Ex-Costa Mesa cop gets 6 years for filing phony workers’ comp claim
A former Costa Mesa police officer was sentenced to six months in jail for filing…
Hundred threatening skateboarders surround Costa Mesa cop: Backup officers race to rescue
Two men and a 17-year-old boy were arrested following a mass disturbance involving more than…
Bicyclist, 41, struck, killed by vehicle in Costa Mesa
A 41-year-old man who was struck and killed by a vehicle early Saturday morning while…
Can’t get much worse: DUI driver rams cop car, injures officer in Costa Mesa
An officer was injured when a suspected drunken driver ran a red light in Costa…
Woman leads Costa Mesa police on wild chase in stolen Fiat, she stole a Honda too!
A 38-year-old woman was facing possible evading and grand theft auto charges Tuesday after leading…
DUI hit-and-run driver nabbed in failed getaway after vehicle hits pedestrian in Costa Mesa
A pedestrian was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Costa Mesa in the early morning…
Scary armed robbery at Costa Mesa motel: No room at the inn
The ‘no-vacancy’ sign may have been out at a Costa Mesa La Quinta Inn motel,…
For raping baby girl in family, showing films of it: 128-year term
A Long Beach man was sentenced Friday to 128 years and four months to life…
Naked ex-con sex offender gets 30 years: Peeping Tom’s a Costa Mesa molester
A 45-year-old ex-con sex offender who was naked when arrested and then admitted peeping at…
Elderly targeted in bank scam in Santa Ana, Costa Mesa
Police in Santa Ana and Costa Mesa asked Tuesday for the public’s help in tracking…
Shocked, angry students get email notice Whittier Law School closing
The Whittier College Board of Trustees has made the surprise decision to discontinue the Whittier…
Convicted drug dealer stabs two victims for no reason? Only charged for one attack
A Costa Mesa resident with a history of drug-related convictions was charged Wednesday with an…
Mystery stabbing attacks for no reason: Why?
A Costa Mesa man was behind bars Tuesday on suspicion of stabbing two victims for…
Death in Costa Mesa: Why was pedestrian in street when killed by van?
Police Sunday were trying to figure out why a pedestrian was walking in the street…
‘Super nice guy’ stabbed to death by woman in bloody attack?
The victim of a pre-dawn fatal stabbing in Costa Mesa allegedly by a woman was…
