A Fullerton flower shop caught fire after a car slammed into the building and ruptured the gas line. Police say the car crashed into King’s Flower around 1 a.m. on April 27. The crash damaged a gas pipeline, causing the shop and a store next door to catch fire. The driver and passenger of the

A 13-year-old boy is in Orange County juvenile hall after bringing a handgun and loaded magazine to school. Police say they responded to Jordan Elementary School after receiving reports that a student had a gun. They found a loaded magazine on the student, as well as a .38 caliber handgun in his backpack. The gun

A jewelry wholesaler was the victim of a literal highway robbery last week as he carried more than $100,000 in cash and jewelry from a recent transaction for his company with no security or personal protection. The victim, an employee of Brilliant Diamonds in La Palma, asked to remain anonymous, but said he was on

The shooter who killed eight and injured one in a Seal Beach salon may plead guilty in the mass shooting case. Scott Dekraai entered the Salon Meritage on October 12, 2011, where is ex-wife Michelle, was working at the time. Dekraai fired six shots, and was wearing body armor and cargo pants with additional magazines

A decision made by the California Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of California law that made it illegal for sex offenders to frequent public parks. The so-called “predator bans” in Orange County and many other California communities meant that sex offenders were not allowed in public spaces frequented by children, such as

Seal Beach Police made a major recovery in a strong of liquor store thefts. Last week, police recovered more than $50,000 worth of alcohol in a SWAT raid of 10 homes in Los Angeles County. The raid confiscated about 1,350 bottles of unopened alcohol that police say gang members were stealing from local grocery stores

A man accused of stealing gasoline from gas stations in Corona, Los Angeles and Orange County was caught by the owners of one station where he attempted to commit another theft. Zahir Shabazz was using his credit card and another device that deactivated the meter to steal more than 100 gallons of gas at one

Police officers in Orange have arrested a man suspected of committing more than 20 robberies in California and Arizona. He was arrested April 13 after robbing a Radio Shack in Orange earlier in the month. Investigators say 48-year-old Steven Knori stole cash and an Xbox 360 from Radio Shack. He had a gun visible during

An Irvine man has been convicted of sexually assaulting two women. The crimes took place in Irvine and Newport Beach. In 2005 and 2006 Travis Batten, Jr. broke into the residences of two women and sexually assaulted them while wearing a mask. The first assault happened on May 20, 2005. Police say Batten broke into

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the rape and deaths of four women who were all last seen in Orange County last fall. Police are still searching for a fifth woman, a petite African-American woman in her early 20s, who police say disappeared in the same area. The investigation into the men began