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Orange

Four Men Arrested for Alleged Vehicle Burglary

Four men were arrested over the weekend for allegedly stealing a bag, which had a sandwich in it, from a car in Newport Beach, a police official reported. The vehicle

Orange

Man Dies in Police Confrontation; Allegedly Had Gun

Huntington Beach police said an officer killed a suspect Saturday and that a firearm believed to belong to the man was found at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Times. The

Contra Costa

El Cerrito Man Surrenders In Yreka Gold Robbery

El Cerrito’s David Dean Johnson turned himself in to authorities Thursday after being charged in a gold robbery. Johnson, 49, and Scott Wayne Bailey, 51, of El Sobrante are two

Alameda

Missing Livermore Man Arrested, Facing Arraignment Monday

A man missing from Livermore since May, who also had $170,000 bench warrant out for his arrest, was found on Aug. 3, according to Officer Traci Rebiejo. Rebiejo says not many

San Diego

Driver Arrested in Teen Model Evelyn Courtney’s Death

Robbie Gillespie—the 44-year-old man who said he considered himself  “a big brother” to aspiring teen model Evelyn Courtney—was arrested Thursday in her June 20 traffic death. Gillespie, of Rancho Bernardo, was arrested

Orange

Busted Drug Cartel Has Ties to Los Al Horse Racing

The recent arrest of the man accused of leading Mexico’s most violent drug cartel is being haled as a crucial step for the frayed relations between U.S. and Mexican law

Marin

Man’s Eye Almost Ripped Out in Fight at Depot Plaza

A family argument Monday night ended with a son in jail and his father in the hospital for significant injuries to his left eye, according to Mill Valley Police. Mill

Marin

Alleged Bike Thief Arrested in Sting Operation – Police Look to Connect Him to ‘Multiple’ Stolen Bikes

Police throughout Southern Marin are hoping they’ve nabbed one of the people responsible for the onslaught of expensive bicycle thefts in the area in recent weeks after a 45-year-old Santa

Los Angeles

Glendora Detectives Arrest Man Suspected of Elaborate Retail Theft Scheme

Glendora Police detectives served a search warrant on a Mentone man Wednesday who they believe stole thousands of dollars of merchandise throughout Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire in an

Contra Costa

Claim Filed Against MDUSD For Failing To Prevent Alleged Child Molestation

A claim filed Wednesday against the Mount Diablo Unified School District alleges that administrators failed to protect an 11-year-old boy from molestation at the hands of Joseph Martin, 45, a fifth