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D.A.: Police officers not culpable in teen shooting
The Orange County district attorney's office has declared that four members of the Fountain Valley Police Department are not criminally culpable for the nonfatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy in 2010. A May 15 letter from Senior Deputy District...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Prosecution, Punishment, Shootings, Lawyers
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H.B. man found guilty in beating death of veteran
A Huntington Beach man was found guilty Monday of beating and causing the death of a World War II veteran during a robbery on Veterans Day in 2003. A jury found John Kirk McKinney, 30, guilty of the second-degree murder of Cecil Warren, 77, according...Tags: Punishment, James Hill, World War II (1939-1945), Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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PTO president accused of embezzlement
A Huntington Beach woman is scheduled to be arraigned June 29 for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from school fundraisers while serving as a parent-teacher organization president. Gail Diane Panella-Monestere, 52, is accused of stealing more...Tags: Theft, Punishment, Embezzlement, Lawyers, Corporate Crime
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Decision could lead to lawsuit, budget hole
The state Department of Finance is refusing to pay back millions of dollars Huntington Beach once loaned to its now-disbanded redevelopment agency, a decision that may lead to litigation and leave a large hole in the city's general budget. Following a...Tags: Finance, Judges, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Lawyers
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You can't miss it now
Motorists heading to the upcoming 45th annual Sunset Beach Art Festival should spot the post office. The local landmark at 16885 Pacific Coast Hwy. is a block from the site of the festival, which will happen during the Mother's Day weekend. Out-of-...
Tags: Pacific Ocean, Fine Artists, Arts and Culture, Arts, Judges
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A tough ride into Sunset
Stacy Londo can see the annexation of Sunset Beach through two sets of eyes. One is that of a concerned resident who wants to preserve the pace of life in her tranquil seaside neighborhood. The other is a child's. Londo, who has lived in Sunset for...
Tags: Tom Burke, Judges, Orange County Superior Court, Business, Satellite and Cable Service
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Judge orders release of grand jury testimony
An Orange County judge on Friday ordered the release of portions of grand jury testimony in the case against a former tugboat crewman accused of fatally shooting eight people in a two-minute burst of violence last October at a Seal Beach hair salon....Tags: Prosecution, Judges, Shootings, Lawyers, Trials
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Six charged in real estate fraud scheme
Six people, including a Laguna Beach woman and men from Huntington Beach and Irvine, have been charged by federal prosecutors with participating in a fraudulent real estate scheme. The defendants are accused of selling bank-owned properties for as much...Tags: Defendants, Prosecution, Realty, FBI, Real Estate Buyers
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Fountain Valley eyes sex offender ban
Fountain Valley may soon join the handful of cities throughout Orange County that have banned registered sex offenders from entering city parks. The City Council on April 17 directed staff to consult with other cities' laws and come up with an...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Man charged with rape of 7-year-old
The trial of a Huntington Beach man accused of sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled 7-year-old girl is underway. Daniel Vlas Flores, 30, is charged with a felony count each for kidnapping to commit a sexual offense, sexual penetration, sexual...Tags: Prosecution, Sexual Assault, Lawyers, Sex Crimes, Trials
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Lawsuit claims police misconduct
A Huntington Beach couple has sued the city, the Police Department and two police officers, claiming the officers entered their home without a warrant, then falsely arrested and inappropriately touched one of them. Lt. Mitch O'Brien said the...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Trials, Litigation, Crimes, Police Arrests
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City Lights: Beauty pageants with a twist
I had a college professor who kept a sign on her office door with a concise slogan: "Men are from Earth. Women are from Earth. Get used to it." As one who has always considered the genders more alike than different, I applaud that sentiment, and I'm...Tags: Judges, Milton Berle, The Hurt Locker (movie), Crime, Law and Justice
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