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Monthly Archives: November 2013

Youth soccer referree from Anaheim gets prison for having sex with boys

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Jorge Diosdado Serafin

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 13NF0202: November 15, 2013

YOUTH SOCCER REFEREE SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR ORAL COPULATION WITH UNDERAGE TEENAGE BOY AND LEWD ACTS ON TWO ADDITIONAL BOYS

FULLERTON – A youth soccer referee was sentenced today to five years in state prison and lifetime sex offender registration for engaging in oral copulation with a teenage boy and molesting two additional boys. Jorge Diosdado Serafin, 31, Anaheim, pleaded guilty Oct. 15, 2013, to three felony counts of oral copulation of a minor under 16 years old, one felony count of lewd act on a child, and one felony count of lewd act on a child under 14 years old. Continue reading→

Developmentally disabled adult missing in Stanton area

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Fowziya Omar Igalle

Orange County Sheriff

MISSING PERSON BULLETIN – Developmentally Disabled Adult

On November 14, 2013, at approximately 1:10 pm, Fowziya Omar Igalle walked away from family members in the area of Cerritos and Gilbert in the city of Stanton, California. Ms. Igalle has the mental capacity of a 4-year-old child. She does not speak English and speaks very little of her native language. She was wearing a black headdress, a green dress, and yellow sandals. Continue reading→

The OCTA is seeking your input via an online survey about transportation

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 14, 2013

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713/Eric Carpenter (714) 560-5697

OCTA Seeks Input Planning For Transportation Future

Public can participate in online survey to express opinions on county’s mobility needs

ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority is seeking public input to help plan for the county’s transportation needs for the next 20 years and beyond.

Community members are encouraged to participate in an online survey at www.octa.net/lrtp through Dec. 15. Continue reading→

SAPD arrests sexual battery suspect and are looking for more of his victims

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The infamous Gary Dalton Derusha

Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Detectives arrest sexual battery suspect – believe there may be additional unreported cases throughout Orange County

Today, members of Santa Ana Family Crimes Unit served a $100,000 arrest warrant at the home of Gary Dalton Derusha (21) in the city of Anaheim. Derusha is charged with eight counts of sexual battery, carrying a switchblade knife and resisting an officer. Seven of the charged cases occurred in Tustin and one in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

SAPD says suspects are pretending to be cops and are demanding money

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Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD advises community of Fraud Alert Suspect spoofing phones with law enforcement phone numbers.

Since September, 2013, the Santa Ana Police Department has had several cases where victims receive a call from a suspect posing as a debt collector. The victims are then told they would be arrested if the debt is not paid and are instructed to pay through PayPal or other electronic means. Continue reading→

Will Santa Ana College put a parking lot on the SE corner of Bristol and 17th?

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Bristol and 17th Businesses

Can you believe it?  My sources are reporting that Santa Ana College has purchased the land on the corner of Bristol and 17th, where several businesses were force off their land by the City of Santa Ana, due to the Bristol Street widening project.  I am told that Santa Ana College plans to use this highly trafficked corner for – a parking lot for their administrators.

What a revolting development!  This land should have gone to a retail establishment – particularly a restaurant or a convenience store.  Instead the city is going to lose the resulting tax revenue and the poor Washington Square neighbors are going to have to put up with noise and trash from a parking lot that most likely will be operating at all hours. Continue reading→

Villa Park H.S. wrestling coach arrested for felony battery on a student

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, (714) 904-7042/Gail Krause, (714) 647-1840

Villa Park High School Wrestling Coach Arrested for Felony Battery on a Student

VILLA PARK, Calif. – (November 14, 2013) – On Wednesday, November 13, 2013, Emmanuel Hugo Hernandez, 26 years old, Orange, was arrested for felony battery on a student at Villa Park High School. Hernandez is a “walk-on” wrestling coach at the school and is accused of committing felony battery on a student member of the wrestling team. Continue reading→

Traiffic Sig Alert created by water main break at Dyer and Halladay

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Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Police advise Water Main break – Traiffic Sig Alert

At about 1031 hours, officers responded to the area of Dyer and Halladay reference a sink hole forming and a water main breakage. At this time, city crews are on scene. All traffic lanes are shut down between Kilson and Tech Center on Dyer Road and there is large volume of water flowing on Kilson south into the industrial area from Dyer. Continue reading→

The OCTA honors Veterans in annual event

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Orange County Transportation Authority CEO Darrell Johnson greets a Marine Corps Color Guard at OCTA’s annual Veterans Day Appreciation Event on Nov. 12 at OCTA headquarters in Orange

OCTA CEO Darrell Johnson greets a Marine Corps Color Guard

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 13, 2013

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713/Eric Carpenter (714) 560-5697

OCTA Honors Veterans In Annual Event

Former military make up approximately 10 percent of OCTA’s workforce

ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority this week recognized the service of employees who are military veterans during OCTA’s fourth annual Veterans Day Appreciation event.

OCTA employs 120 veterans from the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard, representing nearly 10 percent of the workforce. OCTA has been recognized by military organizations as a military-friendly employer for its efforts to actively recruit veterans. Continue reading→

Segerstrom High School’s Kayla Stephens to play basketball for Alabama State

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Santa Ana Unified School District Press Release

National Signing Day 2013

Segerstrom High School Senior Kayla Stephens To Sign National Letter of Intent to Play Basketball for Alabama State University

THE EVENT: National Signing Day is Wednesday, November 13, and Segerstrom High School’s Kayla Stephens will be the first girl in the history of the school to sign a letter of intent to enroll and play basketball at a Division 1 school. Kayla will sign her letter of intent to attend Alabama State University next fall. As powerful as Kayla is on the court, she is just as strong in the classroom with an overall GPA of 3.2. Continue reading→

Live banda music at Mexicanismo and the Flamingo Night Club on Nov. 16

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The folks who brought you the famed Mexicanismo Night Club, in Santa Ana, have opened the Flamingos Night Club, in Garden Grove, at 19672 Katella Ave.  And they have a big live show planned for this Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at 8 pm.

The show will feature Grupo Escala Musical and Banda Patronez Musical de Tierra Caliente, who are from Ajuchitlan del Progreso in Guerrero, Mexico, as well as a live house DJ.  Continue reading→

RSCCD Trustees vote to stop violating the Brown Act while negotiating a PLA

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The Rancho Santiago Community College District’s (RSCCD) Board of Trustees met tonight and the biggest issue on their plate was allegations that they have violated the Brown Act by negotiating PLA terms in closed session.

A PLA is a Project Labor Agreement.  These agreements typically ban non-union contractors from bidding on public works – in this case we are talking about the $198M bond measure Q, that was passed last year to fund construction projects at Santa Ana College. (This after millions of our dollars were wasted on the previous RSCCD Measure E – when that money was mostly spent on the campus in the Orange Hills.  A PLA delayed Measure E projects and drove them over-budget).

Trustee Phil Yarbrough, who is a Republican, accused the Democrat-dominated RSCCD Board of violating the Brown Act by negoiating PLAs in closed session.  Continue reading→