Top Ten Stories for July 26 through July 31 include an arrest in Long Beach, a concert in Garden Grove, and a surge in Covid-19 countywide. Top Ten Stories for JJuly 26 through July 31 are the most-read stories at Orange County Breeze over the last week (excluding weather forecasts …continue reading
On Sunday, July 25, 2021, at approximately 8:03 p.m., the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) responded to a traffic collision in the northbound lanes of Pacific Coast Highway near Newland Avenue, involving two pedestrians and a Nissan Altima. Upon arrival, officers located one pedestrian, identified as 48-year old female Deanna …continue reading
Four people have been identified as suspects in a burglary which occurred at the Bay Theatre. On June 29, 2021, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Seal Beach Police Department received a call of a possible burglary at the Bay Theatre located at 340 Main Street. The historic Bay Theatre is …continue reading
Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) today thanked Governor Gavin Newsom for signing his domestic violence survivors’ justice bill into law. Senate Bill (SB) 374 adds “reproductive coercion” to the definition of domestic violence. Reproductive coercion is defined by this bill as excessively pressuring the other party to become pregnant, deliberately interfering …continue reading
A citizen of the United Kingdom was arrested in Estepona, Spain by Spanish national police pursuant to a U.S. request for his arrest on multiple charges in connection with the July 2020 hack of Twitter that resulted in the compromise of over 130 Twitter accounts, including those belonging to politicians, …continue reading
Robbery detectives have been investigating a series of robberies occurring in Long Beach between February 26, 2021 and July 7, 2021. During each of the incidents, a suspect entered the businesses with a firearm and demanded cash. Robbery detectives immediately began investigating the series of robberies and gathering video evidence. …continue reading
Top Ten Stories for July 18 through July 25 include Sacramento’s ongoing war against local zoning and the return of COVID-19. Top Ten Stories for July 18 through July 25 are the most-read stories at Orange County Breeze over the last week (excluding weather forecasts and events): Guest editorial: Say …continue reading
On Thursday, July 15, a grand jury returned an indictment against three defendants for a scheme to submit over $1.4 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims in other inmates’ identities to the California Employment Development Department (EDD), Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. The indictment charges Daryol Richmond, 30; …continue reading
The 1976 rape and murder of a 19-year-old Garden Grove nursing student has been solved by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Garden Grove Police Department through the use of investigative genetic genealogy. Terry Dean Hawkins has been identified as the person responsible for the rape and murder …continue reading
On December 7, 2020, the Long Beach Police Department’s Homicide Detail was notified by the Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner – Coroner of an assault which reportedly occurred on November 24, 2020 and resulted in the death of a male adult. Homicide Detail personnel were informed of a male …continue reading
Three suspects are in jail after they robbed an Ulta Beauty store in Seal Beach. On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at about 4:39 pm, the Seal Beach Police Department received a call of a robbery at the Ulta Beauty located at 12339 Seal Beach Boulevard. Witnesses observed three subjects inside …continue reading
On July 17, 2021 at approximately 3:30 a.m., officers responded to an injury traffic collision in the area of 7th Street and Ohio Avenue, which resulted in the death of a male adult. Upon arrival, officers discovered a male adult victim in the roadway in need of medical attention. The …continue reading
Jennings Ryan Staley, a physician who attempted to profit from the pandemic by marketing a “miracle cure” for COVID-19, pleaded guilty in federal court, admitting that he tried to smuggle hydroxychloroquine into the United States to sell in his coronavirus “treatment kits.” Staley, the former operator of Skinny Beach Med …continue reading