ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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
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Stuff that Lorena Guadalupe Arreguin stole from storage units and mail boxes
Irvine Police arrest suspect in storage-unit burglaries, seek possible victims of identity theft
Irvine, Calif. (Nov. 21, 2016) – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) has arrested Lorena Guadalupe Arreguin in connection with a string of storage-unit burglaries and mail thefts that have occurred from May through November of this year.
Arreguin and at least two other suspects are believed to have stolen mail from North Tustin, Newport Beach, Laguna Woods and Costa Mesa. The suspects are further accused of using other people’s identities to obtain storage units, then committing burglaries at those locations. The suspects have taken paperwork including bills, credit cards and more, and have attempted to open credit accounts using the stolen information. There have been more than 20 such storage-unit burglaries in Irvine, Santa Ana and possibly other cities. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE
PRESS RELEASE
Released by: Sergeant Daron Wyatt, 714-497-5633
Subject: Man and Woman Affiliated with Angelic Secrets Online Escort Agency Arrested on Human Trafficking Charges
ANAHEIM, CA – In mid-October of 2016, a parent contacted the Costa Mesa Police Department reporting concerns about his 17 year old daughter, who was a runaway, possibly being a victim of human trafficking. The Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF) began an investigation, which revealed the juvenile was in fact a human trafficking victim.
Following several days of round the clock investigation the juvenile was found in the company of Gilberto Antonio Castillo in Mission Viejo on October 18, 2016. The juvenile victim was rescued and Castillo, a 38 year old resident of Mission Viejo, was arrested for human trafficking of a minor. Continue reading
Irvine Police Department Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Press Release #: 08-02-2016
CONTACT:Mike Hallinan, 949-724-7110, mhallinan@cityofirvine.org
Irvine Police Arrest Two Men for Residential Burglary and Identity Theft
Irvine, CA – The Irvine Police Department has arrested two men for burglary, identity theft, possession of stolen property and narcotic related offenses. Ben Vartanian, 30, of Costa Mesa and John Wolcott, 25, of Newport Beach, were taken into custody following a traffic stop.
On July 30, 2016 at 2:00p.m., officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Rockefeller regarding a burglary that occurred at the residence sometime in the early morning hours. The loss was computer equipment and credit cards. During the investigation, the victim reported the credit cards were actively being used at multiple locations in Tustin, Anaheim, Santa Ana and Irvine. The last charge was at a Walmart in Irvine. At the same time the crime report was being taken, patrol officers conducted a traffic stop near the area of a Walmart. During the traffic stop, officers discovered the two men inside the vehicle were in possession of the stolen property from the residential burglary on Rockefeller, as well as narcotics. Other stolen property from the Quail Hill neighborhood was also located inside the suspects’ vehicle. Continue reading
Irvine Police Department Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PRESS RELEASE: #04-14-16
Subject: Two Arrested for Robbery and Package Thefts
Contact : Farrah Emami, Public Information Officer, 949-724-7112, femami@cityofirvine.org
Irvine, CA – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) arrested two men for robbing a woman in a parking lot and committing a series of package thefts. The suspects are identified as Raymundo Bernal and Gerardo DeLoera, both 22, of Costa Mesa.
On March 11, 2016, a package theft occurred in front of an Irvine home. The resident had a video surveillance system that captured a unique green Jeep with a blue ladder on top, and the resident provided the video to IPD. The IPD Crime Analysis Unit provided a description of the incident and vehicle to all Department officers. Continue reading
Irvine Police Department Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PRESS RELEASE: #04-07-16
Subject: Six Suspects Arrested Following Alert Officer Observation
Contact : Farrah Emami, Public Information Officer, 949-724-7112, femami@ci.irvine.ca.us
Irvine, CA – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) has arrested six suspects on various charges including possession of drugs, probation and parole violations, and knowingly riding in a stolen vehicle. The suspects are identified as Shane Clarke, 26, of Tustin; Samantha Diehr, 26, of Irvine; Cameron Dimmick, 32, of Huntington Beach; Benjamin Nishie, 23, of Costa Mesa; Adam Quick, 31, of Huntington Beach; and Nouras Sairafe, 30, Long Beach. Continue reading
Alec Scott Abraham
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 15HF0637
Date: June 23, 2015
MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR HIT-AND-RUN CRASH THAT KILLED WOMAN AND HER 2-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER
*Woman’s daughter and grandson were also injured in the crash
SANTA ANA – A man was charged today with murder for a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman and her granddaughter in Irvine. Alec Scott Abraham, 20, Costa Mesa, was charged today with two felony counts of murder. He was originally charged June 15, 2015, with two felony counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, one felony count of hit-and-run with permanent injury or death, one felony count of reckless driving with bodily injury, and one misdemeanor count of petty theft by taking and carrying away, and sentencing enhancements for fleeing the scene of a vehicular manslaughter and inflicting great bodily injury. After further investigation by the Irvine Police Department (IPD) and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA), newly discovered scientific evidence and witness information allowed OCDA to pursue murder charges against the defendant. No further information about the investigation will be disclosed at this time. If convicted, Abraham faces a maximum sentence of 30 years to life in state prison. Abraham is being held on $1 million bail. Today’s scheduled arraignment was continued in court to July 8, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana.
OCDA released a press release June 15, 2015, with the following information on the Abraham case: Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 15HF0637
Date: June 15, 2015
MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR CAUSING HIT-AND-RUN CRASH THAT KILLED WOMAN AND HER 2-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER
*Woman’s daughter and grandson were also injured in the crash
SANTA ANA – A man is scheduled to be arraigned today for causing a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman and her granddaughter in Irvine. Alec Scott Abraham, 20, Costa Mesa, is charged with two felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, one felony count of hit-and-run with permanent injury or death, one felony count of reckless driving with bodily injury, and one misdemeanor count of petty theft by taking and carrying away, and sentencing enhancements for fleeing the scene of a vehicular manslaughter and inflicting great bodily injury. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 14 years in state prison. He is being held on $1 million bail and is scheduled to be arraigned today in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana. The time is to be determined. Continue reading
Irvine Police Department Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PRESS RELEASE #06-14-15
Subject: Update in Fatal Traffic Collision
Contact : Farrah Emami, Public Information Officer 949-724-7112, femami@cityofirvine.org
Irvine, CA – A second victim has succumbed to her injuries sustained in the hit-and-run vehicle collision Wednesday night. At approximately 2:20 p.m. this afternoon, June 14, 2015, the 2-year-old female victim passed away in the hospital. The victim’s 7-year-old brother and 28-year-old mother remain hospitalized, but are now in stable condition.
The suspect, 20-year-old Alec Scott Abraham of Costa Mesa, is in custody on $1 million bail. He is being held on charges of felony gross vehicular manslaughter and felony hit and run and is expected to be formally charged and arraigned tomorrow. Continue reading