Denis Lyons of Seal Beach, a former Roman Catholic priest, has been arrested for an alleged molestation of a young boy that he committed in the 1990s. Lyons is being charged with four felony counts of molesting a child under the age of 14 between 1992 and 1995. He had…
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Ramifications of Leaving Pets in the Car in Orange County
An Orange County Register writer reported finding a dog locked in a car with the windows shut on a hot summer day in the city of Orange. The writer knew that the dog was very uncomfortable since he kept barking, so she called the police. She then went into the…
Irvine Baseball Brawl
On Sunday evening, police were called to University High School in Irvine where two baseball teams, one from Santa Ana and the other from Riverside, had gotten into a physical fight. The fight started after a member of the Santa Ana team stole a base and was tagged out. The…
Suspect Being Held For Murder of Los Angeles Teenager
A 17-year-old teenager named Lily Burk was found dead in her car in Los Angeles last week. It looked as if she had died from blunt force trauma to the head. Earlier in the day, Burk had gone to Southwestern Law School to pick up some papers for her mother…
South Orange County Bank Robbed
Wearing a wig and handkerchief over his face, a man robbed a Bank of America in Laguna Hills last week. He walked into the bank, forced the employees and customers to line up against the wall and held them at gunpoint. He then led the bank manager and a teller…
Santa Ana Gang Shooting Leaves Two Wounded
Two juveniles, one 17 and one 13, were shot on a street corner after a green car pulled up to where the boys were standing, exchanged words with them, and then opened fire. The boys were wounded, but survived. The shooters fled the scene. This sounds like a classic gang…
Orange County Homeowner Robbed At Gunpoint
A Huntington Beach couple were terrorized Wednesday afternoon when robbers broke in with handguns and stole a shotgun and some marijuana plants. The police are continuing their investigation into the crime. What makes this interesting is what was taken. It may be that the victims become defendants since they would…
Conviction In Strangulation Murder of Orange County Woman
Over twenty years after the strangulation of an Orange County woman by her alarm clock cord, Wendell Lemond was convicted of murder. On August 5, 1985, Lemond went into the then 20-year-old, Catherine Tameny’s apartment and strangled her and tied her two year old son up with electrical tape. The…
Tustin Pot Grower Busted in Orange County Raid
A Tustin couple were arrested yesterday for possessing over 100 marijuana plants after an anonymous tip led police to their home. Police found a grow room, with over 100 plants, lights, and irrigation system in place. The police said when they went to the house they could smell marijuana. They…
Autistic Orange County Marine Sentenced on Child Porn Case
Joshua Fry was coached into answer recruiter’s questions when he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. according to his defense attorney. Fry was convicted of possessing child porn and has spent the better part of a year in the brig. Rep. Loretta Sanchez is looking into the matter since…