714-997-4400Man Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Disabled Child
Pictured Above: Daniel Vlas Flores. Source: Orange County District Attorney’s Office. This week, Daniel Vlas Flores was convicted of kidnapping a child for the purpose of sexual assault and three counts of child molestation. These convictions stem from an incident in 2009 after Flores walked up to a group of children playing in an apartment […]
Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of UPS Parcels off Porches
Pictured Above: Tien Kim Vu. Source: Irvine Police Department. Tien Kim Vu was arrested in March after police found six UPS parcels in his car. A man in Ladera Ranch had called police after he saw a man take a package off of his porch. Vu was charged with six misdemeanor counts of petty theft […]
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Caltrans Construction Zone
Pictured Above: Crash Scene. Source: KTLA-TV. Last week, a car full of minors slammed through a freeway closure in which a Caltrans crew was resurfacing lanes. The car was going 70 mph when it slammed into a tractor and then rolled over. Some of the passengers were ejected and all six people in the car were […]
Man Kills Salesman and Dumps Body Claiming Self-Defense
Pictured Above: Ricardo Diaz. Source: Orange County Register. Ricardo Dagoberto Diaz is charged with the robbery and murder of a jewelry salesman in 2005. Diaz testified that he came home to see Mario Hernandez, a jewelry salesman, pulling his mom’s hair. Diaz then grabbed golf clubs and hit Hernandez with them. At that point, Hernandez pulled out […]
Operator of Boot Camp Charged With Sexual Assault
Pictured Above: Boot Camp. Source: KTLA-TV Channel 5. This week, Kelvin Bernard McFarland pleaded not guilty to five felony counts of assaulting two 14-year-old girls in 2004. McFarland is an operator of a boot camp in Pasadena and these felony charges are the result of alleged sexual assaults against two girls at the camp. McFarland […]
Man Convicted of Federal Crimes & Tax Fraud Scamming IRS out of $14 Million
Source: IRS.gov. Ronald L. Brekke was convicted of conspiracy and fraud and could face twenty years in federal prison for his crimes. Brekke, a former Orange County resident, convinced approximately 1,000 people in the U.S. and Canada to file $763 million worth of bogus federal tax refund claims. Brekke told these people that they can receive […]
Man Kills Homeless Man With Concrete Boulder
Pictured Above: Jorge Alejandro Lopez. Source: Orange County Register. This week, Jorge Alejandro Lopez was convicted of one felony count of second degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. Lopez was convicted of murder after an incident occurring on July 17, 2010 while Lopez was homeless. That day, Lopez […]
Man Guilty of Forcing Women to Commit Sex Acts in Secluded Areas in Orange County
Pictured Above: Rulin Hernandez Loaeza. Source: Orange County Register. This week, Rulin Hernandez Loaeza was found guilty of forcing two women to perform sex acts on him and assaulting a third woman. In 2007, Loaeza followed a woman home from work and grabbed her by her hair. He fled when she screamed for help. In 2009, […]
Groom Convicted of Felony DUI for Wedding Day Accident
Pictured Above: Christopher Paul Shore. Source: Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Christopher Paul Shore was convicted of felony drunk driving with injuries for an accident occurring on his wedding day. On July 7, 2011, Shore was driving home from his wedding celebration with his bride in the car while under the influence of alcohol. He then veered […]