16 January 2024, 11:01 am
The incident occurred during the 8:30 a.m. Mass on Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Placentia, California. The Placentia Police Department said that the man apprehended had been reported ...... Read More »
29 October 2023, 3:29 am
Placentia Fire Chief Jason Dobine, left, and Police Chief Brad Butts take their Oath of Office being administered by Damien R. Arrula, city administrator, in Placentia, CA, on Thursday, March 3, 2022.... Read More »
28 August 2023, 6:14 am
With a touching final radio call and a cake, police in Placentia, California honored a beloved K9 officer who retired last week. “We would like to thank K9 Kyra for her 38-and-a-half dog years ...... Read More »
30 January 2023, 8:30 pm
A rare string of sensational crimes in Placentia has stoked fear in the community, says the mayor, who has issued a plea for a more robust police presence.... Read More »
25 January 2023, 11:00 am
PLACENTIA, Calif. (KABC) -- Three people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed in a suspected DUI crash involving a passenger van in Placentia. The incident happened around 8:45 p.m ...... Read More »
30 May 2021, 1:59 am
Police officers fatally shot a man while investigating reports of a suspicious vehicle. The man opened fire on them outside a Southern California shopping center, authorities said.... Read More »
8 October 2020, 5:59 am
Police were investigating what led Timothy Takehara, 41, to stab his twin 9-year-old daughters to death early Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 at their home in Placentia before taking his own life. (Photo ...... Read More »
7 October 2020, 6:10 am
Two young girls and their father were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Placentia. The father is suspected of stabbing his daughters to death and then stabbing himself.... Read More »
3 November 2011, 9:55 am
Placentia police have arrested Raymundo Gutierrez Pereda, 70, in the 1995 murder of Mary Ann O'Neil, 53. O'Neil's body was found bludgeoned to death on Nov. 17, 1995 in the trunk of her Infinity ...... Read More »