Santa Ana: Stabbing by unknown assailant leaves 44-year-old man in critical condition

A stabbing that happened Friday Night in Santa Ana has landed the victim in the hospital.

A 44-year-old man was attacked at 2:35 a.m. outside in the 1600 block of West Willits Street by an unknown assailant, said Sgt. Mike Buelna.

The man was transported by ambulance to UCI Medical Center in Orange, where he was treated for multiple stab wounds to the upper chest. He is in critical but stable condition, and the injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

Original Article at OC Register

Sheriff to temporarily stay revocations of CCW Permits

Supervisor Patricia Bates, in her District 5 Newsletter announced that Sheriff Hutchens has agreed to stay all revocations of CCW permits until the Department of Justice provides clarification related to the impacts any revocation may have on a CCW permit holder’s record.
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2 Church Shootings Over the Weekend

There were two shootings over the weekend, one in Clifton, New Jersey, the other in Los Angeles.   In case you are curious, here is a spreadsheet which lists Fatal Church Shootings in the United States since 1999.

Church shootings are becoming more and more common.   Many states ban firearms in churches, however like malls and schools, that only keeps the law abiding folks from carrying.

I’m not going to get into a debate on whether or not these places should or should not allow CCW.   What I will comment on is the fact that guns in churches have kept the death tolls low.    At the recent Scientology shooting in LA, the threat was armed with Samurai Swords, not a gun, but he was shot by security before he could injure anyone.   The New Jersey incident was targeting an individual (an ex wife), and the other two unarmed victims were killed or injured while trying to stop the gunman.
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Orange County Supervisors continue to question Sheriff’s CCW Policies

Orange County Supervisor Vice Chair Patricia C. Bates has requested a supplemental agenda item for November 25, 2008 regarding any unintended consequences of the permit revocation that Sheriff Hutchens has threatened existing CCW holders with.
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Santa Ana: Teen shot during possible gang attack

A 16-year-old boy was shot and injured during a possible gang-related attack in a residential neighborhood Wednesday night.

The shooting occurred at 6:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of S. Cedar Street at Normandy Place, said Santa Ana police Cmdr. Stephen Colon.

Officers were called to the residential neighborhood after shots were fired and a man was reported down, Colon said.

The boy told police he was standing on the northeast corner of Cedar and Normandy when someone shot him from across the street, Colon said, adding that he was not able to describe the person who shot him.

Original article at OC Register

Huntington Beach: Man arrested in road-rage incident

Police arrested a man in Surf City after authorities said he attacked a cab driver with a machete in a road rage incident early today, police said.

Costa Mesa police officials arrested Phong Van Trong, 48, of West Covina on suspicion of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.

Original Article at OC Register

Placentia: Man hospitalized after suspected gang-related beating

Police are investigating a beating involving rival gangs within the city.

At 1:45 p.m. today a 28-year-old man known to police for his involvement in a criminal street gang was beaten at Kraemer Park, said Sgt. Tom Valentine of the Placentia Police Department.

At least 10 young men attacked the victim with hands and feet, bringing him to the ground. He was able to get up and ran back to his home. Relatives later told police that he was taken to a local hospital for internal injuries.

Original Article at OC Register

Costa Mesa: Man robbed at knifepoint outside Kmart

Two people robbed a man at knifepoint outside a Kmart late Thursday night and fled with the victim’s wallet, police said.

The victim, 22, was sitting at a table and listening to his iPod in front of the big-box department store at 2200 Harbor Blvd. around midnight when the male suspects approached him, Sgt. Ron Chamberlin of the Costa Mesa police said. One suspect, described as a clean-shaven, thin 17- to 18-year-old male, brandished a knife with a 4-inch blade, he said.

After stealing the victim’s wallet, the suspects fled east on Wilson Street and were last seen heading south on College Avenue, police said.

Original Article at OC Register

OC Board of Supervisors Resolution on CCW

For those interested, the actual final text of the resolution passed by the Orance County Board of Supervisors to encourage the Sheriff to relax her CCW policy is available here.

OCCCWS Thanks NRA for Supporting our efforts

OCCCWS would like to offer our thanks to our friends at the NRA for attending our rally at the Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday to show their support for our cause. Over 200 OCCCWS members and friends attended the meeting, making it one of the highest attendance Board meetings in recent memory.

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