A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after his stepfather was found stabbed to death inside a Castaic home, authorities said. The suspect, Terrance Crawford, was identified by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded around 1:35 p.m. on Feb. 14 to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon … Read more
A 25-year-old woman who was struck in the face by a less-lethal projectile during a downtown Los Angeles protest says she plans to file an excessive force lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department. Jasmin Lamos was among demonstrators gathered outside the Metropolitan Detention Center on Jan. 30 to protest federal immigration enforcement actions during … Read more
An 18-year-old Oxnard man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the sale of illegal cannabis to minors, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said the probe began in October 2025 after authorities received information about an illicit marijuana operation selling to minors in Oxnard. Francisco Vega was identified as a … Read more
A 78-year-old man from Hesperia has been arrested on suspicion of stalking and harassing a woman and her 5-year-old child in San Bernardino County. The suspect, Raymond Macias, was taken into custody following an investigation by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies began looking into reports that Macias had been harassing and following female … Read more
Coinme, one of the largest cryptocurrency kiosk operators in California, has been ordered to pay an additional $175,000 in restitution to consumers who were overcharged, according to the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. “When a company overcharges consumers, we will do everything we can to help people get their money back,” DFPI Commissioner … Read more
Ian Choudri, CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, will take a temporary leave of absence following his arrest on suspicion of domestic battery. Choudri informed the agency’s board that he is not aware of any evidence of wrongdoing, according to a spokesperson. The spokesperson said Choudri voluntarily agreed to step aside to allow the … Read more
Police rescued four people from an Irvine home Wednesday afternoon after a man armed with a knife allegedly kept them from leaving during what authorities described as a family dispute. Officers received the initial report shortly after 2 p.m. near Terrapin and Cadence, according to the Irvine Police Department. A heavy police presence surrounded the … Read more
Police arrested a man accused of stealing six bronze plaques honoring service members from a veterans memorial park in Orange County in January. Tustin police said that overnight on Jan. 20, someone removed six bronze plaques dedicated to service members from Veterans Sports Park. Detectives launched an investigation and identified a suspect. On Friday, authorities … Read more
A federal immigration judge has dismissed the deportation case against Narciso Barranco, an Orange County father of three U.S. Marines whose violent arrest outside a Santa Ana IHOP last summer drew protests and nationwide attention. Barranco, 49, lives in Tustin and has resided in the United States for more than 30 years. Authorities placed him … Read more
A woman was found stabbed to death in Orange County, and authorities arrested her estranged husband on suspicion of murder. On Feb. 14, Orange County sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 26000 block of Laurelwood Lane in San Juan Capistrano shortly after 6:30 a.m. Deputies located the victim, a … Read more