Terrified third-grader punches, kicks and fights off attacker in Placentia
Authorities were looking for a man who attacked a third-grade boy as he was walking…
Korean tourist beaten, robbed in Placentia: Cops hunt attackers
Police sought to track down two men who beat and robbed a Korean tourist at…
Seeking man who beat up self-storage staffer, stole his car
Police asked for the public’s help Wednesday to track down a transient accused of beating,…
Police ID Anaheim man found dead in vehicle, suicide suspected
A 58-year-old man was found dead Friday in the driver’s seat of a vehicle behind…
Scary night ends happily for lost Placentia driver, 2-year-old nephew
A 20-year-old Placentia woman and her 2-year-old nephew, who went missing Wednesday, were found unharmed…
3 smash-and-grab break-ins at Placentia restaurants
Three Placentia restaurants were burglarized early Wednesday by a window-smashing thief who failed to make off with…
Suspect accused of impersonating ICE agent arrested in Placentia
A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly impersonating a federal agent while attempting to extort…
Train tragedy: Man ignores safety arms, dies walking bike on O.C. tracks
A 51-year-old man who was struck and killed by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train…
Placentia man accused of pushing his aunt off 2nd-story walkway
A man pushed his aunt off a second-story apartment walkway in Placentia during an argument…
Zorro for real? Masked man with sword robs drug store
Placentia Police Thursday sought a masked, sword-wielding man dressed in black who robbed a drug store.…
Placentia pot farm sniffed out by police dogs, dope worth $300K
Placentia police recovered about 500 marijuana plants and 100 pounds of packaged cannabis with an…
Kid locked in hot car; mother arrested at 99 Cents Only store
An Oregon woman was arrested in Placentia for leaving her 2-year-old son in a locked…
Woman flees DUI checkpoint, crashes in Placentia
A woman who fled a DUI checkpoint in Placentia Saturday was hospitalized in critical condition…
Ex-DMV worker pleads not guilty to trying to avoid ticket
A former Department of Motor Vehicles investigator pleaded not guilty to illegally trying to get…
Anaheim man arrested for sexually assaulting woman he met at nightclub
A 43-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman while giving her a ride home…
