Yes, you can still get busted for some cannabis-related offenses in California. But now that recreational use is legal, the number of such arrests is dropping quickly. Those are two takeaways from a crime report issued this week by California Attorney General Xavier Bacerra. The data showed a huge drop in marijuana-related arrests last year,…
This year’s Surfers’ Hall of Fame induction will be held Friday, Aug. 3, at the plaza in front of Huntington Surf and Sport in Huntington Beach. It’s part of the big U.S. Open of Surfing competition that takes place annually in Surf City, U.S.A. The Open is one of my favorite events, as it brings…
A brush fire burned more than 10 acres in Griffith Park Tuesday afternoon, sending hundreds of visitors at the nearby observatory scrambling to get away from the smoke. A Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said no structures were threatened during the blaze, but video posted to Twitter showed towering flames that appeared to be within…
SAN BRUNO — Nasim Aghdam put on fresh lipstick and tied a black and gold scarf around her neck before exacting her revenge on YouTube. After shooting and wounding three employees having lunch at the company headquarters, the 38-year-old turned the 9 mm Smith and Wesson to her chest, then shot herself — at a…
A shooting in Garden Grove on Monday morning left one man injured, police said. Officers shortly after 11 a.m. responded to reports of a shooting in the 9500 block of Katella Avenue, according to a Garden Grove Police Department statement. The officers arrived to find a man with a single gunshot wound to his upper…
SANTA ANA — A 26-year-old Huntington Beach man pleaded not guilty Monday to a murder charge stemming from a hit-and-run collision in Fountain Valley last September that killed a bicyclist. Justin Scott German was charged last Monday with a single count of murder with a sentencing enhancement allegation of fleeing the scene of committing a…
SANTA ANA — A 25-year-old Chino Hills man made his first court appearance Monday on a vehicular manslaughter charge stemming from an allegedly alcohol-fueled crash on the Riverside (91) Freeway in Orange County. Sign up for our breaking news email newsletter: When major local news happens, you will be the first to know. Subscribe here….
SANTA ANA — A man pleaded not guilty Monday on a murder charge stemming from a crash last fall in Fountain Valley that killed a 25-year-old woman. Jonathan Truong St. Thomas, 24, of Westminster was charged with a single count of murder on July 2 and was arrested Thursday. St. Thomas was ordered to return…
FULLERTON — Three defendants involved in a clash between Ku Klux Klan members and counter-protesters in Anaheim resolved their cases Monday after agreeing to do community service, their attorney said. Misdemeanor charges against Nicole Schop, 26, of Los Angeles, and Hugo Contreras, 30, of Hawthorne, were dropped after they agreed to complete 15 hours of…
An Orange County Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former deputy accusing the Orange County Sheriff’s Department of turning a blind eye to jail policies that resulted in contraband and sexual liaisons behind bars. David Cass, who three years ago was acquitted of bribery charges, had been seeking a jury trial…
