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Irvine man arrested for driving into a family while allegedly drunk

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Vehicle Strikes Pedestrians, Killing One and Injuring Three Others

Irvine, Calif. (May 16, 2018) – A woman has died and three others were injured after a vehicle struck the pedestrians Wednesday night in the area of Ridgeline and Turtle Rock in Irvine.

The Irvine Police Department and Orange County Fire Authority responded to the scene at approximately 8 p.m. The pedestrians who were struck are family members: a male adult, female adult, female teenager and male teenager. The identities of the victims are not yet being released. Three were transported to area hospitals by ground while one was transported by medical helicopter. The adult female was pronounced dead after 9 p.m. The injuries of the other three victims are described as serious. Continue reading→

A 19-year-old Rialto man is headed to prison after burglarizing several homes in Irvine

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Aspenn Jones

Aspenn Jones, a 19-year-old Rialto man, pleaded guilty Monday to a string of burglaries in Irvine and was sentenced to four years in prison, according to court records, according to the O.C. Register.

Jones has admitted to committing at least 10 recent residential burglaries. His luck finally ran out when he was arrested by the Irvine Police Department after they received a report of a break-in on Reggio Aisle, on September 5, 2017. Continue reading→

Serial killer suspected in two Irvine slayings arrested in Sacramento

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Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert and Sheriff Scott Jones announced that Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, a former police officer in the Sacramento area, was arrested as the prime suspect in the East Area Rapist/Original Nightstalker/Golden State Killer case.

DeAngelo is accused of having committed at least 12 killings and perhaps 50 rapes across California in the 1970s and 1980s, according to KTLA. The atrocities included allegedly killing two victims in Irvine. Manuela Whitthuhn was killed in Irvine in 1981. Five years later in 1986, Janelle Cruz was beaten to death in her parent’s home, in Irvine. Continue reading→

The Trader Joe’s robbery in Irvine follows a pattern that started in Long Beach

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Could eight armed robberies of Trader Joe’s stores in Los Angeles and Orange Counties be related? That is what law enforcement investigators are asking after  in Long Beach, Los Angeles — including the San Fernando Valley, Irvine and Culver City were all robbed in similar fashion, according to the O.C. Register.

The string of stick-ups began in Long Beach on Feb. 15. when the Trader Joe’s on Bellflower Blvd. was robbed. The same store was robbed again on March 2, according to CBS News. Continue reading→

18-year-old Irvine skateboarder charged with forcible rape and sexual battery for attacking joggers

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Case # 18HF0486

Date: April 10, 2018

18-YEAR-OLD SKATEBOARDER CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED FORCIBLE RAPE AND SEXUAL BATTERY FOR ASSAULTING FEMALE JOGGERS IN IRVINE

SANTA ANA, Calif. – An 18-year-old man was charged with attempted forcible rape and sexual battery for assaulting female joggers in Irvine.

Defendant: Keenan Al-Sayed Ahmad, 18, Irvine

Charged on April 3, 2018, with the following felony counts: Continue reading→

Suspect in Anaheim Police Officer involved shooting in Irvine identified

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Irvine, Calif. (March 28, 2018) – The suspect in an Anaheim Police Department officer involved shooting Tuesday night has been identified as Kenneth John Yamashita-Magarro, 24. Magarro has two no-bail felony warrants in Orange County for drug-related crimes and is on formal probation.

On Tuesday at around 10 p.m., an Anaheim Police Department helicopter was following a black Nissan Altima that was driving erratically and in excess of 100 miles per hour on I-405. The helicopter requested units to respond. Prior to those units arriving, the vehicle crashed on I-405 at Jamboree, near the Von Karman overpass. The suspect fled the vehicle and was located shortly thereafter in the area of Von Karman and Quartz. Continue reading→

Anaheim police officer involved shooting occurred in Irvine last night

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Irvine, Calif. (March, 28, 2018) – An Anaheim police officer involved shooting occurred Tuesday night in Irvine.

Around 10 p.m., an Anaheim Police Department helicopter was following a vehicle that was driving erratically and in excess of 100 miles per hour on I-405. The helicopter requested units to respond. Prior to those units arriving, the vehicle crashed on I-405 at Jamboree, near the Von Karman overpass. The suspect fled the vehicle and was located shortly thereafter in the area of Von Karman and Quartz. Continue reading→

Long Beach man pleads guilty to 14 burglaries including two in Irvine

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Willy San, a 26-year-old Long Beach man, pleaded guilty on Thursday and was immediately sentenced to 14 years in prison for 14 burglaries and two attempted break-ins from late April through May 2016 in Irvine’s Woodbury neighborhood, according to the O.C. Register.

San’s first burglary that he was charged with was committed on April 28, 2016, and the final break-in was on May 27, 2016. San also accepted sentencing enhancements for aggravated white-collar crime that ranged between $100,000 to $500,000. Continue reading→

A male suspect ripped a necklace off an Irvine resident at her home then fled

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Irvine Police Department Seeks Suspect in Follow-Home Robbery

Irvine, Calif. (March 1, 2018) – The Irvine Police Department is seeking a suspect and his associate in a robbery that occurred Wednesday night in Irvine.

On Wednesday, February 28, at approximately 6:20 p.m., a female victim was approached as she attempted to open the front door of her residence off Jamboree Road and Champion Way. The suspect ripped a necklace off her neck and fled. The victim had previously been shopping in Artesia, where she saw the suspect, who was accompanied by a female. The necklace stolen from the victim is worth $2,500. Irvine Police Department detectives believe the suspect followed the victim to her Irvine home. Continue reading→

3rd striker facing life in prison after police pursuit and carjacking in Irvine

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Case # 18HF0329

Date: February 28, 2018

THIRD-STRIKER PAROLEE CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON PEACE OFFICER AND CARJACKING AFTER INITIATING PURSUIT AND INJURING POLICE K9 THAT APPREHENDED HIM

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A third-striker parolee was charged today with aggravated assault on a peace officer and carjacking after initiating a pursuit and injuring the K9 that apprehended him.

Defendant: Antonio Padilla Jr., 37, Palm Desert

Charged today with the following counts: Continue reading→