Newport Beach - Home burgled with owners upstairs

Police said an unidentified man burglarized a Newport Beach home while the homeowner was upstairs and unaware of what was going on.

Police said a person living in a home in the 400 block of Fernleaf Avenue was outside on their second-story balcony when a man walked through the front door about 1:36 p.m. Sunday.

Police described the suspect as a black man, 50 years old, 6 feet tall, 185 pounds with black, short hair, a thin build and wearing a dark jacket.

A neighbor saw the man come out of the front door and shout at the homeowner on the second floor, “Excuse me, is this where the open house is?” according to police.

The unsuspecting homeowner told the man to try down the street.

A neighbor who saw the suspect exit the home told the homeowner he was inside, police said.

The homeowner then found that cash had been taken from her wallet.

Police said the man was seen leaving in an old, rusty blue Toyota Camry.

[From Daily Pilot]

Tustin: Woman pistol-whipped in home invasion robbery

TUSTIN Police arrested three gang members suspected of robbing a home and leading police on a car chase in Tustin on New Year’s Eve.

A woman was pistol-whipped after men forced their way into a home in the 15500 block of Williams Street at 9 p.m. New Year’s Eve, according to officials.

One of the suspects pistol-whipped the woman and fled with about $200, police said. Officers on their way to the home chased the car, a black Lexus speeding with its lights off, into Santa Ana.
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Action Requested: Contact the OC Board of Supervisors

As you might or might not know, there was an uproar (putting it mildly) when newly appointed, Appointed Sheriff Hutchens turned the OC CCW world upside down and not only threatened, but started to revoke Orange County CCW holders CCWs WITHOUT cause. We have lost 100’s of OC CCW holders since then.

During that time a few of the Orange County BOS members (after many emails, letters and phone calls received) not only thought Appointed Sheriff Hutchens actions were wildly unnecessary, but without merit!

Well we need your help again reaching out to the OC BOS, specifically Supervisors Norby, Campbell, and Bates and respectfully ask them to endorse Craig Hunter for Sheriff.
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California Shall-Issue CCW Bill gets new hearing in state assembly

Knight’s CCW billl (AB357) has been granted a new hearing. The date is set for January 12, 2010 before the Assembly Public Safety Committee. Here is the text of the bill (PDF).

Contact your state senator and urge them to support the bill, or better yet, sign on as a co-sponsor!

Shall-Issue is the only way to completely de-politicize the issue of self-protection, and take the ability to discriminate and give political favors out of the hands of individual sheriffs!

Man dies after assault outside Newport Beach nightclub

Family members are mourning the death of a 27-year-old Corona del Mar man who was taken off life support Friday after an assault outside a nightclub early Thanksgiving morning.

The assault on Clinton Joseph ‘C.J.’ Hubbard happened around 1:40 a.m. Thursday. Hubbard was leaving Code Restaurant/Lounge at 4221 Striker Way and was confronted by a man in the parking lot, witnesses told police.

That man punched Hubbard in the face.

The punch resulted in a burst artery in the brain, said the victim’s father, also named Clint Hubbard.

Hubbard was rushed to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, where he was declared brain dead, his father said.

[From The Orange County Register]

CCW Policy Statement by Sheriff Candidate Craig Hunter

OCCCWS has obtained a formal statement by Deputy Chief Craig Hunter, Candidate for OC Sheriff in the 2010 elections, regarding his intentions toward a CCW policy in Orange County, should he be elected.
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OCCCWS Announces their endorsement of Craig Hunter for OC Sheriff

After extensive communications and research on the available candidates for Sheriff of Orange County, OCCCWS is proud to announce our support and endorsement for Craig Hunter, Anaheim Deputy Chief of Police, for Sheriff of Orange County in the 2010 election.

Please join us in offering your support and congratulations to Chief Hunter, as we begin the march towards victory in November, 2010!

Anaheim deputy chief in sheriff race - OC Register

Opinion- So Much for Gun Control

From the Daily Sound, By RANDY ALCORN

There is little to salvage from last week’s mass murder at Fort Hood, Texas, but there are some stark realizations this heartbreaking horror exposes. One is the wishful but mistaken notion that such incidents can be prevented by laws prohibiting or strictly restricting access to firearms. The Second Amendment not with standing, U.S. military bases prohibit unauthorized personnel from carrying firearms on base. Access to military weapons is carefully restricted and weapons are secured in armories.

Never the less, even within the well regulated conditions of a military base, a man was able to acquire and conceal two powerful personal handguns which he used to murder 13 people and wound dozens of others.

The argument that a prohibition against firearms will eliminate the possession of firearms by anyone is clearly refuted by the ample empirical evidence that prohibition simply does not succeed in its intended objective when the subject of the prohibition is something that enough of the population wants. No matter how draconian the restrictions or dire the legal consequences prohibition is defeated by desire.
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OCCCWS Endorses Tony Rackauckas for District Attorney of Orange County, California

OCCCWS is proud to announce our endorsement of incumbent Tony Rackauckas for District Attorney. Mr. Rackauckas has a great track record of protecting and supporting second amendment and CCW rights within Orange County, and it is for these reasons we offer our endorsement of him in the 2010 election.

Please join us in keeping second amendment and CCW rights safe for the citizens of Orange County by supporting Tony Rackauckas!

OCCCWS Needs your help!

Soon OCCCWS will be going to court to fight just one example of the Sheriff’s egregious behavior. Our attorney is operating on a contingency basis, but OCCCWS needs to cover fees and other expenses. So donations to OCCCWS, which has been the lead organization highlighting Sheriff Hutchens’ regrettable actions, would appreciate donations to help offset these expenditures. Please click here to donate!

Also, OCCCWS anticipates increased expenditures soon, as the number of candidates running against the Sheriff increases. Anything you give will help our efforts to send Sheriff Hutchens into her second retirement before she can secure a pension from the Citizens of Orange County in addition to the one she already has from LA County.

Thank you in advance for your help!

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