Friday, August 11, 2017
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
Irvine burglary suspect arrested in San Bernardino County
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
An Irvine Police investigation led to two men being charged for defrauding In-N-Out Burger
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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
Armed robber stole jewelry from a couple at the Northwood Apartments in Irvine
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
Mission Viejo masseuse arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting several clients
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OC Sheriff Investigators Seek Additional Victims of Sexual Assault Suspect
Mission Viejo, Ca. (July 28, 2017) – On Thursday, July 27, 2017, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victim’s Detail (SVD) investigators arrested Qing Dai, 40, Mission Viejo, following allegations he sexually assaulted a 37-year old female at Sunny’s Massage, located at 24000 Alicia Parkway #32, Mission Viejo, CA. Continue reading
Man charged with hate crimes for harassing and assaulting two Muslim women in Irvine
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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
Former church employee sues Irvine priest and Diocese alleging sexual assault
Former Church Employee Sues OC Priest, Diocese, Alleging Sexual Assault Following Complaints By Other Victims Years Earlier
Diocese Sent Father Alex Kim To Different Posts and to Treatment, Lawsuit Says
Orange County, Calif. – A former church employee sued the Diocese of Orange and a high-ranking priest today, alleging the church documented a history of sexual abuse by the priest before he accosted her last year.
The sexual assault and harassment complaint – against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange (aka Diocese of Orange), Father Alex Kim, and St. John Neumann Church of Irvine – alleges that, in response to previous and similar complaints spanning at least a decade, the church ineffectively moved Father Kim to different posts and, in 2012, to a treatment center for sexually deviant priests before he sexually assaulted the latest victim between April and September 2016. Continue reading
The OCDA is seeking more victims of an Irvine music teacher charged with molesting two students
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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
Mexican national with 27 aliases convicted of killing a woman in Irvine in 1992
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Case # 00SF0657
Date: July 14, 2017
*Defendant fled to Mexico and was extradited 10 years later
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man who was extradited to Orange County from Mexico was sentenced today to 35 years to life in state prison for murdering a 19-year-old woman in 1992.
Defendant: Leonardo Pimentel Sanchez, 59, Mexico City, Mexico
Found guilty by a jury on May 22, 2017, of one felony count of: Continue reading
Irvine woman charged with embezzling $286,854 from a non-profit foundation
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Case # 17F00334
Date: July 7, 2017
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The former treasurer of the National Parkinson Foundation Orange County Chapter (NPFOCC) was charged today for embezzling $286,854 from the non-profit foundation.
Defendant: Judith Woodhouse, 52, Irvine
Charges: Continue reading