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A vehicle pursuit made its way through and ended in Newport Beach this week, police reported. The Newport Beach Police Department’s dispatch center received information at 3:08 p.m. Wednesday that pursuit of a silver Mercedes started in Laguna Beach and was proceeding through...

Newport Beach Police Department sent out an alert Wednesday about reports from community members who received calls from an individual claiming to work for NBPD. “After calling the police department directly, the community members discover that the individual does not in fact...

Newport Beach Police sent out an alert on Tuesday about “kidnapping scams,” warning residents, explaining how they work, and what to do if it happens. Police explained that the scam starts with a call, the suspect claiming that a loved once has been kidnapped. The caller may make...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the Newport Beach Independent during 2018. This week, January through June. Next week will cover the top news stories of the second half of the year. (click on the text to see original story)...

On Friday, August 17, the real opponents of the ballot measure being advanced by Team Newport will go to court to displace the phony arguments filed by Team Newport supporter Bob Rush. This ballot measure demonstrates how Duffy Duffield and Scott Peotter are using an amendment to...

Election fraud is occurring in Newport Beach. On June 26 the city council put a charter amendment on the ballot purporting to require a vote before the city could issue lease obligation debt, which by definition does not require a tax increase. Newport Beach would be the only...

Following a recent Newport Beach City Council discussion and decision, there won’t be any extra local paperwork for paid signature gatherers hired to circulate petitions within city limits. Council considered, but a majority ultimately decided against, incorporating state...

A local couple were charged with stealing more than $5.9 million in a real estate fraud scheme and laundering the money to purchase a luxury car and other investments, the Orange County District Attorney’s office announced this week. Ronald Cedric Touchard, 59, and his wife Misty...

Newport Beach City Council voted Tuesday to issue subpoenas to investigate the alleged voter fraud in the signature gathering of the failed recall effort. Simultaneously, the Orange County District Attorney’s office confiscated the petitions on Jan. 4 as part of their own...

News from around the city of Newport Beach. Newport Man Arraigned for Posing as Fire Marshal A Newport Beach man was arraigned this week for posing as a fire marshal and charging small businesses across Orange County for fraudulent inspections. Brian Lee Carsten, 36, is accused...

A Newport Beach man was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison for writing multiple bad checks totaling more than $200,000, the Orange County District Attorney’s office reported. Richard Scott Bloustine, 50, pleaded guilty to five felony counts of grand theft, 10 felony counts...

By Jennifer Margulis White | Special to the NB Indy With the holiday shopping season underway, consumers are projected to spend billions and scammers are trying to cash in on unsuspecting victims.   The Better Business Bureau serving Orange, San Diego and Imperial counties is...

A Newport Beach physician was convicted this week of tax evasion after prosecutors accused him of embezzling $220,000 from a charitable hospital fund, authorities reported. Bruce Allan Hagadorn, 56, was convicted of tax evasion Monday after he failed to file personal and business...

News from around Newport Beach   Fatal Traffic Collision On Sunday at approximately 8:31 p.m. the Newport Beach Police Department was notified of a major injury traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on West Coast Highway, east of Superior Avenue. At the time...

A Newport Beach man was sentenced last week to seven years in state prison for conspiracy to commit more than $16 million in real estate fraud, according to authorities. Dinesh Valjeebhai Shah, 65, was sentenced Oct. 17 for conspiring with three family members to commit the fraud...

In the largest loan modification scheme ever prosecuted in the country, seven defendants were indicted this week for defrauding $13.5 million from more than 3,500 victims, according to authorities. A statement was released jointly by the Orange County District Attorney and...

A local plastic surgeon is suspected of performing a “unnecessary and harmful medical procedure” in order to fraudulently overcharge the insurance company, according to authorities. Jay W. Calvert, 45, of Newport Beach, is charged with one felony count each of medical insurance...