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Karren Kenney

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2016 Crime Surge in Orange County, Solutions Elusive

Crime data reveal that there has been a major increase in crime over the last several months in Orange County. The OC Register recently reported that the County has seen an increase in crime of 23 percent over the past year. The writer in the R...
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FBI Has Dropped its Case Against Apple

The FBI has apparently hacked into the iPhone possessed by one of the San Bernardino terror suspects. Syed Rizwan Farook's iPhone has been the subject of heated debate between law enforcement officials, Apple and defenders of civil rights. Faro...
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Santa Ana: More than 50 Shootings So Far in 2016

Gang conflicts and Proposition 47 are being blamed for a serious increase in what police are calling gang-related crime. In a recent article in the Orange County Register, Santa Ana Police Chief Carlos Rojas refers to the early release of some...
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Orange County Jail Break Raises Serious Safety Questions

A jail break in Orange County has, understandably, left the residents of the area on edge. The jail break also calls into serious question the ability of the Sherriff’s Department to care for the inmates in its custody. Three men escaped from O...
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Anaheim Man Accused of Christmas Eve Crime Spree

The crime spree allegedly began on Christmas Eve morning. The Anaheim resident allegedly responsible for the string of crimes is a 20 year-old male. He is being held on $600,000 bail and faces a series of serious criminal charges with enha...
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Father of Kelly Thomas Accepts $4.9 Million Settlement from Fullerton

The case has captured local and national media attention over the last several years: Kelly Thomas was a 37-year-old man with severe mental illness. He had been living on the streets of Fullerton when, one night in July of 2011, he was invo...
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Orange County Man Convicted on Several Counts of Child Molestation

A jury in Orange County Superior Court has been convinced: Michael Clair Glines of Trabuco is guilty of 15 felony counts of child molestation and related crimes. The sentencing will be announced on January 29. His Orange County criminal de...
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Newport Doctor Avoids Harsh Penalties with Plea Deal

Dr. Bruce Allan Hagadorn, a resident of Newport Beach and former chief of Staff at the now closed Irvine Regional Hospital, has paid restitution and back taxes related to fraud and tax evasion accusations.  The Orange County Register repor...
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Suspect Sought in Theft of Package on Santa Ana Porch

With the immense popularity of online retail, there is little surprise that crime related to deliveries is on the increase. The local Orange County NBC affiliate recently detailed the story of a woman wanted on suspicion of stealing a recently ...
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Heroin Use and Overdoses on the Rise in Orange County, Across the Nation

Throughout the nation, heroin use is on the rise according to a recent report issued by the Centers for Disease Control. According to the report, from 2002-2013, deaths from heroin overdose quadrupled compared to the previous ten years. Ov...
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