Shortly before 1:30 a.m. several passersby called 911 to report a large fire in a commercial building at 820 N. Cypress Street in Orange. The flames and large column of black smoke from the fire could be seen for miles in central Orange County, especially from the 57 and 55 …
Read More »PLANE LANDS ON BEACH IN DANA POINT
A pilot flying a 1969 Cessna 150, made a successful emergency landing on the sand at Doheny State Beach. According to the Orange County Fire Authority, the pilot was accompanied by his nephew in the plane. Both men were uninjured. Federal authorities have been notified of the incident and are …
Read More »DRIVER IN CUSTODY AFTER FATAL HIT & RUN CRASH IN COSTA MESA
A man was killed and his teen aged niece was injured in a collision on the southbound 55 freeway at the Del Mar Avenue exit in Costa Mesa around 6 p.m. Tuesday. As many as 4 cars were involved in the crash, including one that fled the accident scene. A …
Read More »FAMILY ESCAPES EARLY MORNING MOBILE HOME FIRE
A family of four escaped their burning mobile home at 4801 W 1st St. in Santa Ana shortly before 2 a.m. Arriving OCFA Firefighters reported that the mobile home was fully involved with fire and was a danger to the two homes next door. It took about 30 minutes for …
Read More »TEEN KILLED IN HORRIBLE THANKSGIVING MORNING CRASH ON THE 405
An 18 year old from San Diego was killed in a crash in the rain on the southbound 405 freeway north of Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa shortly before 3 a.m. Thanksgiving morning. The Fiat the teen was riding in struck a car on the freeway and became disabled with …
Read More »FAST WORK BY FIREFIGHTERS QUICKLY STOPS WIND DRIVEN FIRE
A fast response and an aggressive attack quickly stopped a well established, wind driven fire in a strip mall at 2222 W. 1st St. in Santa Ana early Friday morning. The fire was dispatched at 3:13 a.m. with the first fire engine arriving several minutes later. Heavy winds fanned the …
Read More »HELICOPTER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING ON GOLF COURSE
A Robinson R22 helicopter made an emergency landing on hole 3 at the Costa Mesa Country Club after experiencing mechanical problems around 2:30 p.m. this afternoon. Costa Mesa Firefighters used golf carts to access the course and find the downed helicopter. Both the flight instructor and his student were uninjured …
Read More »SUSPECTED DUI DRIVER CAUSES BIG MESS IN FULLERTON
A suspected DUI driver is in custody after an accident that closed Chapman Avenue and sent 2 people to the hospital. The accident was reported to Police at 12:46 a.m. on Chapman Avenue just west of Commonwealth Avenue. Police were in the area at the time of the crash responding …
Read More »MEXICAN POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED TRANSPORTING 50 POUNDS OF METHAMPHETAMINE
The Orange County Sheriff’s Departments Highway Interdiction Team arrested a man who identified himself as an Ensenada, Mexico Police Officer during a traffic stop on Interstate 5 in south Orange County on October 9th. The man, 41 year old Miguel Patron, appeared to be extremely nervous according to Deputies who …
Read More »MAN KILLED IN SUSPECTED DUI CRASH ON THE 5 FREEWAY IN IRVINE
The California Highway Patrol received reports of a single vehicle crash at 12:46 a.m. on the transition road from the northbound 5 freeway to the northbound 405 freeway in Irvine. Upon arrival Officers and Firefighters located 2 victims, including the passenger who apparently was not wearing a seatbelt and was …
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