From the Archives: A hobo’s reward
Hobo Preston Tingle gets $25 reward after notifying police to location of stolen merchandise.
Three arrested in Old Towne Orange stabbing
Police arrested three people on Tuesday, Dec. 18 on suspicion of stabbing a man the night before in Old Towne Orange. The attack about 8:30 p.m. Monday left one man hospitalized with life-threatening wounds to his chest, said Orange Police Lt. Fred Lopez. He said the victim was taken to the hospital and was expected…
Man charged in 27-year-old unsolved Santa Ana double killing
More than 27 years after two restaurant employees were gunned down in a Santa Ana fast food restaurant, prosecutors said Tuesday they have charged a man with two counts of murder in the crime. Alejandro Galindo Dominguez, 45, of Ensenada, Mexico, pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder during his arraignment Tuesday, Dec. 18,…
Elon Musk unveils Boring Company’s long-ballyhooed tunnel aimed at easing ‘soul-crushing traffic’
With fanfare rivaling a movie premiere, Elon Musk unveiled for the first time publicly the one-mile tunnel beneath a Hawthorne city street that he says will be the start of a transportation revolution. But, admittedly, there is still much work to be done. “It’s not like we have all the answers and this is some…
L.A. teachers strike appears more likely as a key report fails to bring the union and district together
Los Angeles teachers may have moved one big step closer to a strike. Tuesday marked the release of a report from a fact-finding panel, the last legal step in a process that clears the way for them to walk out. The aim of the panel is to try to find common ground that could pave…
San Bernardino County sheriff’s union seeks to block release of police personnel records statewide
San Bernardino County sheriff’s employees are seeking an emergency order from the California Supreme Court to prohibit law enforcement agencies from retroactively releasing police disciplinary records under a new law. The statute, set to take effect Jan. 1, would allow the public to obtain police personnel records for officers involved in the use of deadly…
Juvenile pedestrian struck and injured by vehicle in Buena Park
A juvenile was hit by a vehicle in Buena Park and sent to the hospital on Tuesday night. Information on the victim’s condition wasn’t immediately available. Bret Carter, spokesman for the Buena Park Police Department, said the crash happened on Western Avenue, between Lincoln and Crescent avenues. Carter said Western would be shut down for…
Senate passes bipartisan criminal justice bill
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the most substantial changes in a generation to the tough-on-crime prison and sentencing laws that ballooned the federal prison population and created a criminal justice system that many conservatives and liberals view as costly and unfair. The First Step Act would expand job training and other programming…
San Clemente woman arrested in alleged scam to collect money, goods for firefighters in Holy fire
A San Clemente woman with a history of outlandish scams, including a string of fake pregnancies, was arrested Tuesday amid allegations she concocted a nonexistent firefighter husband to collect at least $2,000 in donated goods she claimed would help firefighters during the Holy fire in August. Ashley Bemis, 28, was taken into custody at her…
Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy, injured in crash, is surprised with a new prosthetic running leg
After Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Garrett Rifkin’s foot was badly injured in a hit-and-run accident in August, the doctors asked if he would be open to amputation so he could one day maybe get back to patrol duty or run again, but with a prosthetic leg. Three hours were all it took for Rifkin…