June 26, 2018
Case # 18CF1786
MAN CHARGED WITH PIMPING AND PANDERING TWO WOMEN IN IRVINE WHILE OUT ON BAIL
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was charged today with pimping and pandering two women in Irvine after he had been released from custody on bail for vandalism.
Defendant: Joseph Blake Ballard, 22, Long Beach
Charged today with the following felony counts: Continue reading
David Lee Haller, M.D.
June 19, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Law enforcement is seeking potential additional victims of a doctor who is charged with sending sexually motivated messages to cheerleaders at a high school where he served as a volunteer.
Defendant: David Lee Haller, 51, Newport Beach
Charged on June 18, 2018, with the following misdemeanor counts: Continue reading
Gregory Thomas Ditto
Case # 16HF1052
Date: June 12, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted and sentenced to 12 years in state prison yesterday for sexually assaulting two women in Irvine parking structures.
Defendant: Gregory Thomas Ditto, 27, Temecula
Pleaded guilty on June 11, 2018, to the following felony counts: Continue reading
Irvine Police Department to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint
Irvine, Calif. – 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, May 26, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the area of MacArthur Boulevard and Campus Drive.
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 impaired driving. Trained officers will direct suspected impaired drivers to a secondary area for further evaluation. Most motorists will experience little or no delay. Continue reading
Ranjeet Reddy Paladugu
Ranjeet Reedy Paladugu, an Irvine resident and former executive at the Newport Beach-headquartered cosmetics company Urban Decay, pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling nearly $600,000 from his employer and was immediately sentenced to a year in jail, according to the O.C. Register.
Paladugu apparently paid back the money before the plea when he transferred $598,500 back to Urban Decay. He had originally taken transferred that money to a fictitious company he had created, according to the O.C.D.A. Continue reading
Kamal Attoh, from Linkedin
Case # 18HF0719
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken driver was charged today with murder for swerving onto the sidewalk and crashing into a family of four, killing the mother and injuring her husband and two teenage children.
Defendant: Kamal Akwette Attoh, 37, Santa Ana
Charged today with the following felony counts: Continue reading
Case # 18HF0720
Date: May 18, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Law enforcement is seeking potential additional victims of a music teacher who was charged and is scheduled to be arraigned today for sexually assaulting a violin student under 11 years old in Irvine.
Defendant: Peter Daesul Kwon, 32, Irvine
Charged today with the following felony counts: Continue reading
A suspect stole an OCTA shuttle bus in Irvine on Thursday night and led Irvine police officers on an approximately half-hour chase that ended with a crash into a guardrail on a freeway in Costa Mesa, according to NBC.
The bus was reported stolen from near the intersection of Barranca Parkway and Harvard Avenue at about 6:20 p.m., according to KTLA. Continue reading
Peter Kwon
Irvine Police Department Arrests Violin Teacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Irvine, Calif. (May 16, 2018) – The Irvine Police Department has arrested a violin teacher who is accused of felony sexual misconduct with a child from 2005-2007. Peter Kwon, 32, was taken into custody Wednesday at 11:55 a.m. outside his Irvine home.
At the time of the crimes, Kwon taught violin lessons out of his home. His victim, Jane Doe, was an 8-year-old student when the abuse began. Jane Doe came forward to Irvine Police detectives last month and an investigation was initiated. Kwon was arrested for lewd acts with a child under age 14 and digital penetration of a child under age 10. Police believe there is at least one other victim. Continue reading
Kamal Attoh, from Linkedin
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