of robberies in Orange County have been charged with hate crimes …

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6 months, 1 week ago

O.C. drive-by shooting suspect accused of killing boy, injuring another who peeked out a window

LA Times

The Santa Ana Police Department. A Santa Ana man faces the potential of life in prison after Orange County prosecutors say he shot at two 13-year-old boys in Santa Ana from his car, killing one of them, and wounded another teenager as the boy stood inside his own kitchen. Raymond Mario Jimenez, 27, was charged with murder and attempted murder …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Street vendor activists motivated by videos on social media plead guilty to assault

LA Times

Six activists accused of attacking people they say harassed street vendors in Southern California have reached a plea deal with prosecutors. The defendants — part of a group of eight led by co-defendant Edin Alex Enamorado — were accused of felony assault, conspiracy to commit a crime, unlawful use of tear gas and false imprisonment, among other charges, according to …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Feds charge 47 people linked to Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficking network in Imperial Valley

LA Times

Federal agents seized a stockpile of ghost guns, ammunition and methamphetamine on June 30, 2021, that were bound for Mexico as part of an ongoing drug and firearms trafficking network. Federal agents arrested 36 people, including a U.S. Border Patrol agent, allegedly linked to a California-based drug, firearms and money laundering network tied to the Sinaloa Cartel. Federal agents learned …

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7 months ago

Four family members accused of a string of retail thefts across Southern California

LA Times

Sheriff’s investigators arrested a Riverside County family in connection with a string of retail robberies and for allegedly stealing goods worth more than $7,000. Sheriff’s investigators served a search warrant at a home in the 6800 block of Valley Way in Jurupa Valley on May 13, where they said that they found a large amount of stolen merchandise with some …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Eight arrested in multimillion-dollar retail theft operation, Los Angeles County sheriff officials say

LA Times

L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and other officials talk about new task force to investigate, apprehend and prosecute suspects who have committed retail thefts at a press conference in August. Eight people were arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft after authorities discovered several million dollars’ worth of stolen medicines, cosmetics and other merchandise at multiple …

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8 months ago

Trio of suspects burglarized 131 businesses, many of them small restaurants, police say

LA Times

Three people are shown burglarizing a business in an image from surveillance video. Los Angeles police arrested three people who they said burglarized and targeted as many as 131 commercial businesses throughout L.A. County, many of them independent and family-owned restaurants. Between March and June 2023, police said, three people they came to name the “Punch Crew” burglarized several restaurants, …

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8 months ago

3 Northern California law enforcement officers charged in death of man held facedown on the ground

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8 months ago

Zip ties, guns and a rope: New details emerge on Newport Beach home invasion

LA Times

Two men accused of taking part in a home invasion robbery of a Newport Coast mansion that ended in gunfire this week were armed with a firearm, zip ties and a rope, according to Orange County Superior Court records. Rosas, of Pomona, along with another man who has not been identified, were wearing dark clothing and masks when they were …

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8 months ago

Closing arguments set in trial of an Arizona rancher charged in fatal shooting of unarmed migrant

Hindustan Times

NOGALES, Ariz. — Closing arguments are expected Thursday in the trial of an Arizona rancher charged with fatally shooting an unarmed migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border last year. Closing arguments set in trial of an Arizona rancher charged in fatal shooting of unarmed migrant George Alan Kelly, 75, was charged with second-degree murder in the January 30, …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Police accuse two youths in string of armed robberies in the Los Angeles area

LA Times

Police have tied two young people accused of robbing a convenience store in South Los Angeles to multiple robberies in the county. Los Angeles police have tied two youths accused of robbing a convenience store in South Los Angeles to a string of robberies throughout Los Angeles County. When the pursuit ended, police detained both occupants of the vehicle: Los …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Men arrested in O.C. kidnapping case had criminal record. What did they do with the victim?

LA Times

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is seeking public assistance to locate 61-year-old Tony Lam, who has been missing since the early morning hours of March 15. In court documents fighting their release from jail filed March 19, prosecutors say that allowing Nhan Nguyen, 49, and Phi Nguyen, 53, to post bond would result in further harm to 61-year-old Tony Lam, …

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9 months ago

Two men arrested in connection with an Orange County kidnapping but victim still missing

LA Times

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is seeking public assistance to locate a man who was kidnapped from his Midway City home. Orange County sheriff’s investigators are asking for the public’s help to find a 61-year-old man who authorities say was kidnapped by two men outside his home in Midway City last week. The kidnapping victim, Tony Lam, had arrived home …

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9 months ago

34 home burglaries in 35 days: Is Irvine still one of the safest cities in U.S.?

