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RHA warns of possible car-buying scam

Posted April 29, 2012 by cehwiedel

The following information was released by Rossmoor Homeowners Association. The RHA Neighborhood Watch Committee is sending you this alert about what may be a car-buying scam. Back in the fall of 2011 there were several occurrences of someone leaving handwritten notes on parked cars. The man would leave notes, seemingly at random, on many parked [...]

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JFTB, Operation Patriot Hook, control tower, Los Alamitos Army Airfield
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Harman introduces resolutions urging Congress to preserve Orange County military bases

Posted April 29, 2012 by courtesy

The following information was released by the office of Senator Tom Harman. Sacramento – Senator Tom Harman (R-Huntington Beach) announced he has introduced two resolutions, Senate Joint Resolution 24 and Senate Joint Resolution 25 urging Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and Congress to preserve two military bases located in Orange County. The Naval Weapons Station, [...]

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Department of Defense identifies Army casualty as Huntington Park man

Posted April 29, 2012 by courtesy

The following information was released by the Department of Defense. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Moises J. Gonzalez, 29, Huntington, Calif., died April 25, in Balkh province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his vehicle rolled over. Gonzalez was assigned to the 509th [...]

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Los Alamitos can help you get organized

Posted April 29, 2012 by courtesy

The following information was released by the City of Los Alamitos. Being organized is much more than pretty containers… it’s about implementing solutions that can help control clutter on a daily basis. If getting organized has been on your list of things-to-do, the City of Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department has just the [...]

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Cypress Police Department, National Drug Take-back Day
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Cypress Police conduct successful drug take-back

Posted April 29, 2012 by shelley

Elva Veliz crossed the county line to turn in her outdated and unwanted prescription drugs. “I wish they did this in Cerritos!” she said to Cypress Police Detective Kyle Mori. Elva Veliz and her boyfriend parked and walked over to place her items in the open cardboard box. Once filled, the box would be sealed. [...]

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Cypress College graduate Tanya Barrientes
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Cypress College grad earns Bronze Star in Operation Enduring Freedom

Posted April 29, 2012 by courtesy

This article was originally published in @Cypress online (PDF), the college’s online newspaper. Cypress College alumna Staff Sergeant Tanya M. Barrientes, of the 172 Infantry Brigade, was presented with the Bronze Star Medal on Monday, April 23, 2012, in a ceremony in Afghanistan, where she currently is stationed. Barrientes, who completed Cypress College’s Mortuary Science [...]

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National Weather Services, GOES West satellite, 2k infrared image, 29 April 2012
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Seven-day weather forecast for OCB Country, 29 April 2012 through 5 May 2012

Posted April 29, 2012 by courtesy

This information comes from the National Weather Service in San Diego. Forecast details Sunday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph. Sunday Night: A chance of drizzle after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. South wind between 5 and 10 [...]

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Top Ten Stories for April 22 through April 28

Posted April 29, 2012 by shelley

These were the most read stories at Orange County Breeze from April 22 through April 28: Seal Beach Chamber to shine at its 25th annual classic car show Huntington Beach man to be arraigned on real estate fraud charges SECLO’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at Liberty Theater ‘highly-recommended’ United Air Lines ticketing to move to [...]

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