Torrance police arrest 10 in crackdown on swap meet counterfeit goods
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:15:30 -0700
Torrance police arrested 10 people and seized $250,000 worth of counterfeit merchandise at the Roadium Open Air Market. | POLICE NEWS
Sunday News Notes: Todd Spitzer Out! Barney Frank In! Van Tran Confused!
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:43:17 -0700
Highlights from the local media today include: Susan Kang Schroeder Announces She'll Be DAOkay, okay. I'm kidding. So the real news isn't that dramatic, but there's nevertheless been ...
Crime scene / Postings from The Chronicle's Crime Scene blog (sfgate.com/blogs/crime)
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:27:04 -0700
SAN FRANCISCO Pathologist inconsistent San Francisco forensic pathologist Dr. Venus Azar has been more than a bit of a headache for prosecutors the past few days. They had hoped her trial testimony would cement their murder case against Steven Petrilli, who... Murder - San Francisco - Forensic science - Crime scene - Forensic pathology
Gallo attorney to try high court
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:06:26 -0700
SANTA ANA The attorney for a man accused of murder in the death of Angel's pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others says she will make a last-ditch effort to get the case moved out of Orange County by appealing to the state Supreme Court. Attorney...
O.C. man sentenced for 2007 fatal stabbing
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:11:43 -0700
A man was sentenced for fatally stabbing one of his acquaintances during a dispute about who was a better singer.
Ali Achekzai, Serial Rape Suspect Captured in Austria, to be Back in Orange County Tonight
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:28:16 -0700
R. Scott Moxley told you in January about the capture of Ali Achekzai, a onetime Ladera Ranch resident and alleged Southern California serial rapist who was found living in Salzburg, Austr...
Calif. man sentenced for slaying over song dispute
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:12:01 -0700
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A California man who stabbed to death an acquaintance for complaining about his singing has...
Julian Sermano Gets 16 Years in Prison for Stabbing Murder of Critic of His Singing
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:58:16 -0700
Julian Sermano, the 58-year-old San Juan Capistrano man convicted in June of stabbing another man to death in a park after arguing over who was a better singer, was sentenced today to 16 ...
S. Calif. man sentenced for killing acquaintance who criticized his singing
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:56:11 -0700
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A California man who stabbed to death an acquaintance for complaining about his singing has been sentenced to 16 years to life in prison.
Marianne Faithfull
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:37:55 -0700
Everybody Dance Now: Songs From Hamilton Volume 5 , a compilation featuring some songs by Hamilton, Ont. artists like Young Rival, Caribou, Arkells, Junior Boys and others, will be released in late September to coincide with the C+C Music Festival at this year's Hamilton Supercrawl.
Former foster youths get a shot at college
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:13:16 -0700
FULLERTON Tafari Gonzalez-Aird has moved from foster homes to group homes, and then to transitional housing, since he was 10. He said he's always felt like he's going nowhere, until now. Gonzalez-Aird, 22, moved in recently to his new dorm room...
2010 Eastern League All-Star Team Announced
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:11:46 -0700
The Eastern League of Professional Baseball is pleased to announce the selections for the 2010 Eastern League All-Star Team, as voted on by respective Eastern League team managers and coaching staffs, sportswriters, radio and television broadcast personnel and other members of the media.
An Exciting Night of Boxing Action on Tonights Edition of Fight Night Club
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:36:35 -0700
Some of boxings top young talent will be featured on the Thursday, August 26 edition of the hit series Fight Night Club, when Golden Boy Promotions and AEG bring a night of explosive boxing action featuring Ronny Rios from L.A. LIVEs Club Nokia.
Dollar, Wal-Mart, Rite-Aid, Hertz, American Express, EPA in Court News
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:54:42 -0700
Dollar Thriftys board isnt giving enough credence to a $1.3 billion competing offer from Avis Budget Group Inc. and acceded to Hertzs demands that it not seek other bids, lawyers for disgruntled Dollar Thrifty shareholders told Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo Strine at a hearing yesterday in Wilmington.
California Charges Movie Producer With Ponzi Scheme
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:32:57 -0700
The producer of movies including Confessions of a Pit Fighter and Hotel California was charged with orchestrating a $9 million Ponzi scheme.
Movie producer charged with Ponzi scheme
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:29:55 -0700
LAGUNA NIGUEL A local man once sued by the Attorney General and ordered to pay back $5 million in a credit card fraud case is facing financial troubles again, current jail time and a possible 25-year prison sentence. Mahmoud Karkehabadi, 53, of...
Convicted murderer to be released on parole
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:06:26 -0700
SANTA ANA A convicted murderer serving a 15-year-to-life sentence will be released on parole after an appeals court decided that the former gang member no longer poses a danger to society. The ruling by the 4th District Court of Appeal, which was...
Police and Fire Log: Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:20:20 -0700
The following was compiled from information prepared by the Ukiah Police Department. To anonymously report crime information, call 463-6205.
PREP FOOTBALL: Three Valley teams played for titles last December. Two walked away with championships.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:59:01 -0700
Perched a couple hundred yards above the still freshly-mintedturf at Linfield Christian, Jimmy Kemmis' corner of the athleticdepartment on campus has evolved into a shrine of sorts during the35-year-old's short tenure at Temecula's premier privateschool.
The Drug Dealer and the Real Estate Men
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:59:57 -0700
Cocaine and real estate often go together in San Diego, especially along the dusty strip of border land known as Otay Mesa. Some of the district's biggest land deals were financed by drug money.