ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 17HF1607
Date: December 7, 2017
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The vice president of finance for Urban Decay was charged today with grand theft and money laundering for transferring over $1 million from the company to his personal accounts through fictitious businesses.
Defendant: Ranjeet Reddy Paladugu, 40, Irvine
Charged today with the following felony counts: Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
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Case # 09HF0287
Date: November 21, 2017
*Defendant caused standoff with police for several hours
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted and found legally sane today in the special circumstances murder and attempted murder of members of his ex-girlfriend’s family.
Defendant:
Alwyn Gibson, 32, Costa Mesa
Found guilty by a jury on Nov. 13, 2017, of the following felony counts: Continue reading
Man Robbed While Trying to Sell Limited Edition Sneakers
Irvine, Calif. (Nov. 17, 2017) – Irvine Police Department Detectives are looking for two suspects who robbed an Irvine resident of a pair of tennis shoes worth at least $6,000 on Tuesday.
A male victim posted an ad on Craigslist seeking a buyer for a pair of limited edition Adidas shoes designed by music industry icon Pharrell Williams. The sneakers display the words “You Nerd” on the front. The suspect responded to the ad and agreed to buy the shoes for $6,000. Similar shoes are selling on the secondary market for up to $9,000. Continue reading
Kevin Paul Williams
Five suspects are in custody following a string of residential burglaries that led to an extensive search in an Irvine neighborhood on Wednesday.
Verasm Kevin Eam, 22, Ferdinand Morales Franco, 32, Tracy Nan, 32, and Kevin Paul Williams, 30, all of Long Beach, were arrested Wednesday after committing four residential burglaries in the Northwood Pointe neighborhood. Terry Nguyen Huynh, 21, of Newport Beach is charged with being an accessory to the crimes. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 16CF2706
16CF2769
Date: August 18, 2017
*Defendant previously charged with desensitizing and grooming minor trafficking victim by sexually assaulting her
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Additional charges were filed today against a man who operated a Craigslist “modeling” scheme to recruit teens and college students to then pimp and pander. The man was previously charged with desensitizing and grooming a minor human trafficking victim by sexually assaulting her.
Defendant: Gilbert Antonio Castillo, 39, Mission Viejo
Charged on Oct. 20, 2016, with the following felony charges: Continue reading
Irvine, Calif. (Aug. 10, 2017) – The Irvine Police Department has arrested a suspect who was caught on video surveillance burglarizing a home in the Woodbury neighborhood on July 31. The suspect, who is a juvenile, was arrested in San Bernardino County on Wednesday afternoon. Tips that came in after video of the crime was aired by several media outlets ultimately led police to the suspect’s location.
On July 31 between 12:20 and 12:37 p.m., the suspect smashed the rear sliding glass door of a home in the 20 block of Royal Grove. At 12:37 p.m., a babysitter returned home with a child who resides at the home, at which time the suspect ran down the staircase. He then ran past the babysitter and fled through an open garage door. Continue reading
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Case # 17HF1027
Date: August 4, 2017
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An In-N-Out Burger (INOB) employee and the owner of Industrial Material Handling Express (IMHE) were charged with forgery and grand theft for ordering merchandise from IMHE for personal use and submitting fraudulent invoices to INOB. Continue reading
Irvine, Calif. (July 30, 2017) – The Irvine Police Department has released a sketch of the suspect in an armed robbery that occurred Saturday night at Northwood Place apartments. The suspect is described as a black male in his late 20s to early 30s, approximately 6’0” to 6’2” and weighing 175 pounds. He has short black hair and dark eyes.
On Saturday just before 11 p.m., the Irvine Police Department responded to multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired on the 500 block of Hayes. Police arrived and determined that no one was injured in the incident, which occurred during a robbery. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 17HF0992
Date: July 27, 2017
MAN CHARGED WITH HATE CRIMES FOR HARASSING AND ASSAULTING TWO MUSLIM WOMEN IN IRVINE
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was charged with hate crimes for harassing and assaulting two Muslim women in Irvine.
Defendant: Brandon Ricardo Pascual, 35, Irvine
Charged on July 26, 2017, with the following felony counts: Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # TBA
Date: July 20, 2017
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is seeking the public’s help in identifying potential additional victims of a music teacher who was charged today with committing lewd and lascivious acts on two students under the age of 14 from his music school, “Music Town.”
Defendant: Randal “Randy” Letcher Scott, 57, Irvine
Felony Charges: Continue reading