Friday, May 18, 2012
Police say three men armed with pistols and a stun gun tied up a Mission Viejo couple, beat them and stole their valuables.
Police continued the search Friday for two men suspected of helping tie up, beat, shock and rob a young Mission Viejo couple inside their Promenade Apartments home. On Thursday Michael Vincent Ginger, 23, of Laguna Niguel, pled not guilty to 22 felonies related to the attack, which was the result of "a deal gone bad," Police Sgt. Sandra Kirsch said. Here's what happened according to police. Three men in their early 20s carrying pistols and a stun gun entered a couple's unlocked apartment around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Kirsch said. Police do not release the names of victims of violent crimes. Once inside the three men tied up the couple with electrical cord and shoe laces, shocked the boyfriend and hit him in the back of the head with the butt of a…
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Eric Naposki and Nanette Ann Packard-McNeal were convicted in the 1994 murder of her former boyfriend, a Newport Beach millionaire. Victim's brother calls Packard-McNeal a "black widow" in court today while the prosecutor labels Naposki a coward.
An Orange County woman convicted of first-degree murder in the death of her millionaire boyfriend was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility parole today while her co-conspirator secret lover, former NFL linebacker Eric Naposki, had his sentencing delayed until Aug. 10. Nanette Ann Packard-McNeal, 46, received her punishment for the the Dec. 15, 1994, shooting of 55-year-old Bill McLaughlin this morning from Judge William Froeberg at the Orange County courthouse in Santa Ana. Authorities say Packard-McNeal was romantically involved with both McLaughlin and Naposki, 45, and the pair plotted to kill McLaughlin in order to reap the benefits of his savings account and $1-million life insurance policy. Naposki refused to appear in …
The Office of Protective Services patrols five centers for the developmentally disabled, including Fairview in Orange County.
Overtime pay for a small, state-run police force has soared in recent years, according to a California Watch investigation. Last year, the Office of Protective Services paid roughly $2 million in overtime to 80 of its officers, who patrol five centers for the developmentally disabled, including Orange County's Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa. "An unusually high number of [OPS] officers ... have doubled their salaries with overtime, enabling some to earn more than $150,000 a year," California Watch reported, noting that the number of officers collecting overtime "far exceeds" other agencies. At Fairview, patrolman Daniel Butler "regularly collected more money from overtime than from his base pay" and "netted at least $60,000 a …
Late-night altercation between two men, both 20, ends with one in jail and a Rancho Santa Margarita man in the hospital.
Rancho Santa Margarita may be one of America's safest cities, but that had little bearing on the welfare of a Rancho Santa Margarita man late Thursday night. A fight between two 20-year-old men over a woman ended with one stabbing and wounding the other, a sheriff's lieutenant said today. The fight happened around 11:20 p.m. Thursday in front of the victim's house in Rancho Santa Margarita in the 10 block of Montana Del Lago Drive, said Orange County sheriff's Lt. Colin Murphy. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening injury, while his rival, whose name was not released, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Murphy said. —City News Service
Thursday, May 17, 2012
One person is critical after rollover near Holy Jim Canyon and Trabuco Creek.
A fiery rollover crash in Trabuco Canyon injured three people Thursday, an Orange County Fire Authority captain said. The single-vehicle crash was reported at 12:42 p.m. on the Holy Jim Trail about 2.5 miles from Holy Jim Canyon and Trabuco Creek, in a wilderness area popular for four-wheeling, said Capt. Marc Stone. The teens were in a pickup truck that rolled over into a ravine and caught fire, he said. Flames consumed the vehicle and burned some vegetation, but firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, Stone said. An OCFA helicopter was doing training exercises close by in Irvine at the time of the crash, and was able to get to the scene quickly, Stone said. The victims were about 18 years old, Stone said. A male, who was ejected …
Sgt. Manuel Loggins' widow and children say the sheriff's deputy was negligent when he opened fire.
The family of Marine Sgt. Manuel Loggins has sued Orange County, a move that was widely expected after a sheriff's deputy shot and killed Loggins in February in front of his two young daughters. Brian T. Dunn of the Cochran Firm in Los Angeles had already filed a claim with the Orange County Sheriff's Department on behalf of the family, a precursor to litigation. The family alleges that Loggins was lawfully sitting in his car and making no threatening movements when Deputy Darren Sandberg opened fire Feb. 7. Earlier that moring, Loggins drove through a gate in the parking lot of San Clemente High School. According to the police narrative, he left the car and headed into the dark athletic fields making "irrational statements." The daughters…
Also, a toddler locks Mom out of the house, and a man is accused getting physical with his wife.
A creepy and potentially dangerous situation developed Monday while a boy walked home from school about 1:45 p.m. The father of an 8-year-old reported to Orange County Sheriff deputies that a man in a light blue sedan had approached the boy and asked him several times if he wanted a ride home. The incident took place at La Ventana and Antonio Parkway. The report of the suspicious circumstance was made about 6:30 p.m., from Baya. Toddler locks parent out of home A young child—a really young child—apparently wanted the run of the house earlier this week. A woman said her 18-month-old daughter locked her out of her Rancho Santa Margarita home Monday afternoon. The Orange County Fire Authority arrived, and a deputy was able to gain entrance …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Also, a man attempts to break into several vehicles.
A burglary alarm blared at a Rancho Santa Margarita residence Tuesday afternoon, triggering a response by the Orange County Sheriff's Department because a neighbor confirmed that someone was actually breaking into the residence. Deputies entered the home, but a suspect jumped over the backyard fence and ran toward the 241 toll road. A unit caught up with and arrested the suspect, a 25-year-old construction worker. He was released from the Central Mens Jail after the district attorney refused to prosecute him. The call came in around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, from San Luis Rey. Man attempts to break in to several vehicles A man wearing a dark hooded jacket broke into a Rancho Santa Margarita man's vehicle early Thursday morning. The vehicle was …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
For safety, they'll avoid the switchback trails where four horses fell into a Trabuco Canyon ravine.
UPDATE: New information about the horse's carcass left behind added at 2 p.m. Thirty-two women and their horses gathered Thursday morning in San Juan Capistrano, ready to embark on a four-day journey similar to the one that ended so badly for their husbands and friends the week before. “Blessings to all creatures great and small,” Pam Ogilvie prayed before the group started a 62-mile trek to Norco. “A special prayer for the men who experienced so much.” The women, mostly from Norco and Corona, have been riding together for years, making multi-day trips throughout Southern California. But tragedy struck Friday, when four horses and their riders slipped off a trail and fell into a steep ravine in the Cleveland National Forest in Trabuco …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Judge finds sufficient evidence to hold over Fullerton cops Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli for trial. The beating of Kelly Thomas was shown for the first time during this week's hearing.
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Wednesday, May 9
Two Fullerton police officers were ordered today to stand trial for the beating death of schizophrenic transient Kelly Thomas. Officer Manuel Anthony Ramos, 38, is charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, while Cpl Jay Cicinelli, 40, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and excessive force in the beating last July 5 at the Fullerton Transportation Center. The 37-year-old homeless man died five days later when his family took him off life support. The 38-year-old Ramos, a 10-year Fullerton police veteran, is free on $1 million bail, one of the highest ever posted in Orange County. Cicinelli, 42, is free on $25,000 bail. They are both on unpaid administrative leave. Ramos faces a potential sentence of 15 years to …
Martin Henderson
11:38 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
That's a good observation about people running at night with earphones—you're never really in a cocoon. RSM is fortunate news such as this is the exception rather than the rule. more ›