Articles Posted in Will-Bruzzo

Sobriety checkpoints continue to be the trend in Orange County as deputies from the Sheriff’s Department were conducting DUI roving patrols the weekend of April 16, 2010. Funding was been provided through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grants. The patrols targeted areas with high incidences of DUI-related arrests and collisions in the cities of…

Daryl F. Gates 83, died Friday, April 16, 2010, at his home in Newport Beach from cancer according to the Orange County Register. He served as police chief for Los Angeles County for 14 years which included the Los Angeles riots of 1992. During his time in LAPD he was often criticized for his negative…

Anaheim city officials are planning to add a measure to the November ballot: No more red light cameras. Yes, the City Council wants to put an end to the days of the flashing bulb as you pass a red light. City officials explain that they worry the red light cameras are a way of putting…

Two Orange County men are facing charges in federal court for conspiracy for coordinating the smuggling of live birds into the United States. Duc Le entered a plea in federal court to conspiracy and now faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison at his sentencing on June 23rd. And, Sony Dong pleaded guilty…

A television producer’s wife was found dead in Cancun, Mexico. Her husband Bruce Beresford-Redman reported her missing and two days later her body was found in a sewer. Reports say that Monica Beresford-Redman’s body showed signs of strangulation and multiple head injuries. Mexican authorities say Mr. Beresford-Redman is a person of interest and have already…

An Orange County man was sentenced to 4 years in prison for killing a pedestrian who was walking in the crosswalk. Martin Kuehl, the driver of the vehicle, was texting while driving and was convicted of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence (California Penal Code Section 192). Kuehl pleaded with the judge to not send him…

An Orange County man was cited by the Sheriff’s Department on April 2nd for leaving his 11-month-old son in the car while he ran into a Trader Joe’s store. Police received a call at 9:43 a.m. regarding a baby left in a van. Deputies found the sleeping boy alone in the vehicle when they arrived…

38-year-old Debra Ayala Tapia was arrested March 23, 2010 on suspicion of felony lewd and lascivious acts with a child ages 14 and 15 and felony oral copulation with a child under 16 years of age (California Penal Code Section 288). Her bail was set at $100,000. Tapia is said to have had a sexual…

As the beach weather returns sun bathers at San Onofre State Beach will be facing enforcement against nudists. There is a disagreement on whether the beach should allow nudity. The California Court of Appeal decided that the Cahil Policy was not a valid measure because it had not been passed through proper procedures for approval.…

In an effort to curb state spending and move toward greater efficiency in inmate healthcare, Gov. Schwarzenegger is proposing to have the University of California provide medical attention to state inmates. This move would could save California $300 billion this year alone according to the Los Angeles Times article. In order to reduce spending the…