LA Times

A view of North Lake Park in the Woodbridge community of Irvine. The Irvine Police Department posted a “burglary awareness notice” Saturday on Facebook, disclosing that 34 residential burglaries had been committed over the previous 35 days — a revelation that appeared to dent the city’s image as a haven against crime. On Tuesday the police department went into damage-control …

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9 months ago

L.A. smash-and-grab trio who targeted Prada, Versace and Gucci charged by AG after LAPD probe

LA Times

Rob Bonta said a smash-and-grab theft crew is accused of stealing more than $300,000 worth of merchandise in Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Los Angeles, the Bay Area and San Diego. A Los Angeles smash-and-grab theft crew targeting Prada, Versace, Gucci and other high-end stores across California have been arrested by an LAPD task force and charged with 27 felonies, the …

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9 months, 1 week ago

‘We’re throwing the book at criminals’: O.C. aims anti-crime campaign at surrounding areas

LA Times

Using bumper stickers, billboards and In particular, that would be people from Los Angeles and other Southern California counties, whom Orange County officials blame for much of the theft on their turf. Billboards along freeways and near popular shopping areas feature the message “Crime doesn’t pay in Orange County” in large capital letters. Underneath, they offer those toying with the …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Man charged with burglary and indecent exposure over break-in at Santa Monica apartment

LA Times

A man accused of illegally entering the home of a Santa Monica woman and performing a sex act near her as she slept has been charged with a pair of felonies. Anthony Romero, 28, who has a lengthy criminal record, faces charges for allegedly breaking into a Santa Monica woman’s home and masturbating next to her as she slept. Romero …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Behind L.A. County’s less-scrutinized cities and suburbs, a disturbing finding on arrests

LA Times

Black and Latino populations in three of L.A. County’s northeast cities were disproportionately subject to arrest by suburban police departments, a new report by the county Commission on Human Relations found. Harris noted that the South Pasadena Police Department does not identify in arrest records whether a person is Latino; it does track white, Black, Asian and “other.” Harris and …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

California governor to send prosecutors to Oakland to help crack down on rising crime

Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — California’s governor announced plans Thursday to send prosecutors to Oakland in his latest move to crack down on rising crime in the San Francisco Bay Area city where brazen robberies in broad daylight have drawn national attention. Gavin Newsom days earlier said he would deploy 120 California Highway Patrol officers to also help with targeted crackdowns on …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 7 arrested, accused of attacking police officers outside New York City migrant shelter

CNN

CNN — At least seven people have been arrested and are accused of attacking two New York City Police Department officers outside a migrant shelter on Saturday, a police spokesperson told CNN. We’re going to be a city of order.” Brito is being held on bail, while the five others were released without bail, according to the district attorney, as …

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1 year ago

Child arrested in ‘swatting’ plot that terrorized Orange County synagogues

LA Times

The FBI arrested a child Tuesday in connection with dozens of “swatting” incidents targeting synagogues throughout the nation this summer — including two in Orange County. The practice of “swatting” refers to when an individual or group of people intentionally misinform law enforcement of a fake threat so that authorities respond to a specified location with tactical units or SWAT …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Four arrested amid protest over using ex-airbase to house migrants

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1 year, 2 months ago

Federal authorities seek fugitive accused of death threats against Orange County judge

LA Times

Authorities are looking for a 32-year-old Byrom Zuniga-Sanchez, accused of making threats to murder an Orange County judge and to “indiscriminately assassinate” people at the courthouse. Authorities are looking for a Lake Forest man accused of making threats to murder an Orange County judge and to “indiscriminately assassinate” people at the courthouse. In May 2022, according to court records, an …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Orange County woman arrested in alleged $200,000 rental scam. Here’s how to avoid being conned

LA Times

Surong Li, 29, of Irvine was arrested on suspicion of grand theft, possession of a fake identification and theft by false pretense. An Orange County woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stealing more than $200,000 from people through a rental scam. Irvine resident Surong Li, 29, was arrested on charges of grand theft, possession of a fake identification and …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Indictment with hate crime allegations says Hells Angels attacked three Black men in San Diego

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1 year, 3 months ago

California targets smash-and-grabs with $267 million program aimed at ‘brazen’ store thefts

Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will spend $267 million to help dozens of local law enforcement agencies increase patrols, buy surveillance equipment and conduct other activities aimed at cracking down on smash-and-grab robberies happening around the state. The grants, to be distributed over the next three years, will help local law enforcement agencies create investigative units, increase foot patrol, purchase advanced …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Sixteen arrested for multiple armed robberies targeting Indian, Asian jewellery stores across four states in U.S.

The Hindu

A total of 16 members of a major crime ring have been arrested for allegedly committing multiple violent armed robberies targeting Indian and other Asian jewellery stores across four east coast U.S. states in a span of one year. FBI-Newark Special Agent in-charge James Dennehy said that the suspects took part in take-over-style armed robberies meant to terrify and overwhelm …

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1 year, 3 months ago

More arrests after brazen flash mob robbery at East L.A. Nike

LA Times

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies cracking down on flash mob robberies arrested 10 more people after a two-day undercover investigation of a recent heist at the Nike Community Store in East Los Angeles, officials announced this weekend. Just days before her announcement, video captured a group of thieves around 5:30 p.m. Aug. 13 walking out of the Nike store in …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Police task force arrests 11 in string of L.A. ‘flash mob’ robberies

LA Times

Authorities have made 11 arrests related to a recent string of “flash mob” robberies at stores in the Los Angeles region that have drawn outrage and prompted the formation of a specialized law enforcement task force. The Los Angeles Police Department announced arrests related to robberies of a Yves Saint Laurent in Glendale, a Warehouse Shoe Store in Highland Park, …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Editorial: L.A.’s smash-and-grab robberies are terrible, but not spurred by criminal justice reform

LA Times

An estimated 30 to 50 people participated in a brazen daytime robbery at the Westfield Topanga Shopping Center shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The Los Angeles Police Department is reportedly increasing patrols as a response to recent flash mob robberies, and that conceivably could shore up shoppers’ confidence. For example, we should be …

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