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CSUF police officer charged with a DUI while on duty

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, CSUF, Fullerton, Fullerton Police Department, News, OCDA Leave a comment

Thomas Henry Higgs

Case # 18NM09973

Date: July 5, 2018

CAL STATE FULLERTON POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WHILE ON DUTY

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A California State University Fullerton Police Department (CSUFPD) officer was charged today with driving under the influence of alcohol while on duty in a patrol vehicle.

Defendant: Thomas Henry Higgs, 59

Charged with the following misdemeanor counts:

Driving under the influence of alcohol
Driving with blood alcohol content of 0.08% or higher

Maximum Sentence: Six months in county jail

Arraignment on Aug. 2, 2018, 8:30 a.m. at Department N-8, North Justice Center, Fullerton

Circumstances of the Case

At approximately 8:00 p.m on May 7, 2018, Higgs is accused of showing objective signs of intoxication during a CSUFPD briefing.
Officers notified their command staff, who investigated this case.
Higgs is accused of driving a marked patrol car around the campus with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .09 percent.

Prosecutor: Deputy District AttorneyDevin Campbell, Special Prosecutions Unit.

DUI suspect facing 15 years to life in prison after killing a little girl in Fullerton

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Anaheim, Crime, Fullerton, Fullerton Police Department, News, OCDA Leave a comment

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Case # 18NF0496

DRUNKEN DRIVER CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR KILLING 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL PLAYING ON THE SIDEWALK IN FULLERTON

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken driver was charged today with murder for killing a 6-year-old girl who was playing on a residential sidewalk in Fullerton when the defendant crashed into her.

Defendant: Maximino Lagunas Delgado, 53, Anaheim

Charged today with the following felony counts: Continue reading→

Former Fullerton City Manager convicted of reckless driving involving alcohol, on election night

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Fullerton, Fullerton Police Department, Joseph Burt Felz, News, OCDA, Politics Leave a comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

Case # 17NM03367

Date: December 19, 2017

FORMER FULLERTON CITY MANAGER CONVICTED OF RECKLESS DRIVING INVOLVING ALCOHOL ON ELECTION NIGHT

FULLERTON, Calif. – The former city manager of Fullerton pleaded guilty today to reckless driving involving alcohol on election night in 2016.

Defendant: Joseph Burt Felz, 58, Fullerton

Pleaded guilty today to: Continue reading→

DUI Saturation Patrols and Checkpoints set for the 4th of July weekend

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Anaheim, Bars, Brea, News, Orange County Sheriff Leave a comment

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Contact: Lt. Jeff Hallock (714) 904-7042, JHallock@ocsd.org
Emily Osterberg (714) 647-1840, EOsterberg@ocsd.org

This Fourth of July, ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’

SANTA ANA, Calif. – (July 2, 2014) – This Fourth of July families and friends will gather to celebrate our country with parades, parties and fireworks. For many people the celebration includes alcohol, but the holiday quickly goes from festive to fatal when people choose to drive after drinking.

To crack down on drug and alcohol impaired driving this Fourth of July the ‘Avoid the 38’ DUI Task Force will be out in full force, aggressively targeting those who put lives in danger. The DUI task force will be deploying deputies and officers to DUI/Driver’s License checkpoints in the cities of Buena Park, Cypress, Irvine and Laguna Niguel, and DUI saturation patrols in the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Irvine, Orange, Westminster, CSU Fullerton, and several cities within the Sheriff’s Department contract area. The CHP will also be deploying all available officers onto freeways and county roads as part of their Maximum Enforcement Period. Continue reading→

The OC DUI Task Force will be looking for drunk drivers on St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, OCSD, Orange County, Public Safety Leave a comment

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Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock (714) 904-7042, Gail Krause, (714) 623-8940

Designate a Sober Driver on St. Patrick’s Day

SANTA ANA, Calif. – (March 15, 2014) — With St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and the Orange County “Avoid the 38” DUI Task Force are reminding drivers not to get behind the wheel if they’ve been drinking. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that more than 269 people were senselessly killed nationwide in crashes involving drunk drivers during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday from 2007 to 2011. Those fatalities were preventable. Continue reading→

