Category: Garden Grove

Army Vet Convicted of Sex Assault Murder of Elderly Neighbor in Garden Grove

A 36-year-old U.S. Army veteran was convicted on July 20 of fatally beating a 68-year-old neighbor during an attempted rape in Garden Grove nearly six years ago. Michael Aon Varela was convicted of murder with a special circumstance allegation of murder during an attempted rape. It was Mr. Varela’s second trial. A previous jury deadlocked…


Garden Grove Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Prostitute and Robbery

A 34-year-old man pleaded guilty on July 18 and was immediately sentenced to three years in prison for choking an underage prostitute until she passed out and hitting her with a brick in Stanton. Margarito De La Cruz Guigui of Garden Grove pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon, assault with force likely to…


Garden Grove Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Underage Prostitute, Robbery

A 34-year-old man pleaded guilty on July 18 and was immediately sentenced to three years in prison for choking an underage prostitute until she passed out and hitting her with a brick in Stanton. Margarito De La Cruz Guigui of Garden Grove pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon, assault with force likely to…


Another California Teacher Confronts the Education Mafia

Commentary Increasingly, public school administrators and boards—controlled by unions—are pressing teachers to adopt woke and sexualized ideology. They threaten—and implement—punishments for anyone resisting, as teacher Sean Redmond is learning. Mr. Redmond, 34, teaches in California’s Garden Grove Unified School District. He and some other teachers were not keen to adopt grooming techniques being pushed by…


Construction Worker Severely Beaten by Crowd in Garden Grove, Suspects Wanted

Authorities are asking anyone with information related to the June 20 assault of a construction worker to come forward, after the man was attacked in Garden Grove by a group of men, resulting in skull fractures and severe brain injuries. Carlos Ayala, 54, was beaten while working a job with co-workers paving the parking lot…


Homeless Man Struck and Killed by Vehicle in Garden Grove

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A homeless man in his 40s was struck and killed by a vehicle June 25 morning in Garden Grove, authorities said. The woman behind the wheel of the truck that struck the pedestrian suffered head and leg injuries when the vehicle struck a tree. She was the lone occupant inside the vehicle, said…


3 Arrested in Seal Beach Robbery

SEAL BEACH, Calif.—One man was in custody May 30 and two others are facing charges in a Seal Beach robbery. Police were dispatched about 11:30 p.m. Friday to the Seal Beach Pier and the 10th Street parking lot regarding the robbery, Seal Beach Police Department Lt. Julia Clasby said. The suspects pulled in behind another…


73-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in 8-Vehicle Collision in Garden Grove

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A 73-year-old Westminster man has been killed in an eight-vehicle collision in Garden Grove, police said. The crash occurred at 5:54 p.m. May 27 on the 12100 block of Lewis Street, according to Garden Grove police officer John Yergler. The man, a pedestrian, was pronounced dead at the scene. Yergler said. His name…


3 Men Injured in Garden Grove Restaurant Shooting

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A man is in custody May 28 on suspicion of critically wounding two men and injuring a third during a shooting at a restaurant in Garden Grove, authorities said. The shooting stemmed from an argument and fight inside The Hot Restaurant at 12921 Magnolia St., according to Sgt. Nick Jensen of the Garden…


Orange County Schools Recognized for Music Education Excellence

Seven Orange County school districts were recognized in April for their excellence in music education by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation, a nonprofit that advances the art of music through research, philanthropy, and public service programs. The recognized districts in Orange County were Anaheim Elementary, Anaheim Union, Capistrano Unified, Garden Grove Unified, Irvine…