Tag: Southern California

Felon Serving Life Prison Terms Gets Nearly 3 More Years for Orange County Jail Escape

March 24, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—The man prosecutors call the mastermind of a 2016 escape by three inmates from the Orange County jail in Santa Ana was sentenced March 24 to two years and eight months in prison for his conviction on felony counts of escaping custody and car theft. Hossein Nayeri, 44, is already serving two consecutive…

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San Diego Residents Warned of Home-Burglary Series

March 24, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—Authorities advised residents of Miramar Ranch and Rancho Penasquitos March 23 to be extra mindful of their home security due to a burglary series that has targeted the two communities over the past five weeks. The thieves, wearing masks, gloves, and hooded sweatshirts, have carried out each of the crimes between 5 p.m. and…

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Actor Dick Van Dyke Injured in Malibu Car Crash

March 23, 2023
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MALIBU, Calif.—Actor Dick Van Dyke suffered minor injuries when the car he was driving crashed a week ago in Malibu, authorities said Wednesday. The “minor” single-vehicle crash occurred on the morning of March 15, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Paramedics were sent to the scene as a precaution, and an accident report…

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Body of Missing 20-Year-Old Man Found in Flood Control Channel in Irvine

March 23, 2023
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A 20-year-old man’s body was found on March 23 in the San Diego Creek in Irvine after being reported missing for two days, authorities said. Christian Nathan Cruz, of Irvine, who was developmentally disabled, was reported missing at about 11:30 p.m. on March 21. Cruz’s mother dropped him off at an L.A. Fitness gym located…

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California Bill to Ban Police K-9s for Crowd Control, Arrests Advances in Legislature

March 23, 2023
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A California bill to ban the use of police dogs for arrests and crowd control has advanced in a state Assembly committee March 21. Public Safety Committee members voted along party lines to pass Assembly Bill 742, introduced by Assemblymen Corey Jackson’s (D-Perris) and Ash Kalra (D-San Jose). Six Democrats voted in favor while the…

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Man Arrested for San Diego Triple Murder Over 2 Decades Ago

March 23, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A suspect was in custody March 23 in connection with a narcotics-related shooting that fatally wounded a young couple and a toddler in Normal Heights more than two decades ago. Sergio Lopez Contreras, 44, was booked into San Diego Central Jail on Wednesday on suspicion of carrying out the Sept. 4, 2000, triple slaying,…

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Orange County Nonprofit Sounds Alarm on Rising Domestic Violence Cases

March 23, 2023
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An Orange County nonprofit is advocating for increased awareness of signs of spousal abuse following a recent study showing a spike in women subject to such violence in the United States during the first nearly two years of the pandemic. The March 14 study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, analyzed over…

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Santa Monica Residents Call for an End to LA County’s Needle Exchange Program in City’s Parks

March 23, 2023
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A needle exchange program for drug users sanctioned by the Los Angeles County of Public Health operating in a handful of Santa Monica’s public spaces has sparked outrage among a coalition of business owners and residents who are calling on the county to move it indoors. The group claims that rather than curbing drug use,…

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Santa Monica Residents Call for an End to Needle Exchange Program in Parks

March 23, 2023
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A needle exchange program for drug users sanctioned by the Los Angeles County of Public Health operating in a handful of Santa Monica’s public spaces has sparked outrage among a coalition of business owners and residents who are calling on the county to move it indoors. The group claims that rather than curbing drug use,…

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Person Found Dead in Torched Vehicle in Brea

March 23, 2023
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BREA, Calif.—Brea police were investigating the death of a person found in a burned-out vehicle March 23. Police were dispatched to Carbon Canyon Road east of Olinda Village just before 5:40 a.m. regarding the roadside vehicle fire, police said. When Brea firefighters put the blaze out officers found the body in the vehicle, police said….

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