Keep Bailing

With more cities looking to save money, Newport Beach and Costa Mesa are considering the idea of sharing their city jails in an effort to cut costs.

During a Newport council meeting this week, Councilwoman Leslie Daigle made a proposal that the city consider contracting its jail services and hire private guards to help bolster the existing jail staff. She called Costa Mesa, “a natural partner.”

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What’s up with the Hills and DUI’s? Last October, we reported on the DUI arrest of Jason Whaler. In the same month, Stephanie Pratt also made headlines with her Van Nuys DUI arrest.

 Jason Wahler former realty star was reportedly arrested a sixth time for drunk driving by the Newport Beach Police Department, last Friday evening. The reality star was stopped and handcuffed by police around 11:00 p.m. on March 20, 2010, but he was released without bail on his own recognizance (“O.R.”) hours later. While an “O.R.” is Read more »

Four armed men forced their way into a Newport Beach mansion in the Pelican Ridge gated community, on the night of December 9, 2009. Three of them ransacked the home and stole cash and jewelry while the fourth remained outside as a lookout.  The target of this violent crime was Daniel Sadek, former head and founder of Quick Loan Funding, a collapsed subprime mortgage lender that wen belly up in 2007.

After a manhunt, three of the suspected robbers were Read more »