Irvine Daily Crime Brief Highlights Local Thefts and Frauds
A 4500 block Barranca Parkway report notes $45,000 in fraudulent wire transfers. Graffiti on Walnut Avenue relates to gang activity. Snowberry’s 100 block sees a burglary with surfboards stolen from an open garage. Spectrum address 6125 reports golf clubs and a road bike stolen from a commercial site. A friend leaving Live Oak residence took $2,000 in furniture. Sunglass Hut at 71 Fortune reports merchandise theft. Catalytic converter stolen from Royce Road vehicle. Baranca Parkway 3960 reports $80 stolen from a parked car at LA Fitness. Culver Drive warrant arrest for a 48 year old with four outstanding warrants totaling $11,779. Harvard San Juan crash injures pedestrian. Technology Drive counterfeit $100 bill at Dell Taco. Found wallet at 1100 S Vermont turns to Irvine police. Fortune Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory burglary. Rolling Hills 100 sees jewelry stolen via unlocked garage. Fortune 115 theft Apple iPad from Target. Columbus 100 possession of stolen cell phone. Amistad 100 trespassing intoxicated entry declined prosecution. Rockwood 100 unknown trouble note about seizing a pet. Plantation 100 found wallet turned in. Palatine 100 theft license plates used on a Mini Cooper on toll roads. Quail Hill Parkway 6601 commercial burglary bottle of champagne stolen from grocery store by adult male.
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Irvine
Fast-food worker arrested for theft from disabled customer
Irvine detectives arrested 42 year old Luis Maximino Lucero Ballinas after weeks of watching him steal from a mentally disabled Burger King patron near Culver Drive and Walnut Avenue. Police say Ballinas pocketed money and did not ring the sale while serving her. He was booked on suspicion of theft against a dependent adult.
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Luis Maximino Lucero Ballinas
Burger King
Culver Drive
Walnut Avenue
Julia Engen
Engen
Ballinas
Orange County
Obituary: Gary Norton of California and Arizona
Gary Norton born in Los Angeles on August 9 1937 died December 18 2011 after a cancer battle. He is survived by his wife Carol daughter Melinda Lambert son Matthew grandchildren Skyler Riley Abby Gail Lambert Emerson Morey Norton brother Ron and nieces Gabrielle Danielle. A U S Air Force veteran he married Carol Krause in 1962 and earned graduate work toward an MA and USC doctoral candidacy. He led varsity basketball at La Canada Laguna Beach high schools and served as assistant principal at Laguna and University highs before an 11 year principalship at Irvine High School. He retired officially in 1995 but remained a district hearing officer and administrator for several districts. In 2000 memory of ASU basketball drew them to Sun Lakes for games. Donations to Hospice of the Valley or hov.org.
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Gary
Carol
Melinda Lambert
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Abbygail Lambert
Emerson Morey-Norton
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Carol Krause
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Laguna
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Huntington Beach
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Hospice of the Valley
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