Category: NY-Cal

NYPD Officer Accused of Spying for Chinese Regime to Be Released on $2 Million Bond

A federal judge ruled on Friday that a former NYPD officer accused of spying for the Chinese regime will be released on bail immediately, according to the New York Post. The officer in question, Baimadajie Angwang, was recently diagnosed with COVID-19 while awaiting trial in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, according to the Post….


Cop Accused of Spying for Chinese Government to Be Released on $2 Million Bond

A federal judge ruled on Friday that a former NYPD officer accused of spying for the Chinese regime will be released on bail immediately, according to the New York Post. The officer in question, Baimadajie Angwang, was recently diagnosed with COVID-19 while awaiting trial in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, according to the Post….


Feds: Delivery Man Threatened Politicians, Fox News Figures

NEW YORK—A New York food delivery worker charged with threatening past and present political figures and Fox News personalities was ordered held without bail Friday after a prosecutor cited the man’s criminal history and his “direct and unambiguous” threats. Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Moroney said Rickey Johnson, 47, also known as Nigel Dawn Defarren, made…


General Motors Settles With California for $5.75M

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—General Motors Co. has agreed to a $5.75 million settlement with California regarding false statements the company made to investors about problems with its deadly ignition switches, state officials announced Friday. The faulty ignition switches led to at least 124 fatalities and 274 injuries nationwide. The defect also resulted in the recall of more…


New COVID-19 Vaccination Site Confirmed for Santa Ana

Orange County’s latest COVID-19 vaccine site is landing at Santa Ana College, the city said Feb. 11. It’s not yet known whether the site will become the county’s third super point of distribution (POD). The county currently has two super-pod sites; one at Disneyland in Anaheim and another at Soka University in Aliso Viejo. Santa…


Newport Beach Mayor Calls Homeless Shelter ‘Phenomenally Expensive,’ But Necessary 

Newport Beach is finalizing a deal with Costa Mesa for 29 beds in a homeless shelter that will cost the city $2.6 million for the first year, and $1 million each following year. “It’s phenomenally expensive, and something we have to do,” Newport Beach Mayor Brad Avery said during a Feb. 10 public Zoom meeting. “I say to people, what is the alternative?…


Orange County Sheriff’s Department Shares Video of Deadly Shooting

Footage of the fatal police shooting of a hooded, gun-wielding woman was released by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) Feb. 12 in a move it hoped would bolster public trust. The video, taken about 1 a.m. last June 24, begins with a sheriff’s deputy scouring a darkened Lake Forest street following reports of a…


Amazon Sues New York Attorney General Letitia James Over Threat of Legal Action

Amazon on Friday sued New York’s attorney general, alleging her probe of its treatment of warehouse workers is illegal. “The OAG has now threatened to sue Amazon if it does not immediately agree to a list of demands, many of which have no connection to health and safety and have no factual or legal basis,”…


Deadly Crash on Freeway On-Ramp in Anaheim

ANAHEIM—One person was killed Feb. 12 in a crash on an on- ramp to the westbound Riverside (91) Freeway in Anaheim. The crash was reported about 5 a.m. on the Lakeview Avenue on-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. Details of the crash were not immediately available. The age, gender and name of the victim…


Cuomo Aide Confesses to Cover-Up of Nursing Home Virus Deaths: Report

A top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has reportedly apologized to Democratic lawmakers for withholding data on CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus deaths in nursing homes in an effort to avoid scrutiny from federal prosecutors. The admission of the alleged cover-up was made by Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa during a video conference call with…