An Orange County man was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $1.8 million from his employer, a commercial real estate management company and developer. According to […]
Embezzler gets 30 months in jail
An intoxicating return at Gem
By Thom deMartino We all agree, it’s been a long few months, as we all readjust to the “new normal.” Putting aside our collective weariness of the words “uncertain” and “unsure”, what […]
Progressive policing a goal of PD
By Jim Tortolano On our television sets and computer screens we’ve watched – more than once – cell phone video of a law enforcement officer beating, abusing or, in one especially notorious […]
Don’t blow up wallet on July 4
Fireworks Day … no, that’s wrong … Independence Day, the Fourth of July, is coming and local public safety agencies are reminding people that while “Safe and Sane” fireworks sold in our […]
De-fund, defend police at council
By Jim Tortolano The issue of “defunding police” – or at least slashing law enforcement budgets – took up more than two hours of Tuesday night’s meeting of the Garden Grove City […]
Pandemic impact aid on agenda
How Garden Grove will spend its share of the federal aid sent to cities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the City […]
Indoor playground, arcade get OK
An indoor playground and arcade won the approval of the Garden Grove Planning Commission Thursday night. The panel voted 7-0 to approve Little World, which will occupy a now-vacant 14,000-square foot space […]
Friday Night Car Show returns
Gentlemen (and ladies) … start your engines. The Friday Night Car Show, a highlight for years on Garden Grove’s historic Main Street, will be back on Friday. Restrictions on gatherings in the […]
Fire takes lives of two dogs
Two dogs died and one survived a house fire in Garden Grove on Monday morning. According to the Orange County Fire Authority, the blaze was in the 13000 block of Nina Place, […]
If not “safe and sane,” it’s illegal
The City of Garden Grove, in collaboration with the Garden Grove Police Department and Orange County Fire Authority, is seeking to raise public’s awareness to safety and increased police presence during the […]
