Orange County

Animal Crimes
May 15, 2022

‘Exceptional Heroism’ of Taiwanese Church Congregants Stops Fatal Shooting

A shooting at a Southern California church Sunday afternoon was stopped by congregants of a Taiwanese church who brought down the suspect and hogtied him with an extension cord. Six people were shot, one fatally, before the churchgoers could stop him, Orange County Undersheriff Jeff Hallock said. Four of the wounded were critically hurt. All …

Mass shooting
May 15, 2022

BREAKING: 1 Dead, 4 Wounded in California Church Shooting

Update: 6:09 p.m.: The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect was detained at the scene. The suspect was detained at the scene. More to follow. El Toro Road is closed between Calle Sonora and Canyon Wren, please avoid the area. We are in Unified Command with @OCFireAuthority. — OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSheriff) May 15, …

Murder
March 18, 2022

Florida Man Charged With Beating, Strangling Girlfriend’s 93-Year-Old Mother

A Florida man accused of killing his girlfriend’s mother on her 93rd birthday has been ordered held without bond in Orange County. An arrest affidavit says that a resident gave Javier Rosado Martinez access to the senior complex where Dolores Padilla-Marrero Sunday night, WESH reported. The next morning, one of her daughters found her dead …

Attempted Murder
September 11, 2021

Florida Mom Shot to Death, Her Year-Old Baby Left To Die in Hot Car

A 20-year-old Florida woman was shot to death in a car and her 1-year-old baby left to die near Lake Ellenor, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday. Sherif John Mina named Doujon Duwayne Griffiths, 21, as a person of interest in the deaths of Massania Malcolm and her daughter, Jordania, WKMG reported. Investigators said …

Stephanie Hollingsworth
Missing
October 17, 2020

Stephanie Hollingsworth: Missing mom’s vehicle found submerged in retention pond: Cops

Searchers looking for a Florida mom who disappeared last month have found an SUV, driven by Stephanie Hollingsworth when she was last seen, submerged in a retention pond in east Orange County, WFTV reports. Orlando Police say there is a body inside the vehicle, but they have not confirmed the identity of the remains. Drone …

Missing
October 15, 2020

MISSING: California student hasn’t been seen in 2 weeks; parents plead for information

Friends and family of a missing California college freshman held a vigil Thursday afternoon in North Carolina to draw attention to the case of 19-year-old Sydney West, who hasn’t been seen in more than two weeks. West, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was in California to attend the University of California-Berkeley. She was last seen …

Missing
October 5, 2020

MISSING: California college student from North Carolina missing since last week

San Francisco police are looking for a 19-year-old former University of California-Berkeley student who hasn’t been seen since September 30. Sydney West’s family reported her missing on October 2, police reporting, saying that she is considered at risk because of depression. West was last seen in the area of Crissy Field, a part of the …