Area residents near Corona del Mar main beach heard calls for help coming from the beach around 11 PM and called 911. Police found 2 men on the sand that had been stabbed. Newport Beach Fire Department responded with extra manpower and got the men off the beach into waiting ambulances. …
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Southern California Edison crews tried for hours to dislodge a drone that became stuck in 12,000 volt wires above the Orange train station. Orange Firefighters responded to the station shortly after 8 PM and spotted he dangling drone. While the owner did not make him or herself known, it was …
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A man driving a Jeep Cherokee crashed into a light pole causing it to fall into the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway at Reef Point in Newport Beach. Traffic was closed in all directions as Firefighters freed the trapped driver. The seriously injured man was transported by ambulance to a …
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The CHP and Newport Beach Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the dead body of a man found next to the on ramp to the southbound 73 toll road from MacArthur Bl. The body was reported to 911 around 2:30 to the CHP. An Officer responded to the area and …
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A man is in critical condition after being shot twice in the area of Bristol St. and Wilshire Ave. in Santa Ana. Police received the call around 6:30 and found a man in his 30s had been shot in his car. Police are investigating and are looking for witnesses.
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A suspected DUI driver managed to drive from Costa Mesa to Anaheim Hills the wrong way on the 55 freeway at speeds up to 100 MPH before he struck another vehicle head on near the 91 freeway. As 911 was receiving calls about the wrong way driver going northbound in …
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An SUV plowed through the front doors of the Bank of the West branch at 3021 E. Yorba Linda Blvd. in Fullerton around 2:30 PM this afternoon injuring the male driver. He was transported by ambulance with only minor injuries. The bank sustained substantial structural damage. A City of Fullerton …
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One person is dead and a suspect at large after a brutal murder in a boxing and MMA business at 14041 newport Blvd. in Tustin around Noon today. Police are looking for a black male described only as being 30 to 50 years old that reportedly fled on foot after …
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A man who is believed to be armed is holding a woman and 2 small children hostage on Dover St. near Pacific Coast Highway. The woman is believed to be his ex wife and according to police, she has a restraining order against him. This situation started around 4:30 P.M. …
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A three car crash at the intersection of Haster St. and Lampson Ave. in Garden Grove sent five people to the hospital shortly after 6 P.M. Wednesday night. Firefighters from Garden Grove were assisted by Orange F.D. and Anaheim F.D. in treating the injured in this Mass Casualty Incident. Garden …
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