Category: Orange Police Department

Man Injured in Orange Outlets Shooting, Suspect at Large

ORANGE, Calif.—Authorities sought the public’s help March 19 in identifying and locating a man they believe wounded another man during a shooting at an open-air outlet mall in Orange. Officers responded at about 9 p.m. March 17 to a “shots fired” call at The Outlets at Orange, located at 20 City Boulevard West. A group…


Man Injured in Orange Outlet Mall Shooting; Suspect at Large

ORANGE, Calif.—Authorities sought the public’s help March 19 in identifying and locating a man they believe wounded another man during a shooting at an open-air outlet mall in Orange. Officers responded at about 9 p.m. March 17 to a “shots fired” call at The Outlets at Orange, located at 20 City Boulevard West. A group…


Historic Plaza Park Fountain in Orange Smashed by Vehicle

The historic fountain at Plaza Park, in Orange, was partially destroyed Mar. 13 after a man driving a stolen car fleeing police crashed into it. In a surveillance video provided by the city, the car can be seen going at high speed directly at the fountain, crashing into it, and then flipping over twice before…


Woman Hurt After SUV Plunges From Hospital Parking Structure in Orange

ORANGE, Calif.—A woman was injured Feb. 8 when her Toyota SUV crashed at a hospital parking structure in Orange. The crash was reported shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday in the parking garage for Children’s Health of Orange County at 1201 W. La Veta Avenue, according to Sgt. Phil McMullin of the Orange Police Department. The…


Man Gets 15 Years in Prison for Killing Girlfriend’s Baby in Orange

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 31-year-old ex-Marine was sentenced Jan. 13 to 15 years to life in prison for killing his girlfriend’s 17-month-old daughter in the city of Orange. Christopher David Recio pleaded guilty July 7 to second-degree murder. Recio killed his girlfriend’s daughter, Claire Frickenschmidt, Jan. 5, 2019, in the mother’s apartment at 3099 W. Chapman…


2 Suspected DUI Arrested Separately in Orange After Slamming Into House, 8 Parked Cars

ORANGE, Calif.—Police in Orange arrested two suspected drunk drivers who avoided major injuries in two separate crashes, authorities said on June 4. A 55-year-old motorist from Villa Park sideswiped another vehicle at about 10:45 p.m. on June 3, causing his eastbound blue Ford F-250 to shed the front passenger side tire, veer off the road,…