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The murder trial of a transient man suspected of bludgeoning his victim to death in a Costa Mesa driveway is on hold as the court determines if he is mentally competent to stand trial. Daily Pilot reports that the 34-year-old man has been behind bars since Sept. 11 when Costa Mesa police arrested him on suspicion of…

A former stockbroker from Newport Beach has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for his role in an investment scheme that was designed to defraud an investor of $1 billion. According to a news report in The Daily Pilot, in 2006, the 71-year-old man and his co-conspirators promoted a bogus plan they claimed was regulated…

An Anaheim man has been sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for shooting and killing his estranged wife to death outside a preschool in the Turtle Rock area of Irvine. Daily Pilot reports that a jury convicted the 37-year-old man of following his estranged wife to the school where she worked and waiting outside with…

A second man is facing a murder charge in connection with the death of a 28-year-old Santa Ana woman whose body was found under the Newport Bay Bridge in Newport Beach. According to a news report in the Daily Pilot, the Orange County district attorney’s office named the man a co-defendant in the woman’s killing. The victim had…

A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 28-year-old Santa Ana woman whose body was found in Newport Beach. According to a news report in The Daily Pilot, he did not enter a plea, and his arraignment has been delayed until the end of the month. Officials have not released information regarding the…

The FBI has arrested a 28-year-old Westminster police officer on suspicion of loan-sharking. According to an official release by the Westminster Police Department, the officer was arrested along with a 38-year-old Fountain Valley man. Officials say the FBI made the arrests after conducting an investigation into allegations of loan-sharking at two Westminster businesses. The WPD…

A 28-year-old man is facing special circumstances murder charges for the rape, torture and murder of an 84-year-old woman. According to a news report in The OC Breeze, the opening statements for the murder case began on August 26 in Santa Ana. Officials say that on January 10, 2010, the Los Angeles Man broke into the…

A 37-year-old Fountain Valley man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in connection with the killing of a fellow gang member in Costa Mesa. According to a news report in The Daily Pilot, the man was convicted in April 2012 of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The incident occurred back…

A single-vehicle crash in Orange County resulted in the arrest of a 32-year-old Newport Beach man. According to a news report in The Daily Pilot, the alleged driving under the influence (DUI) incident occurred on East Coast Highway at Crystal Heights in Corona del Mar. Officials say his vehicle crashed into the center divider and ended…

Every year, there are a number of fatal crashes relating to driving under the influence (DUI) on and around the national Independence Day holiday in Southern California. To combat crash incidents, the California Highway Patrol regularly uses sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols during the holidays in busy areas of Orange County. According to a news…