COSTA MESA – A shooting during a confrontation between members of rival gangs led to the arrest of six juveniles and two men by Costa Mesa police officers at around 5:40 p.m. Wednesday ...

In the heart of Costa Mesa’s Westside, in a scrappy center called Save Our Youth, Trevor Murphy has learned many lessons in dealing with youths who are at risk of joining gangs.For the last ...

Israel Antonio Valencia, 25, and Christopher Mathew Pena, 18, both of Costa Mesa, are in custody in connection to a fatal stabbing and an assault that took place Tuesday night.

Costa Mesa police are investigating a fatal stabbing that took place Tuesday night near a business on Placentia Avenue, an incident believed to be part of a wider gang-related attack that included ...

Four men and a woman are facing charges in connection with a kidnapping in February in which a man was forced to don a long blond wig and put on a red dress before being tortured and robbed in a ...

Three men were recently arrested for various offenses including possessing heroin and methamphetamine after authorities said they monitored white supremacist gang members in Costa Mesa. One of two ...

Police in Costa Mesa briefed residents on the city's response to a recent spike in gang violence. Since June, two men have been killed and five wounded in drive-by alley shootings.

Besides the 26 Mexican Mafia members the District Attorney's office is prosecuting as a result of the Orange County Jail crimes uncovered through “Operation Black Flag,” 17 Costa Mesa gang ...