One man dead in Buena Park stabbing

Police and paramedics found two men critically injured outside an apartment complex Monday night.

 

BUENA PARK – One man was killed and another is in critical condition after stabbings at an apartment complex Monday night that police believe to be gang-related, authorities said.

The altercation was reported in the 6000 block of Fullerton Avenue just after 10:30 p.m., Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi said.

 Paramedics arrived at the apartment complex to find two men with critical injuries, he said, including one who went into full cardiac arrest.

Firefighters received the call as a possible shooting but found the men injured with what appeared to be stab wounds, Concialdi said.

Daniel Antonio Herrera, 25, of Buena Park was pronounced dead at 11:21 p.m. at UCI Medical Center in Orange, Buena Park police Cpl. Andy Luong said.

The other man was found on a lawn, just a few feet from the first man, Concialdi said. He was also taken to UCI Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition.

The men knew each other, but a motive for the stabbings was not immediately known, Luong said. Police don’t know what sparked the apparent confrontation, but believe it was gang-related.

About noon, detectives served a search warrant at a residence on Poinsettia Drive near Stanton Avenue.

Three males were detained, Luong said, and are being interviewed about the stabbings. No arrests have been reported.

 

Staff writer Sean Emery contributed to this report.

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By SALVADOR HERNANDEZ  / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Man arrested off 73 after chase that hit 130 mph

SANTA ANA – Police arrested a Los Angeles man early Wednesday morning after a high-speed chase that began after his ex-girlfriend reported he had kidnapped and assaulted her.

Salvador Bernal, 43, was arrested on suspicion of evading arrest, said Cpl. Anthony Bertagna of the Santa Ana Police Department, and El Monte authorities are investigating him in connection with the woman’s reports.

Officials first received a 911 call around 12:30 a.m. from a woman who said her ex-boyfriend had taken her from El Monte and held her against her will, Bertagna said. She also said he had stabbed her, Bertagna said.

She was able to get out of the man’s silver 1998 Mercedes sedan when he stopped for gas at North Bristol Street and West Memory Lane, Bertagna said, and she asked a person in the shopping complex for help calling police. When officers arrived, she gave them a description of her ex-boyfriend and his car, Bertagna said.

Officers found the man in the vehicle parked about 50 yards away and followed him as he got onto the freeway. An Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter also followed the Mercedes as it moved from the southbound I-5 to the southbound 55, at times reaching 130 mph, Bertagna said. At the transition to the 73 toll road, the driver spun out and hit a guard rail, Bertagna said, which allowed the pursuing vehicles to catch up. The Mercedes continued on without tires, eventually crashing at Moulton Parkway.

After the second crash, Bernal was taken into custody without further incident, Bertagna said.

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Kelly Thomas trial: Training officer saw no violations in video

A security camera captured much of the confrontation between Fullerton police officers and Kelly Thomas at the Fullerton bus depot.
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SANTA ANA – The training officer for Fullerton police testified Tuesday that he saw nothing contrary to department policy when he watched the video of the fatal encounter between officers and the homeless Kelly Thomas.

Cpl. Stephen Rubio told a jury that he provided use-of-force and tactical training to Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli, the two former officers on trial in the death of Thomas.

Rubio said he felt Ramos issued what he called a conditional threat when he snapped on a pair of latex gloves while questioning Thomas in a downtown parking lot and said, “Now see my fists? They’re getting ready to f— you up.” Those words, Rubio said, were intended to get Thomas to comply with Ramos’ lawful orders and were preferable to a physical confrontation.

“The profanity might be a little off-color and maybe a slight policy violation,” Rubio testified. “But if they prevented a use of force … it (was) for the greater good.”

He added that while it is preferable not to use profanity, “sometimes it is necessary to avoid a physical fight.”

Prosecutors contend that Ramos on July 5, 2011, escalated a routine questioning into violence with the gloves and the message that Thomas was about to be beaten.

Within seconds of those comments, Thomas, 37, was taken to the ground, struck with batons and a Taser, and rendered unconscious. He died five days later when life support was removed.

