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Hit and run follows alcohol theft
IRVINE – A man exiting a Ralphs grocery store Saturday carrying $350 worth of liquor he hadn’t paid for assaulted two employees as they tried to prevent him from driving
Surf City burglars nabbed in the act
HUNTINGTON BEACH – A string of car burglaries along Surf City’s celebrated beaches and near its landmark pier led to a surveillance operation and ultimately two arrests, according to police.
Disgruntled churchgoer turns arsonist
IRVINE – An apparent attempt to light a church on fire has landed one man in jail and left several church trash receptacles with severe fire damage. Izad Chavoshan, 30,
Elderly woman carjacked, chase ensues
COSTA MESA – The brazen carjacking of an elderly woman on Monday afternoon led police on a wild pursuit that included the department’s helicopter.
Gym thief busted for pilfering lockers
IRVINE — A Vista man was arrested over the weekend after three lockers were broken into at an Irvine 24-Hour Fitness gym on Friday night.
Man wields shotgun, forces evacuation
HUNTINGTON BEACH – Police responding to a domestic dispute at an apartment complex in the 7200 block of Toulouse Drive were forced to evacuate several residents when a man began
Hate crime alleged in beating of black homeless man
COSTA MESA — Two men and a woman were taken into custody Monday night after police responded to reports of a homeless man being beaten and arrived to find one
Man knifes sister-in-law when she asks him to leave
COSTA MESA — Police were called to an apartment in the 2000 block of Wallace Avenue Monday afternoon, following reports of a stabbing, and arrived to find a woman with
75 year-old Costa Mesa man suspected of shooting wife
COSTA MESA — A 75-year-old Costa Mesa man was arrested Thursday afternoon after police received reports of a man yelling outside a home in the 2000 block of Orange Avenue.
Huntington Beach cop accused of assaulting wife, girlfriend
HUNTINGTON BEACH – A Huntington Beach police officer was arrested Wednesday and charged with physically abusing his wife and a girlfriend. Additional charges include attempting to dissuade his wife from
