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Shripathi Kamath May 23, 2013 at 03:16 pm
Nice reporting, Martin. Lots of details, and a complete timeline.
Peter Schelden (Editor) May 22, 2013 at 11:07 pm
Shri, I think the Sheriff's Department didn't have enough information to call the teen a suspect…Read More when he was taken in for questioning.
Linda Roth May 22, 2013 at 10:27 pm
Does anyone know why helicopters and police were atbake and jeronimo around 6:00 pm?
Shripathi Kamath May 22, 2013 at 09:54 pm
How can a 'person of interest' who has been arrested, not called a 'suspect'?
Mike Proctor May 22, 2013 at 03:02 pm
Are you kidding me. The guy voluntarily helped in the search. He was never asked by any official…Read More agency to help. He said he had hiked the are many times. He knew the risks.
He new of the rumors about drug use by the lost hikers, but still chose to volunteer and help with the search.
He needs to accept responsibility for the medical bills.
Spitzer, is grandstanding, and I find it scary, that he trying to make NEW laws so that he can GO BACK and try and go after these young adults. It looks like he may be trying to save face, because the OCSD dropped the ball, and failed to collect or present enough evidence in the first place, showing that drugs were the reason the hikers got lost in the first place. SORRY Spitzer, you can't have it both ways.
Shirley May 17, 2013 at 06:09 pm
Hey Pete, did you get laid off? It has been over an hour since Orange PD annnounced the findings of…Read More this body, you story is very stale. Maybe the comment below describes the whole picture..
AOL’s Patch Gets New CEO, as Just Under Three Percent of Staff Is Laid Off in Consolidation
Shripathi Kamath May 22, 2013 at 01:43 pm
"His mama was white but you with Avery are a pair to draw to...." - Bobo
See, that is how…Read More Bobos of the world try to convince others that they consider their irrational hatred of the black skinned guy in the WH is something else.
Martin Henderson (Editor) May 17, 2013 at 10:36 am
Hi Leslie. Click on the Home tab (that would be the homepage) or the News tab (for all news and…Read More blogs) and then click on the headline "Residents Buzzed By MV Search That Nabs Four." That was it.
The Home tab gives you some of the more interesting stories but the News tab gives you ALL the news as it appears on the site in reverse chronological order.
Also, be sure to click on the Boards tab which is Announcements or Opinions that aren't attached to a particular story. The Events tab makes reading event a lot easier now, too.
If it looks like police activity in the area, you can snap a cell phone pic and post it directly onto Patch in the Boards; you can also email me directly because I don't see comments (such as this) as they occur. You'd still have to give me the tip.
I encourage everyone to click on the buttons and see what happens, and then post to the site.
Leslie Sweet May 17, 2013 at 09:48 am
What were all the helicopters last night and this morning about??
Pam Ragland May 18, 2013 at 01:05 pm
First he hasn't been convicted.
Second we have no way of knowing if he or they were actually…Read More taking anything or not at the time.
3rd its a very small amount -- it was in his car. They still have to prove how it got there & that it was his
Lastly -- I'll reiterate this search cost more because searchers looked in the wrong area. The teens were exactly where they said they were. The fact it got so expensive is not all their fault no matter what. I still feel this is an attempt to divert attention from looking bad for that & preempting a lawsuit as they both almost died.
Oh yeah -- and publicity too ... Spritzer called a press conference on it from his home.
If they want to save money get rod of the rediculous waste in the county & judges who are taking bribes & trading sex for jobs. Yup -- that is under investigation now & that judge is still hearing cases
Rudy Padrol May 16, 2013 at 08:24 pm
They Should PAY bottom LINE...... I am on your side Board Chairman Shawn Nelson! get a new board!
MFriedrich May 16, 2013 at 09:54 am
These kids don't have two cents to rub together anyway.
I'm imaging this cause and effect scenario:…Read More While getting "Saddleback Mountain High" on meth, they dropped their smoking pipe to the ground in search of more interesting things like happy butterflies to ride and delicious dry top soil to chew on.
Seconds later, a massive conflagration ignites and spreads to burn down Cook's Corner, local homes, campings sites and stables.
Good thing that didn't happen, but just imagine the outrage and calls for reimbursement...
Shripathi Kamath May 14, 2013 at 09:09 pm
Where's the fanfare surrounding this man's heroism (?) like what was all the buzz when the two…Read More hikers were extracted a few weeks ago?
pjd May 11, 2013 at 08:38 pm
Parents have a responsibility to supervise their children - that's part of the job. Growing up in…Read More Southern California we always had the rule when the streetlights came on we had to be home or else. If we whined there was nothing to do we were assigned chores which we did for free. Re some comments: It is amazing that lazy adults allow children to set the rules.
Marc Loopesko May 11, 2013 at 04:55 pm
it seems that these people, the way that they were fighting over the money, would have not called…Read More the police unless they knew about the reward money.....
sad statement about society these days
Eric Bergstrom May 10, 2013 at 10:16 pm
There are probably some readers out there who would pay for that.
Jesse R. Rodriguez May 8, 2013 at 04:13 pm
Something else has to be going on here. Sting, camera, arrest and sentencing seem a bit extreme for…Read More $40.00.
Friend of KO May 14, 2013 at 11:26 pm
Condolences to the Martinez family and her friends and colleagues. I hope as part of Carroll's…Read More prior, he had to sign the agreement that if a future DUI caused a death he would be tried for murder 2.
This hits close to me; a friend was killed in Tustin last month by a wrong-way DUI driver in Tustin. The woman who murdered him was from RSM. A tiny bit of consolation that she was killed too; the torture will continue for the Martinez family since Carroll survived.
As far as I'm concerned on your first DUI conviction your driving is permanently finished and the vehicle you were driving is scrapped. I don't mean to take away from the tragedy that has forever changed the Martinez family...rather I hope this adds to the awareness.
Martin Henderson (Editor) May 12, 2013 at 01:35 am
Patch will try to get all this stuff together for you in one story as details become more available.…Read More But condensing the info for one confirmed fundraiser for the Martinez family:
Bake Sale, May 18, 7 a.m., in the Trabuco Highlands complex, 38172 Joshua, 92688.
Jessica Slifca May 12, 2013 at 12:11 am
It starts at 7 am and is in the Trabuco Highlands apartment complex 38172 Joshua RSM 92688. It's off…Read More Plano Trabuco.
Barbie Cherrison May 4, 2013 at 11:38 am
This was filmed in RSM, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aubXZ_k2QI&sns=em
Featuring Mary…Read More Desmond!!
Martin Henderson (Editor) April 28, 2013 at 08:28 pm
My fault. The second story WAS confusing. The woman had four children total, and she left two with…Read More the babysitter who reported her. Thanks for pointing it out; I have added that info to to story to make it more clear. Thanks for reading Patch—and putting up with my non-proofread stories. :-)
HereForNow April 29, 2013 at 08:19 pm
Any idea what site he was at? I hope not my child's. Were all parents notified?
Sundyrse59 April 28, 2013 at 11:37 am
I hope Bubba shows hime some love, it would appear that his parents didn't show him any and that is…Read More why he acted out. Maybe he can get Bubba to be his daddy and Bubba's boyfriend will be his mommy and together he will get double the love while he is in prison.
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