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Six defendants charged with stabbing murder of a man at a San Juan Capistrano park

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Editor Posted in News, OCDA, Orange County Sheriff, San Juan Capistrano Leave a comment

Case #16HF0995

Date: July 25, 2016

SIX DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH STABBING MURDER OF MAN IN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO PARK

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Six defendants were charged today with the stabbing murder of a man in a San Juan Capistrano park. Ashkan Dezhangfard, 21, Brion Cairo Hyde, 22, and Anjelica Marie Shibata, 28, of San Juan Capistrano, Siavash Hosseinaliarhani, 18, and Ryan Timothy Huebner, 20, of Laguna Niguel, and Myles Emmanuel Jones, 22, Laguna Hills, are each charged with one felony count of special circumstances murder by lying in wait. The defendants each face a minimum sentence of life in state prison without the possibility of parole. The defendants’ court dates are to be determined.

Prior to July 2016, Shibata and Hyde were in a romantic relationship and living together in San Juan Capistrano. At the time of the crime, Shibata was engaged in a romantic relationship with 38-year-old Alvaro Rios. Continue reading→

Five suspects arrested in connection with a homicide investigation in San Juan Capistrano

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Editor Posted in Crime, Laguna Niguel, News, Orange County Sheriff, San Juan Capistrano Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lt. Mark Stichter, 714.904.7042, MKStichter@ocsd.org; Carrie Braun, 714.552.5795, CBraun@ocsd.org

Five Suspects Arrested in Connection with Homicide Investigation

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Ca. (July, 22, 2016) – On Friday, July 22, 2016, Orange County Sheriff investigators arrested Ashkan Dezhangfard, 3-8-94, San Juan Capistrano, Ryan Huebnar 8-4-95, Laguna Niguel, Siavish Hosseinaliarhani, 11-25-97, Laguna Niguel, Angelica Shiabata, 6-20-88, San Juan Capistrano and Brion Hyde, 5-23-94, San Juan Capistrano, in connection with a homicide at the end of Trabuco Creek Road in San Juan Capistrano.

On Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at approximately 1:10 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the end of Trabuco Creek Road and found an adult male deceased in the creek bed. An Orange County Deputy Coroner responded and found traumatic injuries to the victim’s body. OCSD Homicide investigators responded and assumed responsibility for the investigation. Homicide, crime scene and coroner investigators processed and collected evidence from the scene. Continue reading→

Transient charged with stabbing an Irvine man to death and possession of child porn

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Editor Posted in Crime, Irvine, Irvine Police Department, News, OCDA 4 Comments

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 16HF0427

16HF0099

Date: March 29, 2016

TRANSIENT MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR THE STABBING MURDER OF ACQUAINTANCE ON BIKE PATH IN IRVINE

*Defendant also has an open child pornography case

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A transient man has been charged for the stabbing murder of an acquaintance on a bike path in Irvine. Dennis Thomas Monson Jr., 37, is charged with one felony count of murder with a sentencing enhancement allegation for the personal use of a knife. If convicted, Monson faces a maximum sentence of 26 years to life in state prison. Monson was charged today and is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday, April 1, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana.

At the time of the crime, Monson was a transient and was acquainted with 51-year-old Sidney Siemensma. Continue reading→

Transient identified as the suspect in the killing of Irvine’s Sidney Siemensma

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Editor Posted in Crime, Homeless, Irvine, News 1 Comment

Irvine Police Department Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PRESS RELEASE #02-24-16

Subject: Suspect Identified in Irvine Homicide

Contact : Bill Whalen, Commander – Crossroads Area 949-724-7025, bwhalen@cityofirvine.org

Irvine, CA – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) has identified the suspect involved in a homicide on an Irvine bike path. The suspect is identified as Dennis Thomas Monson, Jr., age 37, transient.

