Tag: crime

Kash’s Corner: The Deadly Consequences of Defunding the Police and No Cash Bail

In Chicago, 77 people were shot last weekend, with two mass shootings almost back to back. On Thursday, a judge ordered Minneapolis to hire more police officers amid a crime surge. And a number of city officials across the United States are walking back statements calling for cutting funds to law enforcement. In this episode…


Reward Offered to Solve Mystery of Violent Pelican Attacks

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—In response to more than 32 Brown pelicans being attacked somewhere along the coast of Orange County, a GoFundMe page has been established to assist with the costs of treating the birds, all who have been taken to the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach. In addition, the Animal Legal Defense…


Nurse Accused of Sexually Assaulting Three Patients

SANTA ANA, Calif.–A registered nurse was booked June 30 on suspicion of sexually assaulting three women on separate occasions while he was working in the emergency room of Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo. Paul Alden Miller, 56, of San Clemente was arrested this morning at his residence, said Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Hylton….


Fraudsters Use COVID-19 Relief Funds to Buy Luxury Homes, Jewelry

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Sentencing is scheduled Sept. 13 for four Los Angeles residents found guilty of scheming to submit fraudulent loan applications under which they and their co-defendants obtained more than $18 million in COVID-19 relief funds used to put down-payments on luxury homes in Tarzana, Glendale and Palm Desert and purchase jewelry and other high-end…


Three Children Found Dead at East LA Residence; Woman Being Questioned

EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Three young children were found dead June 28 in a bedroom at a residence in East Los Angeles, and a woman believed to be their mother was taken into custody as a “person of interest.” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department personnel responded to the residence in the 600 block of Ferris Avenue,…


Woman Shot After Witnessing Car Crash

A woman who witnessed a hit-and-run in Mission Viejo, Calif. was shot after following a truck that fled the scene. The shooting was preceded June 28 by reports of reckless driving near La Paz and Olympiad, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) said. Soon after, about 7:40 p.m., the erratic driver crashed his truck into…


A Tsunami of Crises About to Swamp Biden Administration

Commentary The Biden-Harris administration is now in an extended levitation of credibility. Except for Donald Trump, who entered office in the midst of a public relations terror campaign against him and had no trace of a political honeymoon, all incoming presidents arrive with a favoring wind of bipartisan goodwill behind them. Especially as President Biden…


 Alleged Accomplice in Freeway Shooting Death of Boy Freed on Bail

SANTA ANA—The alleged driver in the road rage shooting death of six-year-old Aiden Leos on a Costa Mesa freeway has been released on bail. Orange County jail records indicate that Wynne Lee, 23, of Costa Mesa was released June 26 at 2:44 p.m. Lee’s bail had been reduced by a judge on Friday from $500,000…


Here’s Why Most Arrested Rioters Will Not Be Prosecuted

Commentary Perhaps you’ve heard about charges being dropped against most of last summer’s George Floyd protestors. Prosecutors from Oregon to New York have chosen not to pursue a host of different charges against those arrested after peaceful protests turned into destructive riots. Outrageous, you might think. If someone commits the crime of looting, arson, property…


Mission Viejo Woman Robbed During Internet Exchange

A Mission Viejo, Calif. woman was robbed after meeting two men she met for an online sales transaction, police say. The 18-year-old woman meet June 23 with two teenage men, aged 17 and 19, in Craycraft Park to exchange nicotine vape cartridges, Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Ryan Anderson told The Epoch Times. When the woman began exchanging Venmo…