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

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...

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 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...

A Newport Beach resident turned himself in to police this week in regards to a hit and run traffic collision on Tuesday that critically injured a 14-year-old bicyclist, authorities reported. Anthony Michael George, 36, turned himself in to Newport Beach Police Department traffic...

By Elizabeth Greenberg | NB Indy  An estimated 500 Newport Beach residents turned out at Bonita Canyon Sports Park on Tuesday to celebrate the annual National Night Out event, hosted by the Newport Beach Police Department. A smaller National Night Out event was held...

According to a press release from the Newport Beach Police Department, at approximately 12:21 p.m. on Monday, May 18, the Newport Beach Police Department’s Dispatch Center was notified of a single-vehicle rollover traffic collision on Jamboree between Santa Barbara Drive and...

The Newport Beach Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, March 13, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in...

Newport Beach crime rates reached new historic lows in 2014, according to information released by the Newport Beach Police Department. Part One crimes, which include both violent crimes (such as Homicide, Rape, Robbery, and Aggravated Assault) and property crimes (Burglary,...

According to a press release from the Newport Beach Police Department, on Tuesday, January 20, at approximately 3:02 p.m., the Newport Beach Police Department’s Communications Center received a call about an armed robbery that had just occurred at the Bank of America at 4101...

According to an email from Tara Finnigan, public information officer for Newport Beach, allegations of sexual harassment against Newport Beach Police Chief Jay Johnson have been removed from a lawsuit. Finnigan’s email noted that “A lawsuit filed by former Newport Beach Police...

A collision between a gardening truck and a mini cooper caused MacArthur Boulevard to partially close on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. The female driver of the mini cooper had to be cut out of her vehicle by the Newport Beach Fire Department, said spokeswoman...

At approximately 4:35 p.m. Saturday afternoon, the Newport Beach Police Department received numerous calls about shots fired in the vicinity of Macy’s department store in Fashion Island. According to Kathy Lowe, public information officer for NBPD, it was reported tha...