Man on trial in Sunset Beach double murder case
The first degree murder trial of Thomas Hardin Wester, 18, of Long Beach, stems from a November 8 shooting in an apartment on Bayview Drive that left Janet Metz and Ronald Cauwels dead. The Orange County case features burglary and conspiracy counts, with jury deliberations resumed after closing arguments. Separately, an 18-year-old Norwalk man received a six‑to‑life sentence for second degree murder in the deaths of Art Aragon and Freddy Marquez during a robbery.
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Independent
Press-Telegram
Lern Beach
Call
Toppix
L.B
Thomas Hardin Wester
Long Beach
Sunset Beach
Tuesay
Superior Court
Robert P. Kneeland
Santa Ana
Orange County
Robert Chatterton
Roger Agajanian
Terson
Hester
Agajanian
Metz
William Craig Tibbins
Orange
Canwels
Norwalk
Norwalk Superior Court
Ramon Garcia
164Th St
Art Aragon
Freddy Marquez
Mollette St
Indictment in Arizona land fraud swindle ties 23 to 40 million loss
A federal grand jury indicted 18 people and five corporations in a massive Arizona land fraud and securities scheme tied to Cochise College Park near Douglas. Indictments allege fraudulent securities sales, mail fraud, and interstate money transport with nearly 40 million in victim loss.
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Phoenix, Ariz
U.S
Smitherman
Cochise College Park Land
FBI
Phoenix
Marcus Baumann
Bankers Finance and Holding Co
Scottsdale
San Francisco
Jamie M. Farris
J. Kelly Farris
Investors Land Corp
Richard P. Curran
Malibu
Calif
Cochise College Park
William Hetrick
Tustin
Cochise
Hal Franklin
Ely
Foster City
Robert K
William B. Steuer
Cachise College Park
Big Garage
Robert R. Burks
Gladys Louise Carson
Curran
Rivera
Tamuty
Douglas
Arizona
Impact data released for L B Freeway missing link
The Department of Transportation released an environmental impact report evaluating additional routes for the missing segment of the Long Beach Freeway between the San Bernardino and Foothill freeways. Caltrans and the Federal Highway Administration circulate the report for comment by November 24 with community workshops planned for October and a public hearing in November or December.
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Department of Transportation
Long Beach
San Bernardino
Foothill
Caltrans
Federal Highway Administration
Man Shot Amid Pursuit in Caliber Rifle Exchange
While fleeing, the men being chased abruptly turned and opened fire with a 2 caliber rifle and a 9 3g caliber pistol, wounding a man in the chest during the exchange.
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