Friday, May 18, 2012
Eric Naposki and Nanette Ann Packard-McNeal were convicted in the 1994 murder of her former boyfriend, a Newport Beach millionaire. Victim's brother calls Packard-McNeal a "black widow" in court today while the prosecutor labels Naposki a coward.
An Orange County woman convicted of first-degree murder in the death of her millionaire boyfriend was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility parole today while her co-conspirator secret lover, former NFL linebacker Eric Naposki, had his sentencing delayed until Aug. 10. Nanette Ann Packard-McNeal, 46, received her punishment for the the Dec. 15, 1994, shooting of 55-year-old Bill McLaughlin this morning from Judge William Froeberg at the Orange County courthouse in Santa Ana. Authorities say Packard-McNeal was romantically involved with both McLaughlin and Naposki, 45, and the pair plotted to kill McLaughlin in order to reap the benefits of his savings account and $1-million life insurance policy. Naposki refused to appear in …
The Office of Protective Services patrols five centers for the developmentally disabled, including Fairview in Orange County.
Overtime pay for a small, state-run police force has soared in recent years, according to a California Watch investigation. Last year, the Office of Protective Services paid roughly $2 million in overtime to 80 of its officers, who patrol five centers for the developmentally disabled, including Orange County's Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa. "An unusually high number of [OPS] officers ... have doubled their salaries with overtime, enabling some to earn more than $150,000 a year," California Watch reported, noting that the number of officers collecting overtime "far exceeds" other agencies. At Fairview, patrolman Daniel Butler "regularly collected more money from overtime than from his base pay" and "netted at least $60,000 a …
Selected calls from Aliso Viejo to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, May 15-18.
Deputies responding to a death threat report in the 23500 block of Windsong said they were unable to find a suspect upon patrolling the area, according to Lt. Gary Strachan with the Orange County Sheriffs Department. The initial report was made when a man's ex-girlfriend threatened to kill him. The terrorist threats report was made 9:27 p.m. Tuesday. Below are more items from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department blotter. Disturbance-mechanical. 6:08 a.m. Friday. 6300 block City Lights Drive. Disturbance-family dispute. 3:23 a.m. Friday. 0 block of Enterprise. Burglary alarm-audible. 12:45 a.m. Friday. 28000 block Wolverine Way. Assault report. 8:30 p.m. Thursday. 100 block Briarwood Lane. Disturbance. 3:48 p.m. Thursday. Grand and Vantis…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Selected calls from Aliso Viejo to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, May 11-15.
Deputies responding to a burglary in progress call near the 0 block of White Pelican Lane ealier this morning said that the initial case was dropped to a petty theft offence. A description of those involved was not available at the time of this report. Dispatch received the call around 3:36 a.m. Below are more items from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department blotter. Traffic stop. 7:56 a.m. Tuesday. Grand and Aliso Viejo Parkway. Vandalism in progress. 6:19 p.m. Monday. Aliso Creek Road and Enterprise. Vandalism report. 10:53 a.m. Monday. 22700 block Sanborn. Suspicious person/circumstances. 6:48 p.m. Sunday. 23500 block El Reposa. Stolen vehicle. 3:46 p.m. Sunday. Enterprise and Aliso Creek Road. Burglary report. 11:34 p.m. Saturday. 0 …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Selected calls from Aliso Viejo to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, May 4-8.
A resident located near the intersection of Hummingbird Lane and Bells Vireo Lane reported hearing three small-caliber gunshots, possibly from a .22 rifle. The shots heard report was made around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday. Below are more items from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department blotter. Burglary alarm-audible. 2:01 a.m. Friday. 100 block Vantis. Suspicious person/circumstances. 1:24 a.m. Friday. 0 block Pheasant Lane. Burglary alarm-audible. 5:22 p.m. Thursday. 0 block Heatherwood. Indecent exposure. 8:18 a.m. Thursday. Aliso Viejo Parkway and Moulton Parkway. A caller said a man in his 40s who was wearing a gray sweatshirt and blue shorts with white stripes was masturbating at a nearby trail. Suspicious person in vehicle. 9:55 p.m. …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Marijuana is found in a spare tire, trunk and pleasure boat. Total value: nearly $320,000.
Nervous car and boat drivers led U.S. Border Patrol agents to uncover smuggled marijuana worth an estimated $317,595 over the last week, officials said. Here's a rundown on the three busts: The suspected smugglers and narcotics were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Homeland Security.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Judge finds sufficient evidence to hold over Fullerton cops Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli for trial. The beating of Kelly Thomas was shown for the first time during this week's hearing.
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Wednesday, May 9
Two Fullerton police officers were ordered today to stand trial for the beating death of schizophrenic transient Kelly Thomas. Officer Manuel Anthony Ramos, 38, is charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, while Cpl Jay Cicinelli, 40, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and excessive force in the beating last July 5 at the Fullerton Transportation Center. The 37-year-old homeless man died five days later when his family took him off life support. The 38-year-old Ramos, a 10-year Fullerton police veteran, is free on $1 million bail, one of the highest ever posted in Orange County. Cicinelli, 42, is free on $25,000 bail. They are both on unpaid administrative leave. Ramos faces a potential sentence of 15 years to …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Selected calls from Aliso Viejo to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, May 4-8.
A caller asked deputies to check for a man who was running with no clothes on near the intersection of Pacific Park Drive and Aliso Creek Road. The caller added that the man was heading West. The indecent exposure report was made 1:04 a.m. Monday. Below are more items from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department blotter. Disturbance-music or party. 2:22 a.m. Tuesday. 4200 block City Lights Drive. Terrorist threats. 8:17 p.m. Monday. 0 block of Woodswallow Lane. Suspicious person/circumstances. 8:29 a.m. Monday. Pacific Park Drive and Alicia Parkway. A caller asked deputies to check for a man sleeping under the bridge besides the bike trail. Welfare check. 10:00 p.m. Sunday. 0 block Vantis. A caller asked deputies to check for a man laying …
The San Juan Capistrano teacher appears on the Today show to tell her story for the first time. Then the show reunites her with two of her rescuers.
Kelli Groves, the San Juan Capistrano teacher whose car dangled off a Santa Barbara bridge for hours in a January rescue that made headlines around the world, spoke for the first time publicly Tuesday on “Today.” “I could not see either one of them,” Groves said of her two daughters, ages 10 and 10 weeks, who were also trapped in the borrowed BMW, hardly recognizable as it clung to a guardrail, more off than on the bridge. Watch the video here. Groves is a teacher at Del Obispo Elementary, where her daughter Sage also attends. She was on maternity leave after having Mylo. The threesome was headed to visit the mission at San Luis Obispo for Sage’s fourth-grade mission project. That’s when suddenly, just south of Buellton, a driver of a big …
Monday, May 7, 2012
The crash was reported about 3:35 p.m. Saturday on Strickland Avenue in Lake Elsinore.
A 25-year-old man from Aliso Viejo who was allegedly drunk borrowed a motorcycle and crashed it in Lake Elsinore Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Joshua Paul Stevens suffered serious injuries in the crash, reported about 3:35 p.m. in the 17800 block of Strickland Avenue, according to sheriff's Sgt. John Carlberg. Stevens may have broken bones, Carlberg said. Investigators determined that Stevens was at a party when he borrowed the bike and went for a ride, Carlberg said. Stevens lost control of the motorcycle in a bend of the roadway, sideswiped a guardrail and collided into a dirt berm on the west side of Strickland Avenue, the sergeant said. "It is believed that alcohol consumption is a factor in this collision and the investigation…
southcountynative
10:24 am on Friday, May 11, 2012
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