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
Newport Beach Police Department
Community: Press Release: Distracted Driving Awareness Month
After Ten Years of Hands-Free Law, Challenges Still Remain
Just Drive: The Cell Phone Can Wait
Ten years after “hands-free” driving became law, drivers are using their cell phones less often… but distracted driving remains a serious safety challenge. April is recognized as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the first week in April is California Teen Safe Driving Week, making this an ideal time for safety advocates to focus their efforts on education and enforcement statewide. Continue reading
Newport Beach Police Department
Community: Press Release – St. Patrick’s Day DUI Saturation Patrols
Remember: Plan Before You Party
As one of the country’s most popular holidays, St. Patrick’s Day is an occasion for millions of Americans to celebrate their Irish ancestry, and for many more to join in the festivities. Tragically, March 17 has also become one of the nation’s deadliest holidays. In 2016 alone, 60 people across the nation died as a result of drunk-driving traffic collisions during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday period (6:00 p.m. on March 16 to 5:59 a.m. on March 18). Continue reading
Picture Courtesy of OC Firefighters, Local 3631
Newport Beach Police Department
Community Press Release: Helicopter Crash
At 1:50 p.m., the Newport Beach Police Department was notified of a helicopter crash in a residential neighborhood. Police and Fire personnel responding to the scene found that the helicopter had come to rest at the front of a home on Shearwater Place near the intersection with Egret Court. There were a total of five people involved in the collision: four adults in the helicopter and an adult bystander. Continue reading
Community: DUI Enforcement Operations Planned This Weekend
On Halloween, and Every Day, Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving
Halloween is a time for making memories, not causing nightmares. This weekend, the Newport Beach Police Department is reminding Halloween partiers that Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving and DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze. Stay safe – and help other stay safe – by refraining from impaired driving. During Halloween celebrations in 2015, there were 55 people killed nationwide in drunk-driving-related crashes, and still more were killed by drug-impaired drivers. If your Halloween celebration involves alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs, it’s imperative that you make a plan to get home without getting behind the wheel. Continue reading
Newport Beach Police Department
Community: Press Release – Increased DUI Patrols Planned for St. Patrick’s Day
Increased DUI Patrols planned for St. Patrick’s Day
Remember: Plan Before You Party
As one of the country’s most popular holidays, St. Patrick’s Day is an occasion for millions of Americans to celebrate their Irish ancestry, and for many more to join in the festivities. Tragically, March 17 has also become one of the nation’s deadliest holidays. In fact, the combined data from 2011 to 2015 shows that 252 people died as a result of drunk-driving traffic collisions during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday, with more than one quarter of those collisions occurring in the early morning post-party hours (midnight to 5:59 a.m.). Continue reading
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
Newport Beach Police Department
Community: Press Release – DUI Checkpoint, August 19
DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint Planned this Friday
The Newport Beach Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, August 19, 2016 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.
The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20 percent when well-publicized DUI checkpoints and proactive DUI patrols are conducted routinely. DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests affording the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence. Locations are chosen with safety considerations for the officers and the public. 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
Newport Beach Police Department
Community Press Release: Three Residential Burglary Suspects Arrested
At 9:42 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, a resident in the 1600 block of Highland Drive called the Police Department to report suspicious activity. The caller saw three individuals jump over a fence and run from the backyard of a neighbor’s home after activating the burglary alarm there. The three individuals had then entered a red Mercedes Benz sedan and driven away.
The officer who responded to the home noted that there were pry marks on a door frame and that the rear sliding screen door had been opened. The residence was unoccupied and it did not appear that the suspects had been able to enter the home. When the resident returned a short time later, she verified that the contents of the home were undisturbed. The damage to the door frame is estimated at $800. Continue reading