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A computer hacker did more than steal credit card information from victims: FBI computer forensics experts found evidence of computer hacking, video voyeurism, and identity theft by Luis Mijangos. Mijangos infected other computers by using files encoded with malicious software disguised as music files. Once he could retrieve personal information, he accessed contact lists and…

The city of Newport Beach has picked out their new police chief, Jay R. Johnson. Johnson, who comes from a family of law enforcement, was a commander in the Long Beach Police Department since 2004 and a 23-year veteran of the Department. His two brothers and cousin are currently in the Long Beach Police Department.…

Corina Jo Castillo is charged with murder resulting from a Domestic Violence incident where she stabbed her live-in boyfriend once in the back with a knife. The Anaheim woman recently appeared in the Orange County Superior Court where bail was set at $3 million dollars. Her boyfriend was rushed to UCI hospital where he died several hours…

On one single afternoon last month, there were three shootings involving three teenage boys in the city of Santa Ana. That onset of violence and a recent “surge” in gang attacks have gotten police weary of the troublesome summer that lies ahead. Problems get worse in the summer since kids are out of school and…

The scene after the final game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, where the Lakers beat the Celtics 83-79, was one of mass chaos and destruction. Violence broke out shortly after the game ended. Crowds broke windows of storefronts, jumped on cars, set at least 15 small fires and threw objects at police…

On June 16, 2010, members of a tagging crew were arrested for doing hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage over the last year. The vandalism included damage during the Lakers’ 2009 victory celebration. Members looted several retail establishments, smashed car windows and even vandalized police cars. At least 31 individuals were arrested after…

The painter Thomas Kinkade, was recently arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence(California Penal Code 23152(a)(b)). Kinkade’s popular paintings of American landscapes and cottages have graced the homes of many and made him into one of the most-collected artists in America. Kinkade was initially pulled over by California Highway Patrol for not having a…

The University of California at Irvine (UCI) located in Orange County California has suspended a Muslim student group from campus for one year. The basis for the suspension arose from multiple disruptions of a speech given by the Israeli ambassador to the United States by members of the Muslim Student Union (MSU), a Muslim student…

An appellate panel of Orange County Superior court recently ruled that photos and videos submitted by police were inadmissible as evidence in red-light ticket cases. Photo and video are considered hearsay because no officer actually saw the driver run the red light and the company that maintains the cameras did not testify in the case.…

Another city is joining in to support Arizona’s strict and controversial immigration-reform law. Arizona’s new law, SB 1070, allows local and state police to check a person’s immigration status “where reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States.” Other Orange County cities are divided. Costa Mesa,…