FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18CF2383
DATE: August 28, 2018
MAN ARRAIGNED FOR PIMPING AND PANDERING 32-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN NEWPORT BEACH
*The defendant has a domestic relationship with the victim within the definition of Penal Code Section 137000(b)
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was arraigned yesterday for pimping and pandering a 32-year-old woman in Newport Beach
Defendant: David Winslow Knaak, 51, Irvine
Charged on Aug. 23, 2018 with the following felony counts: Continue reading
Ariya Ouskouian
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18CF2440
Date: August 29, 2018
FORMER UCI STUDENT CHARGED WITH PROVIDING MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS WHILE IMPERSONATING A DOCTOR
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former UCI student was charged yesterday with providing medical diagnosis while impersonating a doctor.
Defendant: Ariya Ouskouian, 23, Irvine
Charged on Aug. 28, 2018 with the following counts: Continue reading
Irvine Child Annoyance Suspect
Irvine Police Department Seeks Help in Identifying Child Annoyance Suspect
Irvine, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2018) – The Irvine Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who is accused of child annoyance in a case involving a 13-year-old girl.
On Tuesday, Aug. 14 at 7:50 p.m., the female victim was shopping with her mother at Office Max on Jamboree Road in Irvine. The suspect approached her while she was alone in an aisle and touched her inappropriately while asking what she was shopping for. The suspect then quickly fled. Continue reading
David Hendricks
Irvine Police Department Submits Case Involving Fullerton Police Chief, Captain to District Attorney
Irvine, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2018) – Today, the Irvine Police Department (IPD) submitted to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office a case involving Fullerton Police Department Chief David Hendricks and Captain Thomas Oliveras. The complaint names both suspects in a case of battery on an Emergency Medical Technician. The District Attorney’s Office will determine whether charges will be filed. Continue reading
Irvine Police Department to Conduct a Sobriety Checkpoint
Irvine, Calif. (Aug. 30, 2018) – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) will conduct a sobriety checkpoint as part of the department’s continued commitment to reducing injuries and deaths caused by impaired drivers. The checkpoint will be conducted Friday, Aug. 31, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the area of Jeffrey Road and Alton Parkway.
The checkpoint will be clearly marked and vehicles will be selected for further screening on a pre-set basis to ensure objectivity. Motorists will be greeted and given information about the dangers of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Trained officers will direct suspected impaired drivers to a secondary area for further evaluation. Most motorists will experience little or no delay. Continue reading
Megan Ann Hoechstetter
Case # 17HM02716
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – A woman was sentenced to four months in county jail today for abusing animals by illegally selling puppies that were suffering from viruses and parasites through a fake rescue organization.
Defendant: Megan Ann Hoechstetter, 43, Cypress
Pleaded guilty on March 23, 2018, to the following misdemeanor counts: Continue reading
Case # 02NF2987
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A voice coach on the Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Most Wanted lists was extradited from England on Friday to face trial for sexual assault of a child.
“The return of Mr. Giese to the United States after more than a decade is an example of the FBI’s commitment to returning fugitives accused of state crimes to local jurisdictions where they face prosecution regardless of how much time has passed,” said Paul Delacourt, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office. “We will continue to work with our local counterparts by locating and returning fugitives in order to deliver justice to victims of violent crime. Continue reading
Irvine Police Department to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint
Irvine, Calif. (Aug. 10, 2018) – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) will conduct a sobriety checkpoint as part of the department’s continued commitment to reducing injuries and deaths caused by impaired drivers. The checkpoint will be conducted Saturday, Aug. 11, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the area of Jamboree Road and Barranca Parkway. Continue reading
Imran Saaduddin Ahmad
Imran Saaduddin Ahmad,a 39-year-old Irvine man, was charged Thursday with setting several fires in Irvine this week, according to the O.C. Register.
Ahmad was charged with numerous felonies including three counts of arson of an inhabited structure and single counts each of arson of a forest and use of a destructive device with the intent to injure. Ahmad is also facing sentencing enhancements for arson with the use of an accelerant. Continue reading
Woman Killed in Traffic Collision
Irvine, Calif. (July 3, 2018) – A woman was killed in a traffic collision Tuesday on Main Street in Irvine.
The Irvine Police Department and Orange County Fire Authority responded at 3:14 p.m. to a report of a head-on collision in the area of Main Street near the 55 Freeway. The deceased female was the driver of one of the vehicles involved in the collision. The driver of the other vehicle was transported to an area hospital. No passengers were present in either vehicle. Continue reading