714-997-4400Child Porn Investigation Leads to OC CEO’s Arrest
Qayed Murtaza Shareef, 39, a CEO of an Irvine tech company Adaptive Media, is facing 33 felonies, including more than two dozen counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor. He also faces charges of possession of child pornography and sending harmful matter to a minor with the intent of seduction. Investigators say they’re […]
Two Teenagers Long Beach Murders
Long Beach Police arrested two teenaged boys in connection with the murder of a man slayed in North Long Beach in May. According to the Long Beach Police Department, the two boys, Ricardo Gonzalez, 19, of West Covina and Carlos Alexis Escalante, 18, of Long Beach, were arrested in connection with two North Long Beach […]
OC Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murder in Death of Bicyclist
A Huntington Beach man accused of killing a bicyclist while Driving Under the Influence in Newport Beach pleaded not guilty to murder today. Authorities said Neil Storm Stephany, 23, a self-described drug counselor, kept driving after slamming his truck into Shaun Eagleson, 30 of Fountain Valley, who was riding his bicycle on October 19. Eagleson died […]
Orange Resident Charged with Manslaughter in Halloween Hit and Run
A tragic accident on Halloween night left three young girls dead after a hit-and-run. Tuesday, prosecutors charged Jaquinn Ramone Bell, 31, with felony vehicular manslaughter, hit and run with permanent injury or death and driving on a suspended license. The charges followed the deaths of twins Lexi and Lexandra Perez Huerta and their friend, Andrea […]
Arrests Made in Shooting of Young Anaheim Girl
Police arrested two men in connection with the fatal shooting of a nine-year-old Anaheim girl. The shooting happened at the 2300 block of West Greenacre, near a public park occupied by several other children and pop warner teams. The child, Ximena Meza, was playing outdoors at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday with her sisters in front […]
Man Charged with Murder in Death of Bicyclist
This post is a follow up to our previous post. Neil Stephany, 23, of Huntington Beach, has been charged with murder stemming from a crash near Crystal Cove State Park where he allegedly hit and killed a bicyclist while driving drunk. Authorities alleged Stephany was behind the wheel of a white Toyota Tacoma when he […]
AWOL Soldier Sentenced to 101-Years
Steven Matthew LeClaire, a 26-year-old U.S. Army deserter, was sentenced to jail Friday for killing 24-year-old Marques Murray, attempting to murder his father, and shooting Raymond Eligan at the Cypress Lodge motel. LeClaire was convicted on August 1, 2014, of one felony count of second-degree murder and two felony counts of attempted murder for the […]
OC Man Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
A Santa Ana Superior Court jury convicted Paul Curry, 57, a former nuclear power plant engineer of first-degree murder in the poisoning death of his wife, Linda Curry in 1994. Paul had been found guilty of first-degree murder with the special circumstances that he poisoned his wife for financial gain. The jury found that on […]
Bell Gardens Mayor Fatally Shot by Wife
Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo died Tuesday after being shot several times. His wife, Levette, was detained shortly after the shootings. Hours later, authorities released information that Levette Crespo allegedly shot the Bell Gardens Mayor during a domestic dispute. Mayor Crespo, 45, was shot about 2:30 p.m. at his home on Gage Avenue during an […]