A man who is suspected of trying to get young girls to enter his vehicle was taken into custody after forcing the authorities to pursue him. Around 4:00 pm on Friday, Garden Grove police were responding to reports of a man who was allegedly trying to convince young women that…
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Suspect Charged for Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Homeless Men
A Garden Grove resident has been accused of trying to set fire to two homeless men that had a tent set up in Anaheim as their makeshift residency. Eric Mongerson was reportedly on a bike ride on the afternoon of June 27 when he had an encounter with two men…
General Manager of Anaheim Company Accused of Embezzlement
On June 6, an executive at a company in Anaheim was arrested on suspicion of embezzlement that reportedly took place over the span of seven or more years. He is now facing several felony charges for the allegations. Jeffrey Joseph Lenhardt has been the general manager of Foam Plastics and…
Police Use Tear Gas to Apprehend Suspected Car Thief Resisting Arrest
A man was driving in an Acura in Anaheim late Monday evening when police ran the plates and identified it as a vehicle from Downey that had been reported stolen earlier that day. As accounted by Sgt. Daron Wyatt of the Anaheim Police Department, officers pursued the car and the…
Teen Files Assault Lawsuit against UFC Champion Michael Bisping
A 19-year-old college student filed a lawsuit against UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping on Monday, alleging that the fighter physically assaulted him at a local Anaheim gym in July. The complaint, filed by Antonio Georgakopoulous, stated that the teenager was at a 24-Hour Fitness working out with a friend on…
Family Shattered When Father Is Killed By 18-Year-Old Drunk Driver
Anaheim resident Tarek Hamad was returning home to his pregnant wife and young child before dawn. As 34-year-old Hamad turned his car into the driveway of his apartment complex, he was plowed into by a drunk driver. 18-year-old Jorge Esteban Lunas Martinez was allegedly intoxicated and speeding when he lost…
Two Orange County Men Face Long Prison Terms for Robbery Spree
Two men, Jonathan Cephus, 36, and Melvin Collins, 33, are allegedly responsible for a long list of robberies that began on July 5, 2013. Cephus held up a Little Caesars in Fullerton, according to Senior Deputy District Attorney Brock Zimmon. Cephus later pistol-whipped a man as he robbed a Del…
Off-duty Officer Fires Gun when Teen Walks on his Lawn
On Wednesday afternoon, a group of teens were walking home from school in an Anaheim neighborhood when an Anaheim resident confronted the teens. The resident is an LAPD officer who was off duty at the time. He complains that the teens were allegedly walking on his property. The officer and…
Anaheim Man Threatens ‘Suicide by Cop’ gets Arrested for Domestic Violence
Anaheim police Sgt. Darin Wyatt said that the police were called to the Friendly Village mobile home park on La Palma Ave. after a report of domestic violence. But, before the police had arrived, the suspect, a man in his 30’s, fled saying he wasn’t going to go quietly and…