Mock trial teaches CSI to students through pirate murder plot
In Orange County a forensics class uses a fictional Blackbeard murder to teach crime scene processing. Students script a Drake murder, use Ocean Institute equipment, and plan a May mock trial with virtual reality to view 360 degree images and drone footage.
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Celle Martinez
CSI
FBI
Martinez
Blackbeard
Sir Francis Drake
Drake
West Indies
East
North Carolina
Sophia
The
Ocean Institute
Orange County
Foothill Ranch
Cox Communication
Noelle Martinez
Baylor University
Baylor
Lori Baker
Baker
U.S
Mexico
Thurston
Elijah Martinez
Michelle Martinez
Lizzie Borden
Fall River
Mass
Salvatore la Corte
Salvatore
Faith Ackley
Faith
Laguma News-Post Staff News Ad Credits Contact Lines
Staff byline details Erlina Vasconcellos and Erika Ritchie with contact numbers. Advertising contacts include Erica Vardon and newsroom lines. Subscriptions and delivery discontinuation instructions are listed with a Santa Ana address and Thursday publication note.
Firefighter Scott Jennie’s 30-year career and safety drive
Dana Point firefighter Scott Jennie leads safety efforts amid a national training run by a wildfire risk company. Local chiefs praise his focus on cancer prevention and firefighter welfare. Jennie’s path began with Buena Park Fire Explorers, influenced by mentor Paul Cruz, and includes heroic moments in Laguna Beach’s 1993 firestorm and Emerald Bay incident. Weinert calls his dedication rare as he stays driven by helping others and reducing on-duty risks.
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Orange County Fire Authority
Newport Beach Fire Department
Costa Mesa Fire Department
Jennie
Laguna Beach
API Weinert
Fire Academy
Scott
Weinert
Dana Point
Emergency
Paul Cruz
Downey
Buena Park Fire Explorers
Cruz
OCFA
San Jacinto Fire Department
Riverside County
Gary Ganger
Laguna Canyon
Emerald Bay
Scott Jennie
James Lin
Aliso Beach Park
Gray whales mating video off Dana Point goes viral
A drone captured three gray whales mating in fog five miles offshore from Dana Point during a Festival of Whales cruise. Capt. Frank Brennan reported the sighting as the trio moved north on their annual migration toward the Bering Sea, noting such behavior during migration and the usual three-whale mating pattern.
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Dana Point
Frank Brennan
Dana Wharf
Donna Kalez
Brennan
Bering Sea
Alaska
Baja
Omar Sea
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Cindy Yamanaka
Keegan Thomas
Tess Genske
Blackbeard the Pirate
Erlina Vasconcellos
Erlinar
Ocregister.com
Erika Ritchie
Eritchie
Susan Gill Vardon
Svaidon
Ocregister. Com
Claudia Villar
Cvillar
Nickie Hill
Nhill
Home Delivery
the Register
Grand Ave
Santa Ana
Scueranssimsatine
Jeff Gritchen
Nasty Grout
Sroutzilla
Grout
Groutziila
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