There can be little doubt that the defendant in this case is a confused and befuddled person. There is also little doubt that the act of killing your own child is one of the most hated and troubling acts by society. Child abuse is repugnant in our society and we…
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Orange County Woman Defrauds Lenders of Millions
You can’t steal this much money and be stupid, can you? Apparently, Kathy Chen thought so. Now, not so much. Chen was arrested recently for buying 35 properties using stolen names or likely paying people to use their identity to get loans. The total amount of fraud? 17.5 million dollars.…
Orange County Fraudster Takes Exam for Terrorists?
Can the tissue-thin fabric of Homeland Security withstand another tear in it? The Orange County Register reported today that federal authorities arrested Eamon Higgins on charges that he was illegally helping some Arabs take college exams in order to extend their visas in the United States. Seems Mr. ‘iggins would…
Life in Prison for Throat Slasher in Orange County
Javier Colon, convicted of first-degree murder in the throat-slashing death of his girlfriend, was sentenced to 25 to life last week. Janelle Peralta was forced into their Irvine, California bathroom after an argument escalated into violence between the two. Colon had dropped their one-year old baby and the victim tried…
Fake Weed Gets You High Enough-Idiots!
Guaranteed you’re going to hear more about a synthetic spray which imitates the effect of cannabis when smoked. Apparently, some Asian chemists stumbled upon this some years ago. It was commented on by a Clemson chemistry professor, Dr. John Huffman. He was doing a study on the effects of cannabinoids…
Anaheim Disney Sex Groper Sought by Police
An Orange County woman is waging a one-woman campaign to identify the man she says groped her while riding the Tower of Terror ride at Disneyland’s California Adventure. It seems the Anaheim Police aren’t working quickly enough for this person. She bought a keepsake photo of herself on the ride…
Orange County “Special Officer” Shoots At Car Driving Away
I am always impressed when the laws of physics are turned on their ear. But when it’s combined with a lot of verbal hoohah, I am doubly so. Consider this story out of Santa Ana, California. A “special officer” with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department got into an altercationwith another…
Orange County Prosecutor Arrested for Domestic Violence
David Brent, a high-profile prosecutor in the Orange County District Attorney’s office, was arrested on Christmas Day for punching his wife in the face. Roshawn Brent, 27, called 911 while standing next to the couple’s parked car in the city of Huntington Beach. It appears Mr. Brent decided discretion was…
Dana Point Flasher Sentenced to Prison in Orange County Court
It takes an odd and disturbing commitment to flash your privates to nearly 100 south Orange County women while they are by themselves in isolated areas, like parks and hiking trails. Christopher Holden Fenn was arrested on Feb, 2, 2008 by Tustin police after a 911 caller told them she’d…
Costa Mesa Drycleaner Accused of Rape
Jaime Ramirez is looking at life in prison. As a registered violent sex predator. He’s not going to see the light of day if he is convicted of two aggravated rapes. In the first one, Ramirez allegedly knocked on the door of a neighbor he knew, went inside and had…