Under cross-examination from Orange County Assistant District Attorney Jim Tanizaki, Rubio said it was possible that certain words can create a hostile environment and lead to a physical confrontation. “You are trained not to use threatening words,” he said.

Ramos, 39, is charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Cicinelli, 42, who used a Taser first to jolt a struggling Thomas and then to strike him on his face, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault under color of authority.

The confrontation was captured by a police surveillance camera mounted on a pole at the Fullerton Transportation Center. The 33-minute video has become the focal point in the trial before Orange County Superior Court Judge William Froeberg.

Defense attorney Michael Schwartz contends Cicinelli resorted to using his Taser to strike Thomas only after the electrical charges did not subdue him and Thomas tried to grab the Taser.

Rubio, under questioning from Schwartz, agreed that it is a dangerous situation when someone attempts to take a weapon during an encounter. “You need to retain your weapon for your own safety and everyone else’s safety,” he said.

Cicinelli’s use of his hard plastic Taser, Rubio added, was consistent with his training and not out of policy.

The trial resumes Wednesday.

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One man dead in Buena Park stabbing

BUENA PARK – One man was killed and another is in critical condition after stabbings at an apartment complex Monday night, authorities said.

The incident was reported in the 6000 block of Fullerton Avenue just after 10:30 p.m., said Capt. Steve Concialdi of the Orange County Fire Authority.

Paramedics arrived at the apartment complex to find two men with critical injuries, he said, including one who went into full cardiac arrest.

Firefighters received the call as a possible shooting, but found the men injured with what appeared to be stab wounds, Concialdi said.

One of the men was found on the sidewalk near the apartment complex in grave condition, he said.

Firefighters performed CPR at the scene, 

Concialdi said.

He was pronounced dead at 11:21 p.m. at UCI Medical Center in Orange, according to the coroner’s office.

The other man was 

He was also taken to UCI Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition, he said.found on a lawn, just a few feet from the first man, Concialdi said.

The men’s identities have not been released.

What led to the men’s injuries was not immediately known.

More information to come.

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Men reportedly carjacked by armed robbers in Santa Ana

SANTA ANA – Two men were forced off the road, robbed and carjacked by armed bandits midday Saturday, police say.

The victims were driving in the 4700 block of West 1st Street at around 11:30 a.m. when a gray Toyota Camry cut them off, said Sgt. Richard Shin with the Santa Ana Police Department.

A passenger exited the Camry and confronted the driver of the gray 2009 Chevy Silverado, Shin said, lifting his shirt to reveal a handgun in his waistband. The man took $800 from the driver of the pickup truck.

Meanwhile, a second person exited the Camry and confronted the passenger in the Silverado, Shin said, stealing another $400.

One of the robbers then got in the victim’s Silverado while the other robber returned to the Camry. Both men took off, Shin said, leaving the two victims on the roadside.

Neither victim was hurt in the exchange.

Police are searching for two Latino males in their 30s, one wearing a black jacket, Shin said. He said there’s no indication the carjackers knew the victims or that the incident was connected to any previous crimes.

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Driver, passenger ID’d in fatal Huntington Beach crash

Tuesday morning a sidewalk memorial was growing at the intersection of Ellis and Main Street in Huntington Beach where 17-year-old Kiany Garcia and 19-year-old Robert Ruiz died Monday morning when their car hit a palm tree in front of a restaurant at the site. The two occupants of the 2007 Honda Civic were pronounced dead at the scene.
BRUCE CHAMBERS, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

HUNTINGTON BEACH – The Orange County coroner’s office has identified two teenagers who died Monday morning when their car struck a tree.

Irvine resident Robert Ruiz, 19, was driving the 2007 Honda Civic westbound on Ellis Avenue around 5:20 a.m., officials said. Kiany Garcia, 17, was a passenger. Officials have not said where Garcia was from.

As the car turned to go southbound on Main Street, Ruiz lost control and the car struck a tree, officials said. Police said it appeared speed was a factor in the crash, and the impact split the car in two.

Investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing, including toxicology tests to determine if the driver was impaired by drugs or alcohol, said Lt. Mitch O’Brien. Any witnesses with information may contact the Huntington Beach Police Department at 714-536-5666.

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Man accused of running brothels in Irvine, Torrance

Gao Yang Zhou, 34, Rowland Heights, is charged with running brothels in Irvine and Torrance.
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY

A Rowland Heights man was arraigned Friday in state court in Santa Ana for operating a brothel out of an apartment in Irvine and another such operation in Torrance.

Gao Yang Zhou, 34, was charged with 12 counts, including conspiracy to commit pimping and pandering. If convicted on all charges, he could face a maximum of 11 years and eight months in state prison.

A co-defendant, Yuzhen Xie, 32, also of Rowland Heights, faces the same charges and sentence as Zhou and is currently a fugitive.

Zhou is due in court for a pre-trial hearing Dec. 20.

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More victims sought after man arrested in Anaheim assault

Mario Orlando Montano.
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ANAHEIM – A man suspected of attacking and sexually assaulting a female jogger has been arrested as police search for other potential victims.

A woman contacted police about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday to report being assaulted on a jogging trail that runs around the Walnut Canyon Reservoir, near Canyon Rim Road and Serrano Avenue, a police statement said.

The woman said a man had approached her, introduced himself and tried to start a conversation with her. When she rebuffed his advances, police say, the man struck the woman “without warning,” knocking her to the ground.

The man then sat on top of the woman, police said, and covered her mouth as he punched her in the face and body before sexually assaulting her. She was escaped and ran to a nearby home to call 911.

Based on a detailed description provided by the woman, police said they detained a man as he walked away from the entrance of the reservoir. The woman identified the man police had detained as her attacker, authorities said.

Mario Orlando Montano, 55, of Anaheim was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and felony assault, police said.

Investigators suspect he may have “assaulted, attempted to assault or harassed other women in the area.”

Authorities are asking anyone with information or who believes they have been a victim to contact Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS or occrimestoppers.org.

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Men reportedly carjacked by armed robbers in Santa Ana

SANTA ANA – Two men were forced off the road, robbed and carjacked by armed bandits midday Saturday, police say.

The victims were driving in the 4700 block of West 1st Street at around 11:30 a.m. when a gray Toyota Camry cut them off, said Sgt. Richard Shin with the Santa Ana Police Department.

A passenger exited the Camry and confronted the driver of the gray 2009 Chevy Silverado, Shin said, lifting his shirt to reveal a handgun in his waistband. The man took $800 from the driver of the pickup truck.

Meanwhile, a second person exited the Camry and confronted the passenger in the Silverado, Shin said, stealing another $400.

One of the robbers then got in the victim’s Silverado while the other robber returned to the Camry. Both men took off, Shin said, leaving the two victims on the roadside.

Neither victim was hurt in the exchange.

Police are searching for two Latino males in their 30s, one wearing a black jacket, Shin said. He said there’s no indication the carjackers knew the victims or that the incident was connected to any previous crimes.

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Police seek help to ID man in jewelry robbery

Authorities seek the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed a jewelry store at gunpoint. Surveillance images of the man who police say robbed the store were released Tuesday.
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SANTA ANA – Authorities seek the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed a jewelry store at gunpoint.

Police on Tuesday released surveillance photos of a man who they said stole more than $2,300 worth of merchandise Dec. 3 from Don Roberto’s Jewelry in the 1600 block of West 17th Street.

The robber entered the store shortly before 1:30 p.m. and asked to see a piece of jewelry, Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said. As the employee showed him a gold ring, the man pulled a semiautomatic handgun from his waistband, according to police.

After ordering the clerk back, the robber took several rings from the display case and fled on foot, running east on 17th Street, Bertagna said.

Authorities described the robber as Hispanic with a medium complexion and dark hair, 20 to 25 years old, 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-8 and 130 to 150 pounds. Police say he has several tattoos, including unknown wording on the back of his neck, three dots on his left hand, an unknown letter on his right middle finger and an unknown letter on his right ring finger.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS. Tips can be left anonymously.

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