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O.C. Jail Escape: ‘You Just Don’t Know What They Are Going to Do’
With three dangerous jail escapees still on the run, the anxiety in parts of Southern California is palpable. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department released these photos of Jonathan Tieu, left,...
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Video Appears to Show Woman Intentionally Setting Fire in Santa Ana Wal-Mart
Fire officials asked the public for help Wednesday in their attempt to identify a woman suspected of intentionally starting a fire inside a Wal-Mart store in Santa Ana. The fire inside a Santa Ana...
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O.C. Jail Escapee Was Ordered to Be Deported in 1998 but Remained in US
Bac Duong, one of three Orange County jail prisoners who escaped last week, was ordered deported 16 years ago but continued to live in the country, federal officials said. The Orange County Sheriff’s...
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Why ESL Teacher Nooshafarin Ravaghi Might Have Helped 3 O.C. Inmates Escape
Their friendship blossomed under unusual circumstances, officials say. Orange County Sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Hallock said Nooshafarin Ravaghi “provided critical planning tools” for the inmates’ escape....
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ESL Teacher Arrested in Jailbreak Had ‘Close, Personal Relationship’ With...
An English as a second language teacher who worked at the Orange County Men's Central Jail and is accused of aiding in the escape of three inmates had some sort of personal relationship with one of...
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After Escapee Surrenders, Investigators Think 2 Missing Inmates Could Be in...
One of the three inmates who had escaped from the Orange County Men's Central Jail was taken into custody after turning himself in on Friday, and the search for the two other missing men turned to...
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ESL Teacher May Have Played ‘Significant Role’ in O.C. Jail Escape: Sheriff’s...
Hossein Nayeri graduated from high school near Fresno and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Despite this American upbringing, though, the inmate managed to enroll in an English-as-a-second-language...
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Video: Escaped Inmates Arrive Back in Orange County, Are Escorted Back Into Jail
One day after they were captured in San Francisco, the two remaining escaped inmates were taken back to a Santa Ana jail on Sunday morning, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department....
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3 Escaped Inmates Kidnapped Taxi Driver, Whose Fate Prompted Fight Between 2
Three Orange County inmates who escaped from jail in Santa Ana kidnapped a taxi driver at gunpoint, forcing him to stay with them for a week and eventually travel with them to San Jose, authorities...
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O.C. Jail Escapee Due in Court on Kidnapping, Torture Charges
One of the Orange County inmates captured over the weekend after escaping a Santa Ana jail late last month was due in court Tuesday on a previous kidnapping and torture case. Hossein Nayeri is seen...
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Father Apparently High on Narcotics Mistakenly Thinks Child Is Lost in Santa...
A father who was high on narcotics mistakenly believed his 3-year-old son was lost inside a dump truck in Santa Ana Tuesday, prompting a search and his own arrest, police said. Firefighters are seen...
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Cab Driver Held Captive by O.C. Jail Escapees: ‘Dead or Alive — It’s Up to God’
The cab driver picked up the three men outside a restaurant in Garden Grove about 9:30 p.m., around the time that panicked Orange County Sheriff's officials realized they had a jailbreak on their...
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1 Killed, 2 Sought Following High-Speed Crash in Santa Ana
A high-speed crash in Santa Ana left one person dead, two injured, and two more sought by police Monday morning. One of the vehicles involved in a fatal crash in Santa Ana is seen on Feb. 8, 2016....
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Man, 72, in ICU After Bat Beating at Santa Ana Gas Station; Teen Assailant...
After a 72-year-old man was brutally beaten at a Santa Ana gas station, police on Wednesday asked for help finding the teen suspected in the crime. The incident occurred around 7:25 p.m. on Sunday at...
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Teen Sought in Santa Ana Beating Turns Self in, Held on Suspicion of...
Samuel Elijah Alvarez is shown in a booking photo provided by Santa Ana police on Feb. 11, 2016. An 18-year-old who was named as a suspect in the brutal Santa Ana beating that left a 72-year-old man...
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OC Trial Begins for Man Who Allegedly Raped Girlfriend’s Teenage Daughter,...
Isidro Medrano Garcia abducted his girlfriend’s teenage daughter, fathered her child and used threats and manipulation to hold her captive psychologically for 10 years, even as she feigned happiness to...
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O.C. Student One of Only 55 Worldwide to Get Perfect Score on AP Spanish Exam
A Santa Ana High School senior was just one of 55 students worldwide who recently earned a perfect score on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam, the school district announced on Tuesday. Noeli...
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18-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder After Man, 71, Is Beaten With...
Samuel Elijah Alvarez is shown in a booking photo provided by Santa Ana police on Feb. 11, 2016. An 18-year-old has been charged with using an aluminum bat to severely beat a 71-year-old grandfather...
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Police Officer, Suspected Gang Member Injured in Exchange of Gunfire in Santa...
Both a police officer and a suspected gang member were wounded after an exchange of gunfire in Santa Ana on Wednesday afternoon. Police respond to an officer-involved shooting in Santa Ana on Feb. 17,...
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Man Booked on Suspicion of Attempting to Kill Santa Ana Officer Months After...
Months after being released from prison for assault with a deadly weapon on a Santa Ana officer, a documented gang member was arrested on suspicion of attempting to kill another officer in the area,...
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