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Two local police officers are recuperating after a knife-wielding suspect threw ammonia  at them when they responded to several calls about possible domestic violence at an Eastbluff apartment over the weekend, according to authorities. Newport Beach Police Department dispatch...

Newport Beach Police Department officials alerted residents to three residential burglaries recently, in Santa Ana Heights, Dover Shores, and Harbor Ridge. Police sent out a Nixle alert Wednesday about a residential burglary in the 2300 block of Irvine Ave. in Santa Ana Heights...

Newport Beach Police Department shared a message about Fourth of July information for the community this week. “Though most residents and business owners are well versed in the city’s increased public safety efforts for the Fourth of July, we’ve included some reminders about what...

Newport Beach Police Department shared a message of safety this week in observance of both National Bike Month and National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Along with the California Office of Traffic Safety, NBPD is encouraging drivers, motorcyclists and bicycle riders to...

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...

By Allison Jarrell | Special to the NB Indy On Thursday, April 25, the Newport Beach Police Department arrested Jamon Rayon Buggs, 44, of Huntington Beach for the murder of Darren Donald Partch, a 38 year old resident of Newport Beach, and Wendi Sue Miller, a 48 year old resident...

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...

On March 29, the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce held the 48th Annual Police Appreciation Breakfast at Hyatt Regency John Wayne Airport Newport Beach in honor of the brave men and women of the Newport Beach Police Department. This event featured special guest emcee Keith...

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...

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Newport Beach Police Department sent out a message on Wednesday that they, along with law enforcement agencies statewide, will have additional officers on patrol specifically looking for drivers violating California’s...

Authorities alerted residents to two recent home burglaries on the same Newport Coast street in a message shared Monday by Newport Beach Police Department. Two residential burglaries occurred on Bridgeport Road, in the Pointe community in the Newport Ridge neighborhood, on March...

Orange County is a prime destination for the “often invisible crime” of human trafficking, a predatory offense akin to “modern-day slavery,” according to authorities. The OC is a targeted location for this type of crime due to its “wealth and tourism,” said Orange County District...

Newport Beach Police sent out a message Monday, alerting locals to a residential burglary in Big Canyon that happened over the weekend. The burglary occurred Saturday around 8:30 p.m. at a home on Cherry Hills Ln., according to the statement. While the victim was out of town, an...

The Newport Beach Police Department arrested a San Marcos man recently in connection to a local bank robbery from earlier this year. Police served a search warrant and arrested Marco Antonio Rodriguez Arango, 23, on Feb. 21, NBPD reported in a statement. Arrango was the...

Nearly half a century after a local girl was abducted and killed, authorities have arrested a suspect in connection to a cold case that shocked the community. The combination of DNA technology, an online genealogy database, and traditional police work led Newport Beach Police...

Newport Beach Police Department sent out an alert Monday about two recent residential burglaries. The first occurred at a home in Harbor View Hills South, in the 1300 Block of Keel Dr., between: 1:45 p.m. and 4:10 p.m. on Jan. 31. An unknown suspect came onto the property through...

On Sunday, as fans tune in for Super Bowl LIII, their game-day socializing may include drinking. That’s why the Newport Beach Police Department sent out a message this week sharing a reminder: If you plan on drinking on Super Bowl Sunday, designate a sober driver to get you home...

Crime statistics, strategies and trends were the focus of an early morning meeting this week with the top police officer in the city. Newport Beach Police Department Chief Jon Lewis gave a presentation to a group of about two dozen community business leaders and city and district...

Part two of Speak Up Newport’s program on homelessness focused on how different agencies are working on solutions. About 125 people crowded into the community room at the Newport Beach Civic Center to hear the discussion. Speakers for the event included Newport Beach Police...

Police warned residents this week about two residential burglaries that happened over the weekend in different Newport Beach neighborhoods. In the Belcourt community on Ford Road, an unknown suspect attempted to enter a home on Huntington Court while the victim was out of town...