July 2011
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Knott’s visitors set corny world record →
ANAHEIM - Nebraskans take note: A group of hundreds walked away from Knott’s Berry Farm on Thursday having minted a world record for the number of people husking corn at once. To certify the record, Knott’s needed at least 250 people. A crowd about a hundred more than that gathered at Calico Square before the event, waving their soon-to-be husked ears of corn in a scene that more closely resembled...
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Woman accused in penis-slicing hides face in court →
GARDEN GROVE – A woman accused of drugging her estranged husband, cutting off his penis and putting it through a garbage disposal appeared in court for the first time Wednesday. Catherine Kieu Becker, 48, of Garden Grove has been charged with felony torture, aggravated mayhem and sentencing enhancements for great bodily injury and personal use of a knife. Via the Orange County Register. Click...
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Teen: Mentally ill or a calculating criminal? →
SANTA ANA – In a Fountain Valley officer-involved shooting in which the suspect received more than 30 shotgun pellet wounds, jurors must weigh whether the bipolar 17-year-old imagined being a CIA spy or knew he was in a shootout with cops. An exchange of gunfire at an apartment complex in which David Vinh Dinh fired four shots – one as a warning and the other three into the ground – from an AK47...
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Pedestrian crossing PCH struck, killed by SUV →
DANA POINT – An 18-year-old woman was struck and killed by a moving vehicle as she attempted to cross Pacific Coast Highway early Sunday, police said. Police said the victim, 18-year-old Allix Nicole Barz of Cypress, was attempting to walk across PCH with a friend shortly after midnight. Via the Orange County Register. Click title to read more.