Category: Westminster

Man Guilty of Hate Crime Has Sentence Significantly Reduced Following Plea Deal

January 21, 2021
hate crimeNY-CalOrange County courtsOrange County District AttorneypoliceSouthern CaliforniaUSWestminster
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SANTA ANA (CNS)—A Stanton man with prior strike convictions for assault with a deadly weapon and burglary pleaded guilty Jan. 20 to a hate crime attack in Westminster and was immediately sentenced to a year in jail. The year-long sentence was a stark contrast from the punishment he initially faced. When prosecutors filed charges they said…

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Huntington Beach Crime Scene Investigator Charged With Swallowing Evidence

December 23, 2020
district attorneyHuntington BeachNY-CalOrange CountypoliceSouthern CaliforniaTodd SpitzerUSWestminster
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The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has charged a former Huntington Beach Police Department crime scene investigator with stealing drugs from a suspect’s vehicle, swallowing the evidence, and then driving a police vehicle home while under the influence. Sean Patrick Lotts, 53, of Huntington Beach, has been charged with one misdemeanor count of embezzlement by…

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