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From the Orange County District Attorney’s Office – A counselor for a Fullerton children’s home was convicted today of molesting three boys in his office while they used his phone to call their families living in other countries. Victor Salazar, 30, Santa Ana, was found guilty by a jury of four felony counts of lewd acts...
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From the Fullerton Police Public Information Office –  A 16 year-old girl ran away from her sister at 1:25 am this morning in Fullerton and has not been located. Fullerton Police are asking for the public’s help in locating the girl. Fullerton Police Corporal Tim Kandler said that Kayla Lyons is from the state of...
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To the Beechwood Community and the Fullerton community-at-large, regarding the failure of Superintendent, Dr. Mitch Hovey to inform his supervising Board of Trustees By Chris Thompson – It should be of great concern to our entire community that Fullerton School District Superintendent, Dr. Mitch Hovey, has decided to withhold from his supervising Board of...
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  * Updated March 14, 2012, 1:04 pm Reported by Jennifer Karmarkar – The Orange County District Attorney announced today that misdemeanor charges have been filed against former Fullerton police officer Vince Mater for destroying his Digital Audio Recorder (DAR). Mater was a corporal who arrested Dean Gochenour, pictured at right, for driving under...
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Compiled by Jeanne Hoffa – 3/4 Indecent Exposure – A caller says a chubby white man is pulling his pants down and “exposing his buttocks” to passing vehicles at S. Magnolia Avenue and the 91 Freeway at 8:32 p.m. Police arrived and arrested Garden Grove resident John Thomas Lord, 44, for being drunk in public. 3/4...
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Fullerton residents could choose from as many as five candidates per council seat in the June 5 election, should the ballot’s initial recall question be affirmed.  With the initial filing deadline now passed, there are five candidates for the seat currently held by Council member F. Richard Jones and four each for the seats...
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By Jennifer Karmarkar – Fullerton Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva pulled papers today to become a candidate for the California State Assembly 65th District, a seat currently held by former Fullerton City Councilman Chris Norby. As a result, Quirk-Silva will not seek re-election to the Fullerton City Council in November. Citing a new competitiveness resulting from...
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Surprise announcement comes after a civilian police employee’s arrest is detailed By Jennifer Karmarkar – Under the continuing glare of public scrutiny, police issues again took center stage at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. In an update of last week’s arrest of a civilian police department employee, acting chief Dan Hughes provided details to a...
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Compiled by Jeanne Hoffa/FullertonStories.com – 2/26 Drunk Driver - An employee at Papa John’s Pizza says a customer who forgot his wallet came back for it, and appears to be drunk. The customer is still in there. He was driving a 2002 black Trailblazer. Police arrived and arrested Fullerton resident Trent Abbot, 24, for...
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By Jennifer Karmarkar – It’s been said that candidates running for elected office need thick skin and an even thicker wallet. Now we can add eyeglasses and a good pen to that list.  Folks running in the June 5 recall election are going to need them as they trudge through a mountain of paperwork...
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