Wednesday, May 16, 2012
In one case, a man tried to enter a home by climbing up the balcony and opening a sliding glass door.
Newport Beach police say burglars recently targeted homes around the city. Residents are encouraged to be proactive. Safety Tips: Newport Beach police say if you arrive at your home and notice something out of place that leads you to think someone has been in your home while you were out, go to a safe location and call 911. If you see suspicious activity, vehicles, or people call the Newport Beach Police Department immediately at 949-644-3717.
Officials say a downed power line may have caused the blaze. No injuries are reported.
A vegetation fire scorched a small area of Newport Coast today, but no injuries were reported and no structures were damaged, a fire official reported. Firefighters responded to the fire off the 73 Freeway behind Sage Hill High School at about 9:43 a.m., said Matt Brisbois, of the Newport Beach Fire Department. "Once on scene they found a brush fire in vegetation that covered roughly 50 by 50 feet of vegetation," Brisbois said in a released statement. "Newport Beach firefighters aggressively attacked the fire and it was quickly extinguished." The cause of the fire was under investigation but it appears a downed power line may have caused the fire, Brisbois said. "The Newport Beach Fire Department would like to remind individuals that it …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
An Orange County man living in Florida was arrested with 31 men in an online child predator sting operated by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
An Irvine native is among a group of men facing child predator charges in a large online sex sting operated by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office of Florida. At a press conference on Monday, Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight announced the results of the first-ever online child predator sting carried out by the sheriff’s office, which lasted six days. The sting included 21-year-old Kevin Williams, of 25 Seton Road, Irvine, who is listed as a student at Eckerd College in Pinellas County, FL. “I think this operation illustrates how vulnerable our kids are,” Knight said. “And to parents, guardians of children — we live in a different era now than what we grew up in. I cannot express how important it is to have parents and guardians to …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Power to about 2,500 local homes wasn't fully restored until about 3:15 Friday morning.
Southern California Edison is still trying to determine why power lines fell Thursday on the 405 near Magnolia Street in Fountain Valley. Edison spokesman Darryl Ryan said Friday that crews were investigating the cause of the incident, which blocked portions of the freeway for about two hours Thursday afternoon -- and knocked out power for about 2,500 Fountain Valley homes and businesses. Electrical service wasn't fully restored until about 3:15 a.m. Friday, Ryan said. The blackout also affected traffic signals at two major intersections in Fountain Valley, but police reported no accidents. Ryan couldn't confirm whether any work was being done in the area before the lines went down, but SCE's outage map indicated Thursday that a planned …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Judge finds sufficient evidence to hold over Fullerton cops Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli for trial. The beating of Kelly Thomas was shown for the first time during this week's hearing.
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Wednesday, May 9
Two Fullerton police officers were ordered today to stand trial for the beating death of schizophrenic transient Kelly Thomas. Officer Manuel Anthony Ramos, 38, is charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, while Cpl Jay Cicinelli, 40, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and excessive force in the beating last July 5 at the Fullerton Transportation Center. The 37-year-old homeless man died five days later when his family took him off life support. The 38-year-old Ramos, a 10-year Fullerton police veteran, is free on $1 million bail, one of the highest ever posted in Orange County. Cicinelli, 42, is free on $25,000 bail. They are both on unpaid administrative leave. Ramos faces a potential sentence of 15 years to …
Michael Brandon Franks, 29, Riverside County, is charged with 10 felony counts of second degree robbery and two felony counts of attempted robbery. The Union Bank in Corona del Mar was among the banks allegedly hit by the bandit on Feb.1.
The man dubbed the "Snowboarder Bandit" was charged Tuesday with committing robberies in 10 Orange County banks, including the Union Bank in Corona del Mar. Michael Brandon Franks, 29, of Riverside County, is charged with 10 felony counts of second degree robbery and two felony counts of attempted robbery. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in state prison. He is being held on $250,000 bail and is scheduled for a continued arraignment hearing on Friday, May 18. According to the Orange County District Attorney's Office, between Dec. 20, 2011, and March 21, Franks is accused of committing 10 robberies at nine different banks in Orange County. The bank chains included Union Bank in Corona del Mar, located at 2865 E. Coast …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The San Juan Capistrano teacher appears on the Today show to tell her story for the first time. Then the show reunites her with two of her rescuers.
Kelli Groves, the San Juan Capistrano teacher whose car dangled off a Santa Barbara bridge for hours in a January rescue that made headlines around the world, spoke for the first time publicly Tuesday on “Today.” “I could not see either one of them,” Groves said of her two daughters, ages 10 and 10 weeks, who were also trapped in the borrowed BMW, hardly recognizable as it clung to a guardrail, more off than on the bridge. Watch the video here. Groves is a teacher at Del Obispo Elementary, where her daughter Sage also attends. She was on maternity leave after having Mylo. The threesome was headed to visit the mission at San Luis Obispo for Sage’s fourth-grade mission project. That’s when suddenly, just south of Buellton, a driver of a big …
The body of Theo Mavromatis was found by two fishermen floating in the ocean near the Coronado Islands on Sunday afternoon.
The body that was found near the Coronado Islands was confirmed today as Theo Mavromatis, the skipper of the Aegean who had been missing since last month's crash during the Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race, the San Diego County Coroner confirmed. Mavromatis, 49, of Redondo Beach, died from multiple blunt-force injuries, according to the coroner's reported. His body was found floating in the water about 2:30 p.m. Sunday by John Spike Ivins, of San Clemente, and his friend Kevin Veal, of Huntington Beach, who were out fishing at the Coronado Islands. Ivins told Phil Friedman Outdoors that they were shocked at what they discovered. "Kevin and I saw something in the Middle Grounds (Coronado Islands) which at first we thought was a dead bloated …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Officials will not say whether the body belongs to Theo Mavromatis, who was not found among the wreckage of his yacht, the Aegean.
A man's body was found over the weekend near the Coronado Islands by two fishermen, but there was no immediate word today if it is that of the skipper of a yacht that broke apart during a race late last month, killing three others. The body was found floating in the water about 2:30 p.m. Sunday by John Spike Ivins, of San Clemente, and his friend Kevin Veal, of Huntington Beach, who were out fishing at the Coronado Islands. Ivins told Phil Friedman Outdoors that they were shocked at what they discovered. "Kevin and I saw something in the Middle Grounds (Coronado Islands) which at first we thought was a dead bloated sea lion. As we got closer to the floating object we were stunned to see human arms and legs, absolutely shocking," Ivins said…
In one case, an unknown suspect stole two firearms, a laptop and two watches.
Several items were recently stolen from homes around Newport Beach, police reported. Safety Tips: Newport Beach police say if you arrive at your home and notice something out of place that leads you to think someone has been in your home while you were out, go to a safe location and call 911. If you see suspicious activity, vehicles, or people call the Newport Beach Police Department immediately at 949-644-3717.
D Heimann
8:55 am on Saturday, May 12, 2012
As a Advocate I feel all the Police Officers involved in the situation are just as equally responsible for his death. for one the officers present could have prevented such brute force the fact is man was unarmed no such force should have been used. there are non lethal methods so their claim is hog wash this truly makes it harder for those who truly serve and protect in all communities more ›