Q: College kids, all 18 or a bit older, decided to prank call people. The gist of the calls is to unnerve whomever answers, make them think there are ghosts haunting their house, and that they are a company who can help rid them of these “demons.” An older gentleman reported these kids to the…
SANTA ANA — A former Fullerton police sergeant was charged Tuesday with a single count of filing a false police report stemming from a 2016 drunken driving traffic crash involving then-Fullerton City Manager Joe Felz. Fullerton City Manager Joe Felz in 2011 Rodger Jeffrey Corbett, 45, of Corona, allegedly falsely filed a report stating that…
A Sheriff’s Department dog attacked a county employee in his office last week, severely biting the man’s arm during a training exercise gone awry. The victim suffered deep puncture wounds and lacerations to his right arm during the attack, which lasted nearly a minute, according to public documents and interviews with county officials. The attack…
Funerals for two of this country’s most remarkable citizens took place over the long Labor Day weekend. The spectacles — and I mean that in the best sense of the word — showcased the beauty and ugliness of our country at this uniquely messy moment in American history. Arizona Sen. John McCain,…
SANTA ANA — A train struck and killed a pedestrian in Santa Ana, authorities said Tuesday. The crash was reported at 11:53 p.m. Monday, Santa Ana Police Sgt. F. Gutierrez said. The pedestrian was struck by a freight train at 17th Street and Lincoln Avenue, a news videographer reported from the scene. The pedestrian was…
WASHINGTON — Quarreling and confusion marked the start of the Senate’s confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday, with Democrats trying to block the proceedings because of documents being withheld by the White House. Protesters also disrupted the proceedings. In his opening remarks released ahead of delivery, Kavanaugh sought to tamp down…
FULLERTON — A Fullerton man who went out to his car to get his phone early Tuesday was hit by a passing car that did not stop, authorities said. The hit-and-run occurred at 1:53 a.m. on the 600 block of South Malden Avenue, Fullerton police Lt. Mike Chlebowski said. The victim was taken to a…
By JENNIFER KAY The Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Coastal residents from Florida to Louisiana hustled to prepare for a deluge as Tropical Storm Gordon grew stronger on a path to hit the central U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane Tuesday night. Boaters evacuated to safe harbors, motorists left barrier islands and homeowners surveyed…
The on-and-off boycott of In-N-Out Burger is officially off. Eric Bauman, the chairman of the California Democratic Party who last week called for a boycott of the popular fast-food chain, on Monday declared “there is no boycott,” according to the Sacramento Bee. Bauman attracted nationwide attention…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have reported seizing 112 pounds of methamphetamine valued at more than $369,000 hidden in a pickup truck bed at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. The agency’s San Diego director of field operations, Pete Flores, said in a statement that the drugs were detected…
