A chase spanning two Southern California counties and a crash into an embankment ended with a foot pursuit on Sunday morning, according to authorities. The chase began just after 1 a.m. when sheriff's deputies from East Los Angeles pursued two males inside of a gray Hyundai. According to the California Highway Patrol, the pursuit lasted about two hours as the Hyundai drove through numerous L.A. County cities at a "high rate of speed." A pursuit began in L.A. County and ended with a foot chase in Irvine on Sunday, April 7, 2024. (County News) Eventually the pursuit came to an end in Orange Coun ..read more

A suspect, who remains at large, was caught on camera robbing a bank in Orange County. The incident happened on April 2 at a U.S. Bank in Irvine located on Barranca Parkway, according to the Irvine Police Department.  Security video captured the male suspect who entered the bank while wearing a baseball cap sunglasses, a face mask and disposable gloves. As the man calmly entered the bank, he walked towards a teller and handed the woman a note that demanded $18,000. The teller is seen grabbing $446 from a cash drawer and handing the stack of bills to the suspect. The man quickly walks out ..read more

In nearly every year since the Los Angeles Rams returned to the Southland, the Super Bowl LVI champs have held their annual training camp at the University of California, Irvine. This year, a surprising NFL team will take over the site. The New Orleans Saints on Friday announced that they'll train at the Orange County university this summer as the franchise awaits the construction of a new cafeteria at its Louisiana training facility. Because of the massive construction zone at that facility, the team needed a temporary location to train ahead of the 2024 season. "The scope of this project mak ..read more

A group of suspected pickpockets was arrested on Friday after targeting customers at a popular home furnishing store in Irvine, California, according to police. On Wednesday, the Irvine Police Department said officers conducted surveillances on multiple shopping centers Friday afternoon due to recent thefts. At around 3 p.m., officers noticed a group of two men and two women walking quickly toward a car parked near a HomeGoods store. The group kept looking over their shoulders, and one of the men folded up a temporary license plate on the back of the car, making it unreadable. Officers followe ..read more

Three suspects believed to be connected to an organized crime ring were arrested in Irvine. After a series of residential burglaries in the Turtle Rock and Shady Canyon neighborhoods, Irvine police officers conducted surveillance in the area. On Friday at around 6:50 p.m. near Bommer Canyon, an officer spotted a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot. The officer stopped the vehicle as it was pulling away from the lot. Police said the three men inside "were not from the area and had no reason to be in Irvine." The officer found several items suspected to be burglary tools in the car including pet ..read more

Authorities are warning the public of distraction thefts as several suspects in Orange County remain at large. The first theft happened at a Home Goods store in Irvine on Feb. 17. As a woman was browsing the store, a male suspect stole a wallet from inside her purse and escaped without detection. He later used the stolen credit cards to purchase gift cards, flowers, and water in a nearby city, according to Irvine police. Security video captured the man exiting a shop while holding the purchased flowers. In a separate incident, a victim’s debit card was stolen in January during a distraction th ..read more

At least sixteen people were injured after an explosion at an FBI training facility on Wednesday. The incident happened at the Jerry Crowe Regional Tactical Training Facility in Irvine shortly before 1 p.m., according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. The explosion happened as the OCSD SWAT Team was conducting a joint training exercise with a bomb squad, authorities said. Sixteen SWAT team members were injured by the blast — 15 people were transported by ambulances to local hospitals for treatment while one person was able to self-transport. The scene of the explosion at an FBI trai ..read more

Irvine police are searching for a missing teenager, according to the department's social media accounts. Her name is Rachelle and she is 14 years old, law enforcement officials said. Rachelle's last name was not provided. Rachelle was described as being 5-foot-1 with a thin build. She has brown hair, brown eyes and a nose piercing, authorities said. She was last seen in the Los Olivos area with a blue hoodie, black sweatpants and a necklace with a "R" on it. Anyone with information regarding Rachelle's whereabouts is asked to call the Irvine Police Department at 949-724-7200 ..read more

Police are searching for a woman who allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of chewing gum in Orange County. On Jan. 27, the woman was captured on surveillance cameras stealing around $1,800 worth of gum from a store in Irvine, according to the Irvine Police Department. After loading up her cart with the stolen items, she exited the store without paying, authorities said. A woman wanted by police for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of chewing gum at Orange County stores. (Irvine Police Department) The woman is also suspected of committing similar gum thefts at stores across O ..read more

Police are searching for three suspects accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of items from an Ulta in Irvine.  The theft happened on Jan. 3 when the trio walked into an Ulta Beauty store and stole around $6,000 worth of beauty products, Irvine police said. The store is located on the 13600 block of Jamboree Road in the Market Place shopping center. An image of the suspects captured on surveillance video was released in hopes the public may recognize them. Three suspects escaped with thousands of dollars worth of beauty products from an Ulta Beauty store in Irvine on Jan. 3, 2024 ..read more