Bourbon Street offers a new take on food and wine pairings

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Bars, Fullerton, News, Restaurants Leave a comment

Unpretentious Wine Thursday: Bourbon Street Offers a New Take on Food and Wine Pairings

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Media Contact: Jess Block Nerren – 909-706-8525 – Jess@FeltenMedia.com

FULLERTON, CA— As the wave of craft beer begins to crest, Bourbon Street Bar and Grill in Fullerton is offering something new: an ‘Unpretentious Wine Thursday’ for new and old friends to converse in cheerful pockets throughout the restaurant, alongside the bar, and outside on a lovely heated wraparound patio from 5:30pm to 8:00pm at Bourbon Street Bar and Grill, 110 E. Commonwealth Ave. in Downtown Fullerton in Orange County, February 20, March 20, and every third Thursday of subsequent months through 2014. Flyer: http://bourbonstreetfullerton.com/private-parties/ Continue reading→

Unpretentious Wine Thursday at Bourbon Street Bar and Grill

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Bars, Entertainment, Fullerton, News, Restaurants, Wine Leave a comment

Unpretentious Wine Thursday: Bourbon Street Offers a New Take on Wine Pairings with The Great American Wine Company

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Media Contact: Jess Block – 909-706-8525 – Jess@FeltenMedia.com

FULLERTON, CA— As the wave of craft beer begins to crest, and the endless array of flavored beverages becomes tiresome, Bourbon Street Bar and Grill in Fullerton is offering something new: Unpretentious Wine Thursday for new and old friends to converse in cheerful pockets throughout the restaurant, along the bar, and outside on a lovely heated wraparound patio from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at Bourbon Street Bar and Grill, 110 E. Commonwealth Ave. in Downtown Fullerton in Orange County starting with the first event on January 23, 2014, and every third Thursday of subsequent months through 2014. Continue reading→

Winter Holiday DUI Campaign – final report

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, OCSD, Orange County Leave a comment

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Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, (714) 904-7042/Gail Krause, (714) 647-1840

Winter Holiday DUI Campaign – Final Report

SANTA ANA, California (January 2, 1014) – The Winter Holiday Anti-DUI crackdown on drinking or drugged drivers has ended and resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from the sobriety checkpoints, special saturation patrols and routine patrols in the Orange County “Avoid the 38 ” DUI Campaign for the past 20 days.

From 12:01 AM Friday December 13, 2013 through midnight on Wednesday January 1, 2014 officers representing 38 county law enforcement agencies have arrested 862 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Last year, 971 DUI arrests occurred during the holiday campaign. Tragically, there was one death attributed to a drunk driver in our area. Last year, there were no DUI deaths reported. (NOTE: These numbers are only provisional with some agencies yet to report and/or Coroner reports pending). Continue reading→

Man dies after crashing during high speed police chase in Fullerton

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Alcohol, Crime, Fullerton, Fullerton Police Department, News Leave a comment

A man died after leading police on a car chase and crashing into a house in Fullerton early Wednesday, authorities said, according to NBC.

The police car chase lasted only about a minute and covered just a half-mile before the man, whose name was not immediately released, lost control and went “straight through a palm tree,” hit a parked car and barreled into the corner of a house in the 100 block of North Roosevelt Avenue, said Fullerton police Sgt. Jeff Stuart, according to the L.A. Times. Continue reading→

Liberty Activist Meetup at Angelo’s & Vinci’s Ristorante set for 10/4

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Fullerton, Libertarian Party, Orange County, Politics, Restaurants Leave a comment

Interested in activism? Veteran of the liberty movement? Come by the Liberty Activist Meetup at Angelo’s & Vinci’s Ristorante, in Fullerton, at 550 N. Harbor Blvd., in Fullerton, on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, at 7 pm. This is a Liberty on the Rocks event.

This is your chance to promote your organization and network with liberty-minded activists individuals. Continue reading→