Articles by Mai Tran

897 articles since 2000

New ‘Irish’ priests are Vietnamese

California | Local | By David Haldane and Mai Tran | April 15, 2007
Crossing the Pacific in a dilapidated boat, 10-year-old Bich Vu had a face-off with God. Read more
 

Ex-police officer acquitted of assaulting exotic dancer

California | Local | By Mai Tran | February 3, 2007
A former Irvine police officer was acquitted Friday of charges he sexually assaulted an exotic dancer during a traffic stop in 2004. Read more
 

Arrest of principal shocks students

California | Local | By Mai Tran | January 31, 2007
On the day their principal was charged with lewd conduct, students at El Modena High School were wondering how the man they respected ended up being arrested during a sting operation at a Fullerton park. Read more
 

O.C. candidate has serious image problem

California | Local | By Mai Tran | January 30, 2007
The campaign of an Orange County supervisorial candidate, whose slogan is “Honesty, Integrity and Leadership,” has been caught doctoring a photo so that it places the politician close to Gov. Read more
 

Missing woman found?

California | Local | By Garrett Therolf and Mai Tran | January 25, 2007
A cadaver dog led Whittier police Wednesday to a badly decomposed body in Turnbull Canyon, about a mile from where the belongings of a missing 38-year-old woman were found on a hiking trail this month. Read more
 

Suit says man had stroke, not drunk

California | Local | By Mai Tran | January 20, 2007
A man arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol was actually suffering from a stroke, according to a lawsuit filed against the city of Costa Mesa. Read more
 

Ex-Red Cross accountant indicted

California | Local | By Mai Tran | January 18, 2007
A former accountant for the American Red Cross was indicted Wednesday, accused of embezzling from the Orange County chapter more than $100,000 that authorities say she used for a trip to a Las Vegas casino, shopping sprees, an underwater camera and membership to the San Diego Zoo. Read more
 

Woman was on her way home, then gone

California | Local | By Mai Tran | January 17, 2007
After working her overnight shift at the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Downey early last week, Amber Lee Hill called her boyfriend to let him know she was heading home. Read more
 

Defiant O.C. sect leader gets 10-day jail sentence

California | Local | By Mai Tran | January 13, 2007
The 85-year-old leader of a Christian sect in Costa Mesa was sentenced Friday to 10 days in jail for interfering with county health inspectors and operating a restaurant without a permit. Read more
 

O.C. Marathon runner dies shortly after 4-hour finish

California | Local | By Mai Tran | January 9, 2007
Larry Altneu set one goal Sunday: Finish the Orange County Marathon in four hours. Read more
 
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