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Two Big Box Shoplifters Escape, One is Still At Large
Windsor Police Deputies were dispatched to the Windsor Wal-Mart store on Hembree Lane early Sunday evening at approximately 6:45 p.m. on a report of an assault with a deadly weapon.
Suspected Prowlers Arrested in Lemon Grove
A man and a woman were taken into custody Sunday by deputies investigating the report of a prowler in a Lemon Grove neighborhood. The call about a prowler in the
Former IRS Agent Gets 24 Years in Murder-for-Hire Plot That Targeted La Jollan
A former IRS agent-turned-tax preparer was sentenced Friday to nearly 24 years in federal prison for charges including a plot to kill Monique Siegel of La Jolla. Steven Martinez of
Man Blows Self Up Outside Home
An investigation was under way Monday into the death of a man who apparently committed suicide by blowing himself up outside a Costa Mesa home. The incident at Bermuda and
Former Teacher at Los Al High Arrested on Suspicion of Sex with Girl, 15
A former teacher at Los Alamitos High School was arrested Thursday on suspicion of having sex with a 15-year-old girl, authorities say. Abdel Chehade, a 43-year-old Huntington Beach man, was
Five Men Nabbed in San Rafael Prostitution Sting
The San Rafael Police cited five men Friday night after they allegedly agreed to pay for sex in an undercover prostitution sting. Police officials said the operation was spurred by
Man Arrested in Pico Neighborhood Shooting
A Santa Monica man was arrested last week on suspicion of shooting and injuring a woman in the Pico neighborhood, police announced Monday. Jeremy Emmanuel Gonzalez, 21, was arrested on
Man Set Afire Outside Long Beach Store Dies Monday
A 63-year-old man died today of burns he suffered when a flammable substance was thrown into his parked vehicle, allegedly by a homeless man, on Friday afternoon outside a 7-Eleven
Walnut Creek Actress Arrested on Suspicion of Assault
Walnut Creek police arrested the woman who played Pippi Longstocking in a 1988 film on suspicion of assault Thursday, according to the celebrity gossip site TMZ. Tami Erin, who starred
Pepper-Sprayed JCPenney Guard Runs From Pleasanton to Dublin to Catch Two Shoplifters
A Stoneridge mall security guard ran more than two miles, from Pleasanton to Dublin, to catch two shoplifters who police said swiped $120 of goods Friday evening from JCPenney. The
