Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog

Santa Ana- Anthony Trujillo of Santa Ana led police in a pursuit. Police spotted the vehicle that Trujillo was divining and suspected it to be stolen. After running the plates they found that the car had been reported stolen in Los Angeles. Police tied to pull the car over, but Trujillo sent police on a pursuit instead. When police finally pulled him over, they discovered a loaded gun and a child in the back seat. He was arrested on possession of a firearm, evading police, unlawful taking of a vehicle and child endangerment.

In California crimes like grand theft auto, robbery, burglary, unlawful taking of a vehicle, larceny, and petty theft are considered theft crimes. The unlawful taking can be defined in the California Vehicle Code section 10851 (a). It states that Any person who drives or takes a vehicle not his or her own, without the consent of the owner thereof, and with intent either to permanently or temporarily deprive the owner thereof of his or her title to or possession of the vehicle, whether with or without intent to steal the vehicle, or any person who is a party or an accessory to or an accomplice in the driving or unauthorized taking or stealing shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year or in the state prison or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars , or by both the fine and imprisonment.

In California the unlawful taking of a vehicle is considered a "wobbler". This means it could be charged as a felony or a misdemeanor. The facts of your individual case will determine which one you are charged with. It is imperative that a person facing this crime retain an experienced Santa Ana theft crimes defense attorney to defend you.

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Santa Ana, Orange County - A gang member, of Santa Ana, was convicted of felony Assault with Deadly weapon for attacking a grandmother with a firearm during home invasion robbery. He'll be sentenced at West Justice Center in Westminster court.

He was also convicted of felony aggravated assault and battery with firearm causing great bodily injury, assault with a firearm, felony first degree robbery, felony false imprisonment by violence, and felony first degree residential burglary, elder abuse, street terrorism, and sentencing enhancements for criminal street gang activity.

Carlos Martinez, entered a Santa Ana home and assault the grandmother and mother with firearm. He was charged with prior strike for robbery. He is facing two life terms in prison.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Orange County - Huntington Beach surf legend, Joey Hawkins, was arrested for drug crime and gun crime. He has been charged with being under the influence of methamphetamine (meth) while having an unlawful firearm with him in Huntington Beach.

He was charged with 2 felony counts of drug possession, possession of methamphetamine and illegal firearms.

He was also charged with misdemeanor counts of being under the influence of drugs and possession of controlled substance. He also has an sentensing enhancement for having a gun while committing a felony.

He doesn't have any prior felony criminal record in Orange County, is held in Orange County jail. The next court hearing is set in the Westminster Courthouse.

GARDEN GROVE, Orange County - Orange County register reports a juvenile crime at Tuesday night involves with gun shots happened in Garden Grove, Orange County. No suspects have been found or identified yet.

Garden Grove, Orange County Police officers arrived the scene where the gun shots happened. When they responded to the gun fire, the police officers found two juveniles were shot and six bullet casings were also found after they got to the reported scene.

The gun shot was reported not related to the previous shooting in which two juveniles were shot in the leg.

Officers responded to Garden Grove gun fire on Tue and found two juveniles were shot when they arrived. Both young victims were taken to the hospital and it reported the injuries were not life threatening.

The details of the victims were not released and police suspected that the incident could relate to gang crimes.

Juveniles are the young people under the age of eighteen years old. They could be prosecuted the same ways just as adults.

And to parents surprise most of the time, that prosecutors can be as tough and aggressive to the juveniles as they are to adults.

Under the new California juvenile law, minors with charges of violent crimes can be treated as adults without a hearing before a juvenile judge.

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