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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...

Detectives arrested a local man over the weekend suspected of several residential burglaries over the last few months in Newport Beach, according to authorities. Aquinas Arrigo Kasbar, 18, of Newport Beach, was taken into custody by the Newport Beach Police Department detective...

The Newport Beach Police Department has been awarded a $225,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety for a year-long program of special enforcement and public awareness efforts to prevent traffic-related deaths and injuries, authorities reported in a press release...

On Monday, Newport Beach Police Department sent out an alert warning residents about an interrupted burglary at a home in Corona del Mar. The incident occurred in the 2800 block of Bayside Dr., around 6:10 p.m. on Saturday, according to police. “While the victim was out to...

Newport Beach Police Department sent out an alert on Tuesday about an attempted residential burglary in the port streets in the Harbor View neighborhood. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Oct. 25 in the 2500 block of Port Whitby Pl. An unknown suspect smashed a panel on a...

Newport Beach Police Department sent out a message Tuesday, alerting residents to two residential burglaries that occurred just down the street from and within a few hours of each other over the weekend In the 1600 block of Bonnie Doone Terrace, in Corona del Mar, an unknown...

The Newport Beach Police Department’s Animal Control Unit sent out an alert Thursday about coyote activity. Coyotes, native to the area, are found all over Orange County and are a critical component of the ecosystem, NBPD officials wrote in the message. “Contrary to popular...

On Aug. 3, 2018, the Newport Beach Independent ran an article titled “Police Efforts Reflect Crime Reduction.” Journalist Richard Simon started the article by reminding readers that “Newport’s Police Department has earned the respect and gratitude of its citizens through its...

Police and residents came together this week to give crime a going away party. Newport Beach Police Department hosted their annual event for National Night Out Wednesday at Bonita Canyon Sports Park. Police provided information on crime and drug prevention, home security, child...

Newport Beach Police Department sent out an alert Thursday afternoon about an interrupted residential burglary in the 1800 block of Port Taggart Place. The crime occurred around 11:20 p.m. on Wednesday, police reported. While the victims were upstairs, two unknown suspects...

One of the most important jobs law enforcement undertakes is to earn the confidence of the communities they serve. Since its inception in 1905, Newport’s Police Department has earned the respect and gratitude of its citizens through its selfless dedication to public safety and...

Newport Beach City Council unanimously approved a pay raise for the city’s top cop this week. In a 7-0 vote on Tuesday, Council members agreed on a contract amendment for Newport Beach Police Chief Jon Lewis. The major changes involve what City Manager Dave Kiff considers...

A Newport Beach man was convicted and sentenced to nine months in jail recently for animal cruelty and petty theft after killing his roommates’ dog and removing the evidence from the scene, authorities reported. Justin James Pope, 27, Pleaded guilty July 12 to felony animal...

As July 6 marks the 45th anniversary of the abduction of Linda Ann O’Keefe, an 11-year-old girl who lived in Corona del Mar and whose murder is still unsolved, Newport Beach Police Department is giving her a voice once again as they share her story on social media. The young girl...

A local doctor was accused of “sexting” two high school cheerleaders, authorities announced this week. David Lee Haller, 51, of Newport Beach was charged Monday with two counts of misdemeanor child annoyance. Arraignment scheduled for Tuesday. If convicted, he could serve two...

The Newport Beach Police Department sent out a message Thursday asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect and a witness relating to a stabbing incident from earlier in the month. According to police, around 1 a.m. on May 13, a man was stabbed in the area of Newport...

Newport Beach Police Department announced this week that they will be deploying extra officers on overtime this Memorial Day holiday weekend to target problem areas (those places in town with high numbers of DUI collisions and DUI arrests). The extra DUI patrols will join the...

The Newport Beach Police Department will be posting a live virtual ride-along with an Animal Control Officer this weekend on the NBPD Twitter account. Those interested in spending a shift with and getting an inside look at an ACO’s day can tune in to @NewportBeachPD (or...

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...