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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...

The Newport Beach Police Department sent out a message Thursday seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a residential burglary investigation. The crime occurred on Jan 2. between 6:30 p.m. and 7:50 p.m., according to the police alert. The suspect entered the...

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...

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 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 sent out an alert Thursday seeking the public’s help in identifying a battery suspect and looking for witnesses. NBPD announced on Friday that detectives identified the suspect. The crime occurred on April 13 at approximately 8 p.m. at the Siena...

NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the NB Independent during 2017. This week, we cover January through June. (click the first line of text in each brief to read the full, original story)   January   A Huntington Beach man was...

Following burglaries in other nearby neighborhoods, the Newport Beach Police Department is hosting a community meeting to discuss crime trends and crime prevention, within the Santa Ana Heights community, next week. The meeting is scheduled to be held from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday...

Police warned residents in an alert this week about a series of residential burglaries that took place within a two-day time frame earlier this month in the Dover Shores area. Between Nov 7 and 8, four home burglaries on Polaris Drive, Antigua Way and Santiago Drive were reported...

Newport Beach Police Department’s dispatch center was notified of an assault at a residence in the 800 block of 15th Street at 4:34 p.m. Tuesday, according to authorities. Officers arrived and contacted the victim, who had fled to a neighbor’s home for safety, a NBPD press...

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...

News in Newport Beach   Driver Killed in Jamboree Crash ID’d Authorities have identified the male driver that was killed in a single-vehicle rollover traffic collision this week. Trent Morris, 22, of Wildomar died at 12:21 p.m., according to the Orange County Sheriff’s...

Police Seek Help in Identifying Bank Robbery Suspect On Oct. 31, at approximately 2:04 p.m., the Newport Beach Police Department’s Dispatch Center received a 911 call about an armed robbery that had just occurred at the Union Bank at 2865 East Coast Highway. According to a press...

By Lauren Lamm | Special to the Indy An Irvine tutor is wanted for questioning by Newport Beach police in connection with helping a group of Corona del Mar High School students hack into their school’s computer system to change grades and access tests, authorities announced...