Tag: California

At Least 8 People Shot at Pool Party in Carson

CARSON, Calif.—At least eight people were shot at a house party in Carson June 17, according to Los Angeles Times. The shooting took place around midnight in the 1500 block of Abila Street, just north of the San Diego (405) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). “Several” gunshot victims ranging in…


8 People Wounded in Shooting Outside Carson Party

CARSON, Calif.—Eight people were wounded in a shooting outside a house party in Carson early June 17, two of them critically. The shooting was reported at 12:05 a.m. in the 1500 block of Abila Street, just north of the San Diego (405) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). Arriving deputies found…


Road Rage Shooter Gets 410 to Life for Thanksgiving Killing in Costa Mesa

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 42-year-old man was sentenced June 16 to 410 years to life in prison for opening fire on a pickup full of six men in a road-rage dispute in Costa Mesa on Thanksgiving Day that killed one and wounded four. Lee Queuon Walker was convicted May 9 of first-degree murder and five counts…


One-Eyed Jacks

After robbing a Mexican bank, Dad Longworth takes the loot and leaves his partner Rio to be captured, but Rio escapes and searches for Dad in California. …


McCarthy Threatens to Block Funding of Visa Waivers for Chile Over Linked Burglaries

SANTA ANA, Calif.—House Speaker Kevin McCarthy threatened to use the congressional spending bill to block funding of a visa waiver program for Chile that has been blamed for a sharp rise in organized crime including home burglaries and robberies in the United States. The rise in residential and business crimes is linked to a Chilean…


2 Teens Hospitalized After Stabbings in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—Two teens were stabbed by a teen suspect in Mission Beach, police said on June 15. The stabbings happened around 9 p.m. Wednesday during an argument at 3300 Oceanfront Walk, according to Officer John Buttle of the San Diego Police Department. A group had gathered for a celebration of life, the officer said, when…


Ex-Long Beach EMT Faces 29 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl Resulting in Coworker’s Death

A former Long Beach first responder was sentenced on June 14 to over 29 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl to two coworkers, which resulted in one’s death, authorities said. Cruz Noel Quintero, 43, of Long Beach, was found guilty in September 2022 on counts of distributing fentanyl resulting in death, possessing machine guns…


Man Charged with Carjacking, Police Pursuit in Fullerton

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 33-year-old Fresno man made his first appearance in federal court June 15 on charges of a carjacking that led to a police pursuit in Fullerton. Deshawn Ricks was arrested Wednesday on a federal criminal complaint. He was ordered detained Thursday and scheduled for arraignment on July 3. Police were dispatched to the…


Flag Day Celebration Commemorates Veterans at Risk of Suicide

Yorba Linda, Calif.—Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner joined a local nonprofit on June 14 for Flag Day at the Nixon Library and Museum to commemorate and advocate for U.S. veterans and first responders suffering from suicidal ideation and other mental health struggles. “The scourge of veteran suicide is very real,” Wagner said during the event….


Orange County Music, Dance Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Teen

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 40-year-old music and dance instructor pleaded guilty June 15 and was immediately sentenced to nine years behind bars for sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Orange. Sonny Angel Cabugao Boloico of Aliso Viejo pleaded guilty to a count of sexual penetration of a child over 14 years old by foreign object and…