In the early morning hours of Jan. 19, 2016, Monson was with 51-year-old victim Sidney Siemensma, with whom he was acquainted, on a bike path adjacent to the Interstate 405 near Irvine Center Drive behind the Los Olivos residential community. An altercation occurred, and Monson repeatedly stabbed the victim. The suspect then fled the scene. Continue reading→

Man found dead on the San Diego Creek bike trail in Irvine

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Editor Posted in Crime, Irvine, Irvine Police Department, News Leave a comment

A man’s body was found this morning on a bike path behind Irvine’s Los Olivos Apartment Homes community, at 350 Gitano, according to the O.C. Register. The body was identified on Tuesday as r as 51-year-old Irvine resident Sidney Siemensma.

The Irvine Police are investigating this death as a possible homicide. Continue reading→

Santa Ana man charged with killing a 19-year-old man in Irvine

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Editor Posted in Crime, Irvine Police Department, OCDA, Santa Ana Leave a comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 16HF0034

Date: January 11, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHO: Jacob Michael Margo, 21, Santa Ana

WHAT: Has been charged and will be arraigned today for one felony count of murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal discharge of a firearm causing death. Jacob Michael Margo is accused of murdering 19-year-old Octavio Jesus Alcala, whose body was found in a construction site in Irvine. If convicted, Margo faces a maximum sentence of 50 years to life in state prison. Continue reading→

Irvine man sentenced to 25 years to life for killing his wife at their apartment

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Editor Posted in Crime, Irvine, News, OCDA Leave a comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 12ZF0140

Date: January 8, 2016

MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR STRANGULATION-MURDER OF WIFE IN IRVINE APARTMENT

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced today to 25 years to life in state prison for the strangling murder of his wife in their Irvine apartment. Shalabh Rastogi, 42, Irvine, was found guilty by a jury on Nov. 17, 2015, of one felony count of first degree murder.

At the time of the crime, Rastogi was experiencing marital trouble with his 40-year-old wife Jalina George, with whom he had three school-aged children. Continue reading→

Santa Ana man arrested by Irvine Police suspected of murdering a 19-year-old man

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Editor Posted in Crime, Irvine, Irvine Police Department, News, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Irvine Police Department Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PRESS RELEASE: #01-08-16

Subject: Arrest of Homicide Suspect

Contact : Farrah Emami, Public Information Officer 949-724-7112, femami@cityofirvine.org

Irvine, CA – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) has arrested a suspect for a June 2015 homicide. The suspect is identified as Jacob Michael Margo, 21, of Santa Ana.

On the morning of June 5, 2015, employees arriving to work at a construction site in the area of Wolf Trail and Orchard Hills located a deceased adult male, later identified as 19-year-old Octavio Jesus Alcala of Santa Ana. The victim was located face-down in a remote, graded construction area that did not have any buildings. Continue reading→

The Irvine Police showed up in large numbers to make an arrest in Santa Ana this afternoon

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Editor Posted in Crime, Irvine, News, Santa Ana Leave a comment

The Irvine Police Department showed up in large numbers this afternoon in a Santa Ana neighborhood at W. McFadden Ave. and Parton St., not far from Flower St.

The Irvine SWAT team appears to be on the call (see picture below) but so far the Irvine Police have not issued any formal press releases about the matter. Continue reading→

Santa Ana man arrested for the murder of a woman in Newport Beach

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Editor Posted in Crime, Newport Beach, News, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Newport Beach Police Department

Community Press Release – Homicide Investigation UPDATE

Arrested: Isaac Nieto Hernandez, male Hispanic, 29-year-old resident of Santa Ana

On Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at approximately 12:11 a.m., the Newport Beach Police Department received a call regarding suspicious circumstances. The callers were concerned about their associate, a young woman who was last seen at an office building on Campus Drive an hour or two earlier. The callers had searched for the young woman, but were unable to find her. She had also stopped responding to text messages or answering her cell phone, which raised concern for her safety.

Officers responded and began to search the area. Shortly after 1:30 a.m., they located the woman, deceased, inside the building located at 5030 Campus Drive. The Orange County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Sarai Alcaraz, a 23-year-old resident of Long Beach. The cause of death has not yet been determined. Detectives are currently investigating this incident as a homicide, however and manner and cause of death will be determined pending autopsy and toxicology reports from the Coroner’s Office. Continue reading→