A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. in the case of a man who led Garden Grove and Santa Ana police on a chase that ended in Irvine with […]
Suspect faces 120 years in state prison
Man convicted in shooting two teens
By Elysse James A Santa Ana man has been convicted of murder in a gang-related shooting of two teens the afternoon of Oct. 2, 2015 in Garden Grove. Adrian De La Riva, […]
Information sought in hotel homicide
By Jessica Peralta Westminster Police Department Detectives are looking for information in connection with a homicide that was discovered Monday night. Officers responded at about 11 p.m.Feb. 5 to a call of […]
Homelessness outreach is expanded
By Lou Ponsi A flood-control channel on Brookhurst Street in Garden Grove had become an underground refuge for homeless drug addicts, and with it, a mountain of debris and a litany of […]
Insanity plea mulled in 2014 GG murder
By Lou Ponsi Cesar Ramirez was a trusted employee. Ramirez, 24, was so trusted he was given the keys to the Volcano Tea House in Garden Grove. He would let himself into […]
Shooter in ’93 death found, exonerated
By Greg Hardesty Back in the early 1990s, gang warfare had turned some neighborhoods in Garden Grove — as well as other Orange County cities — into a modern-day version of the […]
Cops on bikes: where’s there’s a wheel ….
By Jessica Peralta Children and their parents gathered outside the JCPenney at the Westminster Mall on a recent Saturday for a back-to-school safety event, including important lessons on bike safety from members […]
27-year-old cold case is finally solved
By Greg Hardesty His personal life in shambles following a break-up with his boyfriend, Brian Gene McNamara bellied up to the bar at Garden Grove’s Frat House, a popular watering hole for […]
Deputy police chief focuses on people
By Jessica Peralta Over his 28 years at the Westminster Police Department, Bill Collins has thought deeply about how he wants to be remembered when he leaves. “Chasing down criminals and putting […]
Dennis Vargas, the joker at the jail
By Greg Hardesty Did you hear the one about the drunk in the jail cell? Dennis Vargas hasn’t written this joke yet, but he has the perfect chops to do so. He’s […]
