Tag: Regional News

Feces or Sewage Smeared on Laguna Beach City Manager’s Home

February 10, 2023
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The home of Laguna Beach City Manager Shohreh Dupuis was smeared with feces or sewage in the front yard, on the mailbox, on planters, stairs, and a walkway Feb. 9, authorities say. Officers responded to the vandalism around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday at Dupuis’s home on 3rd Avenue, according to city officials. (Courtesy of the…

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Eight Arrested in $1 Million Retail Theft Scheme Targeting Apple Stores in California

February 10, 2023
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Eight suspects have been arrested for allegedly stealing about $1 million worth of merchandise primarily from Apple stores, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Feb. 9. The alleged retail theft operation occurred between August 2022 and January 2023—in several counties across the state, including Yolo, Monterey, Alameda, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Orange,…

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8 Arrested in $1 Million Retail Theft Scheme Targeting Apple Stores in California

February 10, 2023
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Eight suspects have been arrested for allegedly stealing about $1 million worth of merchandise primarily from Apple stores, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Feb. 9. The alleged retail theft operation occurred between August 2022 and January 2023—in several counties across the state, including Yolo, Monterey, Alameda, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Orange,…

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Autopsy Indicates OC Lawyer Was Victim of Violent Crime in Mexico

February 9, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—An autopsy of an Orange County deputy public defender performed in Mexico, where he died while celebrating his first wedding anniversary, characterized his death as an aggravated homicide, an attorney for his family said Feb. 9. The autopsy done on 33-year-old Elliot Blair, who died last month, showed he sustained 40 fractures to…

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Battle Brewing Over California Water Rights in Colorado River Basin

February 9, 2023
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As six states turn up the heat on California to cut back on water consumption from the Colorado River Basin, the state has proposed its own plan, citing a 1922 contract that grants California senior water rights. Under the six-state proposal, Southern California water agencies would be required to reduce their water allocation by as…

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Santa Ana Restaurant Raises Money for Earthquake-Stricken Turkey and Syria

February 9, 2023
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Alta Baja Market, a popular Mexican-themed restaurant in Santa Ana, California, announced 100 percent of its proceeds this weekend for a certain popular Mexican cocktail will go toward aid for victims of earthquake-stricken Turkey and Syria. From Feb. 10 through the end of the business day on Feb. 12, any customer who purchases a Michelada—which…

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Off-Duty Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Killed in Lake Elsinore Crash

February 9, 2023
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An off-duty Orange County sheriff’s deputy was killed in a single-vehicle crash Feb. 9 in Lake Elsinore, leaving behind a wife and 1-month-old child, according to officials. Deputy Brian Haney, who worked patrol in San Juan Capistrano, was on his way home from a shift when the fatal crash occurred, according to officials. “We are…

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Witness Called Hotline After Boy Reported Alleged Abuse by His Mother

February 9, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Less than three years before his death in 2018, a 10-year-old boy told a school vice principal he had been abused by his mother, prompting a report to a child abuse hotline, the then-vice principal testified Feb. 8 in the murder trial of the boy’s mother and her boyfriend. Gia Greaux, who was a…

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Man Seriously Injured in Santee Collision Flown to Hospital

February 9, 2023
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SANTEE, Calif.—An early morning crash involving two vehicles ended with one person being taken to a hospital by helicopter, the Santee Sheriff’s Station confirmed Feb. 9. The collision, which involved a silver Ford Focus and a white Ford F-350, took place just after 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to authorities. Police said the Focus was headed…

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California Legislation Intended to Combat Fentanyl Crisis Met With Mixed Reaction

February 9, 2023
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Several California lawmakers have introduced a series of bills intended to combat the state’s fentanyl crisis but some critics question whether the proposed laws would actually do anything substantial. The legislation was introduced in the wake of two drug busts last month in which the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and Costa Mesa police seized 45,000 rainbow-colored…

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