SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken driver was convicted today of murdering a mother of three after driving into oncoming traffic and crashing head-on into her minivan in Mission Viejo. Defendant Charges Maximum Sentence Court Date William Joseph Carroll, 51, Mission Viej...

SANTA ANA, California – The former deputy treasurer for the City of Compton was sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison on charges stemming from his embezzlement of more than $3.7 million of city funds over the course of six years. Salvador Galvan, 47, of La Mirada, was sentenced by...

SANTA ANA – A pimp, known by the moniker “Classified,” who recruited approximately 20 women and girls through a social media website and advertised their services as prostitutes in an online publication, was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in prison for sex trafficking of a child by force, fraud...

A 37-year-old woman was sentenced today to 15 years to life in prison for killing a Los Angeles police officer when her SUV slammed into his motorcycle three years ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Qaneak Shaney Cobb entered a no contest plea to one count of second...

A 32-year-old man pleaded no contest today to sexually assaulting a beauty salon worker as she closed the store last year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Enrique Orozco entered his plea to one count each of assault with the intent to commit rape, forcible rape and di...

A real estate investor was sentenced today for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Ramin Rad “Ray” Yeganeh was charged on June 25, 2015, in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in th...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Three Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) officers admitted yesterday to committing petty theft and vandalism during a legal search of a marijuana dispensary pursuant to a search warrant. Defendant Charges Terms and Conditions of Plea Jorge Arr...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD) officers arrested a man today on a warrant for the 1994 murder of his mother. He was taken into custody without incident as he got off of his boat and was booked at the NBPD Jail without bail. John Henry Van Uden III, 70, Dana Point, was ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Tony Rackauckas, in a joint prosecution with Contra Costa District Attorney (CCDA) Diana Becton, has obtained nationwide restitution and a $1.3 million consumer protection settlement against 24 Hour Fitness, Inc., (24 Hour) resolving alle...

A 54-year-old man has been charged with trying to kidnap a 13-year-old girl walking to school in Rancho Palos Verdes, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced today. Garrett Evans Webber (dob 6/22/63) of Rancho Palos Verdes faces one felony count each of attempted kidnapping of...