A mother and daughter from Westminster are facing felony welfare fraud charges in what the Orange County District Attorney’s office says is the “largest housing fraud case” in county history. Errica Madkins Mickens, 55, and Brittany Monet Mickens, 29, were arrested Thursday, Aug. 1, on suspicion of bilking more than $190,000 from county housing services….
Firefighters found a honey oil manufacturing operation while tackling a blaze at a commercial building in Santa Ana on Friday, August 2, and authorities are investigating whether it was an illegal drug lab. The fire was reported at about 12:09 p.m., on the 2010 block of Main St., Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said….
Hossein Nayeri, who is accused of kidnapping, torturing and sexually mutilating a marijuana dispensary owner, denied playing any role in the headline-grabbing abduction as he took the stand for the first time during his Orange County Superior Court trial. During several hours of testimony late Thursday and early Friday, Nayeri described himself as having been…
Authorities arrested three suspects on Friday wanted in the killing of an off-duty LAPD officer who was gunned down in Lincoln Heights nearly a week ago. The arrests were made in the general area of Murrieta in Riverside County, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Warrants also were served in parts of Los Angeles…
Three suspects have been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a Los Angeles police officer Saturday morning at a taco stand in Lincoln Heights, authorities said Friday.
LOS ANGELES — The LAPD on Friday announced the arrests of three primary suspects wanted in the killing of LAPD Officer Juan Diaz. The arrests came as authorities continued conducting investigations in the Mt. Washington area of Los Angeles and in the city of Murrieta in Riverside County that reportedly involved the probe into the…
When an expert on correctional health care toured Riverside County’s jails in 2015, he found a shocking situation: For the past two years, one lone physician had been on staff to serve a system that booked almost 60,000 inmates a year and housed an average of 3,700 people per day in five jails spread across…
The unkempt man stood at the window of a stark cell with a red sign on its thick metal door: “SUICIDE WATCH.” “Are you having thoughts right now about hurting yourself?” clinician Marvin Rodriguez asked from the hallway outside, leaning up against the window as he spoke and made notes on a clipboard. “Do you…
The first 72 hours after a person is booked into jail is when they’re at the highest risk of death, according to the director of health care for Los Angeles County’s jails. Alcohol withdrawal and drug overdoses can be fatal. Suicide is a major concern. Even people without life-threatening conditions must be properly evaluated. “Some of…
