Anaheim has been called “The Mother Colony,” and in addition to being Orange County’s first town, has helped hatch – somewhat inadvertently – two other communities. The better-known story is that in […]
How Anaheim begat Westminster
Man convicted of molestations
A jury on Wednesday convicted a 42-year-old man of sexually assaulting two girls in Santa Ana in separate incidents. According to the Orange County District Attorney’s office, Alberto Matt Mendoza was convicted […]
New Year’s Eve murder-suicide
What police believe to be a murder-suicide was discovered Thursday – New Year’s Eve – in Anaheim. According to the APD, the incident took place at a home in the 3000 block […]
Murder suspect is arrested
A 23-year-old Hesperia man was arrested Wednesday for the murder of a Costa Mesa man in Anaheim. APD officers took Gilbert Fred Falgo into custody for the killing of Matthew Davis Rawson. […]
Police arrest an alleged rapist
A 69-year-old Anaheim man has been arrested for a rape of a woman. According to the APD, detectives arrested Leopoldo Garcia, also known as “Leo” or “Curandero.” Police say that Garcia […]
Trio held in theater shooting
The Anaheim Police Department has arrested three suspects in connection with the Oct. 31, 2020 drive-by shooting at the Sahara Theatre which wounded multiple victims. On Thursday morning, APD Investigators arrested 34-year-old […]
12-year sentence in fatal stabbing
A prison sentence of 12 years was handed down Friday to an Anaheim man convicted of fatally stabbing his 17-year-old girlfriend less than a month after being released from Orange County Jail […]
Man is shot, arrested by police
A man was shot by Anaheim police Monday morning near the site of an investigation into human trafficking and the exploitation of immigrants from Mexico that often accompanies it. According to the […]
Four are shot at adult theater
A shooting early Saturday morning at a strip club in Anaheim left four people wounded. According to the APD, a sedan passing by the Sahara Theater at 1210 State College Boulevard was […]
New COVID-19 cases see drop
New cases of coronavirus declined in Thursday’s report by the Orange County Health Care Agency. The count was 213, down from Wednesday’s 262. However, the number of deaths is again at 11. […]
