Home’s doorbell camera footage helps lead to conviction of repeat domestic violence offender

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — On Wednesday, July 21, a Shasta County jury found 23-year-old, David Fuentes, of Shasta County, guilty of felony corporal injury to a spouse with a prior conviction for the same, felony false imprisonment, and two misdemeanor charges for child endangerment. The charges stemmed from a domestic violence-related incident that occurred in April 2021. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]

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30 year sentence for Moreno Valley woman who killed Beaumont men in 2019 Hemet crash

HEMET, Calif. — Already on felony probation for an earlier 2016 DUI conviction, a Moreno Valley woman who admitted she was drunk when she plowed into the back of another vehicle–killing two Beaumont men, was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday, July 8. The parolee was traveling in excess of 100 mph at the time of […]

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Covid-19 coughing “chronic offender” sentenced to year in jail

ANDERSON, Calif. — A woman accused of walking around an Anderson Safeway “forcefully and purposefully” coughing on employees and shoppers during the COVID-19 pandemic was sentenced last week after pleading guilty to numerous misdemeanor charges related to five of the pending cases against her. The woman, Tammy Ann Baldwin, 61, of Anderson, was identified as a chronic offender by the […]

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Riverside attorney and wife convicted of more than 60 counts of extortion, other charges

UPDATED: Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2 p.m. See original story below. RIVERSIDE — A Riverside attorney and his wife were convicted Monday, Dec. 3, of more than 60 counts of extortion, grand theft, burglary, and stalking. Some of the allegations were considered by the jury as hate crimes because the couple targeted small businesses owned by minorities and immigrants, typically Asian […]

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HEMET – Subway robber convicted, sentenced to 185 years in prison

HEMET – An Orange County man with multiple prior convictions was sentenced Monday, Sept. 19 to 185 years to life in state prison. The man allegedly robbed a Hemet Subway in the 3500 block of Stetson Avenue July 7, 2015 and committed another fast food robbery the day before on July 6, 2015. Raynaldo Sanchez Salcido, 50, of Yorba Linda was arrested […]

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UPDATED: Menifee resident, dubbed the “O.C. Panty Thief” sentenced to 8 years

UPDATED: 09/20/2016 9:30 p.m. SANTA ANA – A Menifee resident, dubbed the “O.C. Panty Thief,” received an eight-year prison sentence after he was convicted and sentenced Sept. 19 for stealing items such as undergarments and other personal items from female college students in Orange County. He was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims. Arturo Galvan, 44, of Menifee, pleaded guilty to using social […]

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