Articles Posted in Uncategorized

A former UCI clinic fertility doctor is fighting extradition from Mexico. Dr. Ricardo Asch fled the U.S. when a grand jury indicted him and his colleague of numerous charges of tax evasion and mail fraud. The charges stem from 1995 when it was brought to light that doctors were allegedly taking eggs from women without their consent…

The shooting at Gardena High School earlier this week is being investigated as an accident. The teacher in the classroom heard the student say “I’m sorry” after the gun went off. The weapon was in a backpack and went off as the bag hit the desk. One bullet hit two students in the classroom. A…

When two Anaheim brothers went missing on October 7th, the Anaheim police began a thorough and costly investigation into their whereabouts. On Tuesday the father and grandfather of the boys pleaded guilty to two felony counts of child abduction, and were charged the $150,000 fine for the cost of the child abduction investigation, including the…

It was 15 years ago that Orange County was rocked with a scandal that only Hollywood could have created. Dr. Richard Asch was one of two physicians responsible for the switching of frozen embryos for over a dozen unsuspecting woman; Dr. Asch is now being held in a Mexico City by authorities, while US prosecutors…

In 2005 former USC student, Holly Ashcraft, arrived at a Southern California Hospital showing signs of having just given birth. Police were unable to locate the infant which she claimed was still born. Los Angeles Prosecutors tried unsuccessfully to try her for murder but settled for a lesser child of endangerment in 2008. Ms. Ashcraft…

An officer involved shooting has a family questioning the Long Beach Police Department’s actions. On Sunday, December 12, police responded to a call that there was a drunken individual holding a gun. When police arrived the man was seated in front of a house holding what looked like a gun. He allegedly pointed the gun…

Tailgating at the USC-UCLA football game on Saturday provided something more then a loss for the Bruins. Police responded to a fight that broke out in the parking lot. Witnesses explained that the fight started because someone had thrown a football that unintentionally hit another group’s vehicle. The L.A. Times described that it took police…

The normally tranquil Laguna Woods(formerly known as Leisure World), was anything but Monday afternoon, as an elderly couple was found dead in their own home. The Orange County Sheriff reported that the elderly couple’s caretaker heard heated arguing, followed by gunshots. The caretaker had been in the house, ran outside at the first sound of…

A controlled burn is planned for a house in Escondido where a significant amount of explosives and explosive materials were found. The owner of the house, who is an out of work software consultant, was taken into custody. During his police interview he stated that he had robbed three San Diego banks. There is no…

By any measure Roy Laird appeared to be a doting husband when it concerned his ailing 86 year old wife Clara. Even as she deteriorated to the point where her daughter described her mind as being “gone”, he continued to take care of her. Finally, he reluctantly put her in a senior home. Then on…