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DUI saturation patrols set for this weekend in South Orange County

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NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

DUI Enforcement Operations in Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano

SANTA ANA, California – (July 26, 2013) – Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s  DUI Task Force will deploy this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired drivers in the Department’s ongoing traffic safety campaign.

DUI Saturation Patrols will deploy on Friday, July 26 at 7:00 pm until Saturday, July 27 at 3:00 am in the cities of Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.  These patrols will be targeting areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and/or arrests. Continue reading→

Santa Ana Subway restaurant robbed 4 times!

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Santa Ana Police were asking for the public’s help Thursday in identifying a man wanted for robbing one Subway restaurant four times in the past several weeks. The most recent incident occurred Tuesday just before 11 p.m. at the Subway restaurant in the 2600 block of West Edinger Avenue, according to KTLA News.

The same shop was robbed on June 12, July 11 and July 17. Police believe each robbery was committed by the same man, according to CBS News. Continue reading→

O.C. Clerk-Recorder to open on Saturday again, on July 27

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Orange County Old Courthouse

HUGH NGUYEN, CLERK-RECORDER

NEWS RELEASE, For Immediate Release

Positive Response Leads to More Saturday Hours

Responding to customer requests for more weekend hours, the Orange County Clerk-Recorder Department will open on Saturday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at offices in Santa Ana, Fullerton and Laguna Hills. Continue reading→

Two children struck by car at 1000 N. Bristol – 11-year old girl has died

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Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Update: Fatal Collision at 1000 N Bristol St.

On 7-24-13 at 2043 hours, a female adult walked eastbound on 10th St. toward Bristol St. with several children. When they reached Bristol St., they stopped at the northwest corner and waited to cross Bristol St. in an unmarked crosswalk. As they waited, three of the older children ran eastbound across Bristol St. Two younger children (a male and a female) followed them and ran into the path of on-coming traffic. Both children were struck by the on-coming traffic in the northbound lanes of Bristol St. Continue reading→

Santa Ana’s online Housing Element Survey available until July 30

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City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community Alert: City Encourages Community Participation in Online Housing Element Survey

SANTA ANA, CA (July 24, 2013) – The General Plan contains the City’s values and vision for its future. The Housing Element of the General Plan communicates goals, policies and programs to address Santa Ana’s local and regional housing needs and a sustainable quality of life. Continue reading→

H.B. parolee convicted of molesting a 4-year old female relative

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Gordon Ray Bodkin

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 11WF1947: July 24, 2013

PAROLEE CONVICTED OF MOLESTING 4-YEAR-OLD FEMALE RELATIVE WHILE BABYSITTING

SANTA ANA – A parolee was convicted yesterday on charges of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old female relative while he was babysitting her and solely responsible for her care. Gordon Ray Bodkin, 47, Huntington Beach, was found guilty July 23, 2013, by a jury of one felony count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a child under 10, and one felony count of sexual penetration of a child under 10. He has a prior strike conviction for residential burglary in 2009. He faces a maximum sentence of 55 years to life in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration at his sentencing Aug. 30, 2013, at 10:45 a.m. in Department C-39, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Graciela Pulido honored with Fairhaven’s Oliver Halsell Care Award

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Graciela Pulido

GRACIELA PULIDO HONORED WITH FAIRHAVEN’S OLIVER HALSELL CARE AWARD 

Rancho Santa Margarita resident honored for service to the senior community

Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. – July 24, 2013 – Family has always been the most important part of Graciela Pulido’s life. The Columbian-born mother of two values every minute spent with her loved ones and extends considerable kindness to everyone fortunate enough to be part of her family. However, the Rancho Santa Margarita resident’s family circle goes far beyond her blood relatives and encompasses the many special seniors she cares for at Rancho Santa Margarita’s Park Terrace senior living facility. Continue reading→

Suspect in 1992 Irvine Homicide extradited to the O.C. from Mexico

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Leonardo Pimentel-Sanchez

Orange County Sheriff’s Department

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, NEWS

Suspect in 1992 Homicide Extradited to Orange County

SANTA ANA, California – (July 24, 2013) – Leonardo Pimentel-Sanchez, a fugitive who eluded law
enforcement for more than 20 years, was returned to Orange County on Tuesday, July 23, from Mexico City
where he had been held since his arrest in Tijuana on November 16, 2012.

Pimentel-Sanchez is a suspect in the murder of Cari Ann Parnes who was discovered deceased in an
orange grove in Irvine on March 26, 1992. Parnes’ cause of death was attributed to a skull fracture due to
blunt force trauma to the head. Continue reading→

Male Suspect in Trabuco Canyon arrested for sexual child abuse of young kids

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Michael Clair Gines

Orange County Sheriff’s Department
NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, (714) 647-7042, Gail Krause, (714) 647-1840

Suspect Arrested for Sexual Child Abuse

TRABUCO CANYON, California – (July 23, 2013) – On Wednesday, July 17 at approximately 8:15 p.m., members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail arrested Michael Clair Glines, 52, of Trabuco Canyon for lewd and lascivious acts upon children under the age of ten. He is currently in custody at the Orange County Jail with bail set at $1,000,000. Glines has a criminal history which includes an arrest for possession of drugs and drunk driving. Continue reading→

Enjoy Shakespeare’s “All’s Well that Ends Well” for free at Birch Park on 8/1

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All's well that ends well

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community Alert: All’s Well that Ends Well in Santa Ana

SANTA ANA, CA (July 24, 2013) – Shakespeare returns to Santa Ana. Enjoy an experience like no other, in the company of family and friends for an evening of classic theater at the park. The City of Santa Ana proudly hosts Shakespeare by the Sea, a non-profit professional acting troop with their presentation of All’s Well that Ends Well. This special performance will take place on Thursday, August 1 at Birch Park. Admission is free and the event will begin at 7 pm. Continue reading→

Santa Ana student selected as a 2013 Bank of America Student Leader

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Five local Orange County High School Juniors and recent High School graduates have been chosen to take part in the 2013 Bank of America Student Leaders Program. Bank of America created its Student Leaders Program in 2004; a program that offers our nation’s high school students an opportunity to participate in a leadership program at their local community nonprofit. This year, all five students from Orange County will be interning at the Second Harvest Food Bank. Located below are this year’s Orange County recipients.

  • Adriana Gonzalez — Santa Ana, CA — Hector Godinez Fundamental High (will attend Cal State Fullerton)
  • Matthew-Dean Brian Argame — Anaheim, CA — Loara High School (will attend Cal State Long Beach) Continue reading→

Rep. Sanchez calls on Vietnamese President to stop abusing human rights

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Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Representing California’s 46th Congressional District
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 23, 2013
MEDIA CONTACT: Barb Solish, 202-226-8373, Barb.Solish@mail.house.gov

SANCHEZ HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE CALLING ON VIETNAMESE PRESIDENT TO HALT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AHEAD OF MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) today spoke at a press conference calling on the Vietnamese President, Mr. Truong Tan Sang, to halt human rights abuses ahead of his meeting with President Obama. Below are her remarks as prepared for delivery. Continue reading→