Los Angeles, Ca
Santa Ana substitute teacher arrested after allegedly molesting 4 girls in the classroom
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A person who labored instead instructor in Santa Ana was arrested earlier this month for allegedly sexually molesting 4 women within the classroom, police stated Friday.
Peter Morales, 69, allegedly molested the victims at Adams Elementary College individually and at completely different instances in the course of the day, in line with Santa Ana police.
The women are between the ages of 8 and 9 they usually instructed faculty officers that Morales had “touched them inappropriately,” police stated.
The suspect labored as a instructor for the Santa Ana Unified College District for 18 years earlier than turning into a substitute.
He was booked on suspicion of kid molestation and finally posted the $100,000 bail.
In an e-mail despatched to oldsters Friday, the College District stated Morales was faraway from the college and the district’s substitute checklist as quickly as they had been made conscious of the allegations. Officers indicated they’re responding to the state of affairs “with the utmost concern” and are cooperating with the investigation.
“SAUSD will proceed to do all the things we are able to to offer a secure studying setting for all college students and we respect the fast response by regulation enforcement on this matter,” the e-mail learn.
Anybody with extra details about Morales is requested to name Detective Anthony Pacheco at 714-245-8352, apacheco@santa-ana.org or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS
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Los Angeles, Ca
Gov. Newsom signs ‘more fiscally responsible’ California budget
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Governor Gavin Newsom signed California’s 2024 budget on Saturday, which cut spending in an effort to close the state’s $47 billion deficit.
About $16 billion in spending cuts were made in the 2024 plan with a goal of making the upcoming budget “more fiscally responsible,” according to the agreement’s fact sheet.
“This is a responsible budget that prepares for the future while investing in foundational programs that benefit millions of Californians every day,” Newsom said. “Thanks to careful stewardship of the budget over the past few years, we’re able to meet this moment while protecting our progress on housing, homelessness, education, health care and other priorities that matter deeply to Californians. I thank the Legislature for their partnership in delivering this sound and balanced plan.”
According to the Governor’s office, the agreement avoids deep program cuts while maintaining the budget for education and Medi-Cal expansion.
The $298 billion spending agreement was passed by the State Legislature on Wednesday in a series of bills, that Newsom signed on Saturday. The spending includes several items on the agenda of state Democrats, like support services for the unhoused and for immigrants lacking permanent legal status.
Part of the budget includes taking from the state’s reserve “rainy day fund” over the next two fiscal years, including $5.1 billion in 2024-25 and $7.1 billion in 2025-26.
Los Angeles, Ca
Family devastated after young Southern California father dies from fentanyl
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Loved ones are remembering a young Southern California father who died from fentanyl as the suspect who sold him the drugs was sentenced to prison.
On November 11, 2022, Ian Pangburn, 26, purchased fentanyl from Javier Carlos Cruz, 23, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Pangurn ingested a fentanyl pill and died the next day. A toxicologist determined that fentanyl poisoning had caused his death.
Pangburn’s mother, Jennifer Ochoa, said her son had previously struggled with drug use but was working to turn his life around when he died.
“He was a happy person at times and he struggled,” Ochoa said. “I won’t downplay it. There’s a stigma about drug users that they take a drug and it’s their fault and they deserve to die, but it’s not [true]. He didn’t want to die. He didn’t ask to die. Unfortunately, he made a choice and the consequences of his choice ended up being death.”
Pangburn, who leaves behind a 4-year-old daughter, had graduated from Alta Loma High School where he played football and was attending classes at Mt. San Antonio College as he worked on improving his future.
He had been messaging Cruz, the man who sold him the deadly narcotics, for a while before he took that fatal dose.
Cruz was arrested on December 27, 2022. While searching his home, Ontario Police discovered nearly 1,500 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, along with three semiautomatic handguns.
Ochoa is speaking out following her son’s death, warning others about the extreme dangers of fentanyl and drug trafficking.
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, two milligrams of fentanyl is considered a potentially fatal dose and lab testing indicates that seven out of 10 pills seized from suspects contain a lethal dose.
“Fentanyl, even one pill, it just depends on the potency because they don’t have any way to regulate it because it’s illegal so one pill could have enough fentanyl in it to kill a dozen people,” said Byron Pangburn, the victim’s father. “And that’s one pill. So it varies because there’s no quality control on something that’s made illegally or by cartels.”
Pangburn’s sister, Cecilia Ochoa, said she knows firsthand how painful the consequences of drug use can be.
“A lesson I learned from this is just how precious life truly is,” she said. “Because we all only have one life, when a moment is gone, you can’t get it back. It’s gone forever.”
Ashley Nusser, Pangborn’s partner and mother of his daughter, is devastated and trying to help the young child understand her father’s death.
“She knows her dad was taken by a very bad man,” Nusser said. “She knows he’s buried in the ground, but we have said that he will always be in your heart.”
On June 28, 2024, Cruz entered a plea deal and was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for the distribution of fentanyl. Cruz also admitted that his products resulted in the death of Pangburn, officials said.
Pangburn, who is an Ontario resident, is survived by his daughter, siblings, parents and friends.
Los Angeles, Ca
Driver killed in crash involving San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy
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Authorities are investigating after a driver died in a crash involving a deputy in San Bernardino County Saturday.
At around 4 p.m., a deputy from the Apple Valley Police Department responded to a service call while activating emergency lights and sirens.
The deputy was driving westbound on Bear Valley Road. That’s when a driver in a Toyota Corolla, who was turning left into a parking lot, collided with the deputy, officials said.
The collision killed the Toyota driver on impact and left the deputy with minor injuries.
Video from the scene showed both vehicles were left with severe front-end damage. Bystanders were seen surrounding the crash site which was bordered by shopping plazas on both sides.
The Toyota driver was only identified as a male. His name was not released. The injured deputy was transported to the hospital for treatment.
Bear Valley Road was closed to traffic between Kiowa Road and Snapping Turtle for several hours while authorities worked to clear the debris.
The deadly crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with additional information can contact the Apple Valley Police Department at 760-240-7400 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at 760-956-5001.
Anonymous tips can be provided to We-Tip at 1-800-782-7463 or online at wetip.com.
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