Category: Garden Grove

Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Deadly Garden Grove DUI Crash

WESTMINSTER, Calif.—A 40-year-old man pleaded guilty April 10 and was sentenced to nine years in prison for an alcohol-fueled, hit-and-run crash that killed a man and injured another victim in Garden Grove. Mario Miguel Hernandez-Lopez of Garden Grove admitted one count each of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing…


Man Fatally Stabbed in Conflict in Garden Grove

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A 25-year-old man is suspected of fatally stabbing a man and injuring a teenage girl at a home in Garden Grove, police said March 27. The suspect, Juan Carlos Fernandez Bustos of Garden Grove, was hospitalized Monday for injuries sustained in a fracas Sunday night at a Garden Grove home, Garden Grove police…


Least Expensive Orange County Cities to Purchase a Home

With inflation showing no signs of stopping any time soon, many looking to purchase a home in Orange County, California, face heightened obstacles in the already pricey market to do so. According to the California Association of Realtors, the average median home price in the region is just under $1.2 million, according to their January…


Garden Grove Carjacking Caught on Camera, 3 Suspects at Large

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—Garden Grove police asked for the public’s help Feb. 22 identifying three suspects involved in a violent carjacking at a gas station. Police were dispatched just after 5 a.m. to the 76 Gas Station at 12512 Knott St. Monday regarding the attack, police said. The victim was getting gas when one of the…


Man Carjacked at Gas Station in Garden Grove

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—Garden Grove police asked for the public’s help Feb. 22 identifying three suspects involved in a violent carjacking at a gas station. Police were dispatched just after 5 a.m. to the 76 Gas Station at 12512 Knott St. Monday regarding the attack, police said. The victim was getting gas when one of the…


Uber Driver Gets Nearly 10 Years in Prison for Sex Assault in Santa Ana

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 32-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday and was immediately sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison for sexually assaulting one of his customers while driving for Uber in Santa Ana, as well as a domestic violence incident in Garden Grove. Jason Rodas of Garden Grove pleaded guilty to single counts of…


Community Mourns Loss of California Lawyer Who Died in Mexico

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—As people walked into the Feb. 11 memorial service of Orange County Public Defender Elliot Blair, 33, they passed joyful images of a life well lived. Scuba diving, water sports, beach visits, and a graduation photo were all representative of a man confident of the life he had ahead of him. “We are…


Family, Friends Mourn Loss of California Public Defender Who Died in Mexico

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—As people walked into the Feb. 11 memorial service of Orange County Public Defender Elliot Blair, 33, they passed joyful images of a life well lived. Scuba diving, water sports, beach visits, and a graduation photo were all representative of a man confident of the life he had ahead of him. “We are…


Orange County Attorney’s Body Recovered From Mexico

The body of a California public defender who died in Mexico has been returned to a mortuary in Orange County after his mysterious death there over two weeks ago. Elliot Blair, 33, died Jan. 14 at a resort in Rosarito Beach, where he and his wife were celebrating their first wedding anniversary. Mexican authorities said…


Woman Dies in Garden Grove Storm Drain

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A woman died in a storm drain at Haster Basin Park, authorities said Monday. The Orange County Fire Authority reported at 9:47 a.m. that firefighters were called to the park at Haster Street and Lampson Avenue on a report of a person in a storm drain needing medical aid. Firefighter-paramedics found the woman…