By the Orange County District Attorney’s office At today’s hearing, the Honorable Robert Fitzgerald, over the objection of the Orange County District Attorney’s office, reviewed Inmate John Paul Beckman’s criminal background and determined that Beckman would no longer present a risk to public safety. Beckman Was resentenced today by the Court under Proposition 36 and [...]
Los Alamitos Mid-June Housing Report: Growth In Listings Far Outpaces OC
By Dolores Barr on June 18th, 2013
With so many media reports focused on housing these days, it’s not easy to separate the wheat from the chaff. At OC180NEWS, we do exactly that for our subscribers. Today there have been media reports on the falling housing inventories across the nation. These reports are usually national, or, at best, regional, and therefore essentially [...]
Construction Update: I-405, I-605, SR-22 And Certain Surface Streets
June 17th, 2013
The Orange County Transportation Authority released this update regarding construction activity for the West County Connectors project. Construction activity is ongoing along the northbound I-405 off-ramp and southbound I-405 on-ramp at Seal Beach Boulevard. This activity is in preparation for a traffic shift scheduled to take place on these ramps the week of June 17. [...]
Rossmoor Mid-June Housing Report: Listings Increase
By Dolores Barr on June 17th, 2013
The number of houses on the market in Orange County has steadily increased since the beginning of this year. In Rossmoor, the number has increased, but at a slower rate. In this exclusive OC180NEWS series, we look at new listings, inventory, and distressed units in Rossmoor as of June 15, 2013. Since they are two [...]
Two Men Charged With Pimping And Pandering Teenage Women, Face 9 Years
By Orange County District Attorney’s Office on June 17th, 2013
SANTA ANA – Charges have been filed against two men for pimping and pandering of two female victims, ages 18 and 19 years old, after being stopped by undercover Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) officers. Raphael Jared Scally, 27, Hesperia, and Darryl Da Keis Gillard, 27, Hemet, are both charged with two felony counts of [...]
West OC Congressmen Rohrabacher, Lowenthal Oppose Obama On Arming Syrian Rebels
By Dolores Barr on June 14th, 2013
It’s not every day that Republican Dana Rohrabacher and Democrat Alan Lowenthal are together on one side of an issue, and the Obama Administration is on the opposite side. But, that’s how it now stands on weapons for the Syrian rebels. Nearly two months after the initial determination that the Syrian Government might have used [...]
Irvine Lawyer Gets One Year In Jail For Defrauding And Embezzling From Clients
By Orange County District Attorney’s Office on June 14th, 2013
SANTA ANA- A former attorney was convicted and sentenced yesterday for embezzling over $150,000 in insurance claims and defrauding his clients. Tuan Thanh Tran, 44, Irvine, pleaded guilty yesterday June 13, 2013, to 10 felony counts of embezzlement by fiduciary of trust with a sentencing enhancement for theft exceeding $200,000. Tran was sentenced to one [...]
Anaheim Baseball Coach Charged With Texting Pornography To Teen Boys
By Orange County District Attorney’s Office on June 13th, 2013
SANTA ANA – Law enforcement is seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of a baseball coach charged with sending sexually explicit text messages to two teen boys. Edwin Alan Wikstrom, 53, Anaheim, is charged with two felony counts of distributing pornography to a minor. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of three [...]
Man Gets 8 Years In First OC Prop 35 Human Trafficking Case
By Orange County District Attorney’s Office on June 13th, 2013
FULLERTON – The first defendant in Orange County to be convicted of human trafficking under California’s Proposition 35 (Prop 35) was sentenced yesterday to eight years in state prison for trafficking a woman into Orange County and forcing her into prostitution. Mark Wesley Anderson, 27, Seattle, WA, pleaded guilty June 12, 2013, to one felony [...]
Los Alamitos Weekly Crime Report: June 2 to June 8, 2013
June 13th, 2013
The Weekly Los Alamitos Crime Summary is written by the Los Alamitos Police Department and includes a list of significant reported crimes and other related activities occurring in the City of Los Alamitos. An alert and well-informed public begets fewer targets for criminals. Remember: Call the Los Alamitos Police Department to report any suspicious activity [...]
Despite Public Opinion, West OC Assemblyman Allen Votes No On All But One Gun Control Bills
By Dolores Barr on June 12th, 2013
Several gun control bills recently passed out of the California State Assembly and moved on to the Senate. If you live in West OC—Seal Beach, Rossmoor, or Los Alamitos—your representative in the Assembly is Travis Allen. At least 17 gun related bills were introduced in the California State Assembly shortly after the New Town massacre [...]