Tag: crime

Man Charged with Kidnapping Child in Placentia

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A man was charged July 9 with scooping up a 6-year-old in Placentia and attempting to run away with the child before bystanders confronted him. Michael Christopher Foley, who has no known address, was charged with a felony count of kidnapping a child younger than 14 and a misdemeanor count of child annoyance….


LAX Cargo Handlers to Plead Guilty to Theft of Gold Bars

LOS ANGELES—Two men who worked at Los Angeles International Airport for a cargo-handling company are expected to plead guilty July 9 to a federal charge for stealing gold bars that were part of an international shipment. Marlon Moody, 38, and Brian Benson, 35, both of South Los Angeles, have each agreed to enter their pleas…


Secure Law and Order in America

Commentary Over July Fourth weekend, according to CNN, at least 233 people were killed and 618 others were injured in more than 500 shootings across the country. Unbelievably, those tragic statistics actually represent a 26 percent decrease from July Fourth weekend in 2020. But overall, violent crime in 2021 across the nation—and especially in major…


Orange County District Attorney Slams Inmate Firefighting Program

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer on July 8 called for reforms in the firefighting program for state prison inmates in response to one inmate’s joyriding spree in a Cal Fire truck on the Fourth of July. Cameron Zoltan Horvath, 31, is accused of going off-roading in a stolen fire truck after leaving…


Judge Suspends Criminal Proceedings Against Alleged Mass Shooter

An Orange County, Calif. judge suspended court proceedings July 8 against Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez, the man accused of killing four people and injuring another. The proceedings marked Gonzalez’ first court appearance since a March 31 mass shooting in Orange that ended when he was shot in the head by police. He could be seen in court behind a…


Judge Orders Mental Exam, Suspends Criminal Proceedings Against Alleged Mass Shooter

An Orange County, Calif. judge suspended court proceedings July 8 against Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez, the man accused of killing four people and injuring another, pending a mental competency evaluation. The proceedings marked Gonzalez’s first court appearance since a March 31 mass shooting in Orange that ended when he was shot in the head by police. He could be…


Judge Suspends Criminal Proceedings Against Alleged Mass Shooter, Orders Mental Exam

An Orange County, Calif. judge suspended court proceedings July 8 against Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez, the man accused of killing four people and injuring another, pending a mental competency evaluation. The proceedings marked Gonzalez’s first court appearance since a March 31 mass shooting in Orange that ended when he was shot in the head by police. He could be…


‘Completely Betrayed’: Victim of Hospital Sexual Assault Speaks Out

A woman who says she was sexually assaulted while being treated at a Mission Viejo, Calif. hospital is urging other victims to come forward. Zoe Cooksey, 22, said she was violated at Mission Hospital March 31 while receiving treatment for injuries sustained during an earlier car accident. “I was completely betrayed by Mission Hospital,” Cooksey told…


Villanueva: Antelope Valley Pot Raids Seized $1.19B in Marijuana

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A massive law-enforcement crackdown on illegal marijuana-grow operations in the Antelope Valley last month resulted in more than 130 arrests and the seizure of marijuana with a street value of more than $1.19 billion, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said July 7. When the raids started June 8, Villanueva called them “the largest operation ever…


Movement to Recall Philadelphia DA Faces Hurdles as City Crime Rises

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a former civil rights attorney aiming to change the criminal justice system, is the target of a movement to allow limited recall elections in Pennsylvania. “Anything we can do to get rid of Larry Krasner, the FOP is in favor of it. Clearly his policies have been a danger to…