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Vitaally Krasnoperov, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the murder of an Anaheim Hills father and daughter. Krasnoperov, while not present when the murders took placed did assist with the planning of the murders. Iftekhar Murtaza, was upset that his girlfriend...

Fullerton police made an arrests in connection with a group of home burglars who even committed their crimes while holding a family hostage. Police in Huntington Beach and Fullerton are still on the lookout for twin brothers who are also believed to be involved in the home invasion style burglary...

Proposition 36 was approved by California voters on November 6, 2012 revising the current “Three Strikes” law. In California, those with two or more strike convictions cannot be sentenced to life, unless the third strike is a serious or violent felony. In addition, those that have already been se...

Vincent Mater, 42, a former Fullerton police officer pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of destruction of evidence and vandalism. Mater, a former police officer destroyed is digital recorder which captured conversation between him and Dean Gochenour, who he had just arrested for Driving Und...

Heather K. Tuiolosega, 47 of Huntington Beach was found dean in her home on Huntington Village Lane. Police believe her husband, Nelson Tuiolosega, 56 killed her while at the same time inflicting self-inflicted wounds on himself. Nelson Tuiolosega was taken to UCI Medical Center where he remains ...

James Rivas, 18 was arrested in connection with a stabbing that occurred Tuesday of a female jogger in Rossmoor. According to reports, a female jogger suffered stab wounds when she was jogging on a path popular with dog-walkers and joggers. The woman fought off the attack but the suspect continue...

An Orange man was sentenced to 5 years in prison federal prison for filing hundreds of fax tax returns. Ernesto Jesus Suarez, would prepare accurate returns for clients and then provide them with their refund from his own personal account. Then he would falsify their expenses and deductions creat...

A former corporate controller for Avastra USA Inc, has pleaded guilty to embezzling $550,000 from the company over a six month period. Nathan Gilliland, 30 of Ladera Ranch pleaded guilty to computer fraud, grand theft and identity theft and was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in state prison. G...

Alireza Hashemi, an Irvine Valley student was arrested for what authorities say was a sexual assault of a woman in the school parking lot. Hashemi was taken into custody without incident. According to Irvine Police officials, Hashemi had been contacted previously at the school for suspicious beha...

Orange County prosecutors charged Peter Chadwick, 48 with one felony count of special circumstances murder for financial gain today. Chadwick is currently being held at Orange County jail without bail pending his arraignment. Prosecutors contend Chadwick murdered his wife Quee Chadwick and dispos...

Newport Beach officers were dispatched to a million dollar home in a gated Newport Beach community when a neighbor reported she learned the children of Quee and Peter Chadwick had not been picked up from school. Two days after Quee and Peter were reported missing, officers entered the home and no...

Orange County prosecutors charged Rebecca Rhea Moore with over 30 felony counts of grand theft, computer access fraud and forgery. Authorities allege Moore was writing checks to herself and forging corporate records to make it appear the money was going to legitimate vendors. Moore is set to be ...

A Los Angeles police officer was arrested by LAPD when he showed up for work after a woman he had a relationship reported he made a violent criminal threat in violation of Penal Code Section 422. The officer is currently in Orange County Jail on $1 million bail. The officer, Dale Ziesmer, 48 plea...

A former executive of Control Components Inc. pleaded guilty to a single count of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act after bribing Chinese officials from 2003-2007. Paul Cosgrove, 65, of Rancho Santa Margarita was sentenced to 13 months of home confinement. According to officials, Contro...

Buena Park Swat team members executed a search warrant at a home in Buena Park after officers received a tip that narcotics were being sold at the home. Seven people who were inside the home were arrested. Officers smelled a strong chemical odor commonly associated with meth labs upon entering th...

The Irvine couple, who are both attorneys requested a continuance of their arraignment due to a medical emergency. Orange County defense attorneys told Judge Walter Schwarm the medical emergency related to Kent Easter and that his wife Jill Easter was unable to attend the court proceeding. Judge ...

Byron Ferrer, 21 of Lake Elsinore and Jorge Penaloza, 24 of Temecula were arrested by Huntington Beach police for suspicion of felony vandalism. Both suspects were alleged seen tagging more than 20 locations in downtown Huntington Beach. According to officials, residents were reporting the incide...

On March 16, 2010, a Walmart store was robbed by a man wearing hoodie and baseball hat. According to law enforcement officials, the man brought something into the store that was later collected and analyzed for prints or DNA. Unfortunately, at the time there was no match in the DNA database. A br...

Kenneth Prevatte, of Long Beach was killed while riding his bike on PCH near Sunset Beach. Huntington Beach Police Department responded to the busy highway amid reports of an accident. When they arrived, Prevatte was already dead. Huntington Beach Police arrested Becki James, 58, of Huntington Be...

An Elk Grove woman was arrested after she allegedly represented herself as an attorney to an Orange County jail inmate. Prosecutors say, Ellen Anise Rowland, 56 accepted $1,700 from an inmate's father to provide Orange County criminal defense services. When Rowland went to the Orange County jail,...

Border Patrol agents seized 237 pounds of marijuana at a checkpoint near San Clemente. According to law enforcement, a 19-year-old man was arrested after agents became suspicious of his demeanor while he was driving a suburban through the checkpoint. During an inspection of the vehicle, agents lo...

The Irvine couple who allegedly plotted and planted drugs in the vehicle of a elementary school volunteer are due in court this morning. Kent Easter, 38 and his wife Jill Easter, 39 both attorneys are charged with conspiracy to procure false arrest, filing a false police report and false imprison...

In what was a horrific torture case, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy Robert McClain received four life term sentences for the brutal attack on his wife and her boyfriend in an Orange County courtroom. McClain, who according to his wife was jealous, controlling and violent during the cour...

Courtney Pilchman successfully defended a fireman from allegations of domestic violence. The jurors deliberated for twenty minutes before returning their not guilty verdict. The trial lasted seven days and consisted of a number of witnesses including a prosecution medical expert. The client, a fi...

A man accused of sexually assaulting and murdering a 29-year-old woman in a Stanton motel faces additional charges. Charles Patrick Drew, 62 was charged on Friday with rape of an unconscious person, sodomy of an unconscious person, oral copulation of an unconscious person, assault with a deadly w...