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28-03-2025
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Cat stolen on camera in Westminster reunites with owner, suspect still at large
An Orange County woman was reunited with her beloved cat, Clubber, nearly a week after he was stolen from her home, police announced Thursday. The catnapping suspect, however, remains at large. Surveillance video captured the moment the suspect snagged Clubber, a 10-month-old Bengal Lynx cat, from outside the Westminster home on the evening of March 21. The cat's owner, Eva Corlew, told KTLA that Clubber was sitting underneath her boyfriend's car when a stranger walked up and took him. According to the Westminster Police Department, the home surveillance footage showed a man at the end of Corlew's driveway attempting to lure Clubber out, possibly using food. When Clubber approached, police said the man quickly grabbed the cat and fled in a white pick-up truck, possibly a Toyota Tacoma. Corlew got home late that night and discovered the next morning that Clubber was missing. When she started looking for him, she saw that the AirTag regularly attached to Clubber's collar was stationary, and she soon found it outside near her driveway. Corlew reported the incident to police, began posting on social media and going door-to-door in her neighborhood trying to find her beloved cat. Then, in an update released on March 27, the Westminster Police Department said officers received a tip that Clubber was at a home in Santa Ana. Officers found the cat safe and unharmed and reunited him with Corlew. The theft is still under investigation, and the search for the suspect is ongoing. Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the suspect and his vehicle. Detectives described the suspect as a man, possibly 40-50 years old, who stands 6 feet tall and has a medium build. At the time of the catnapping, the suspect was wearing a long-sleeved orange shirt, black jeans and a white hat. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Westminster Police Department at 714-898-3315 or submit an anonymous tip to Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Yahoo
Mother arrested in fatal stabbing of 11-year-old son in Santa Ana
Santa Ana police arrested a 48-year-old woman they believe stabbed to death her preteen son inside a local motel Wednesday morning. The mother was taken into custody at a La Quinta Inn without incident shortly after she called police at 9:25 a.m. to report that she had killed her son, according to Natalie Garcia, a Santa Ana police public information officer. The woman, whose identity was not released, was initially taken into custody in a hallway outside a room where she and her son were staying, according to police. However, the mother told police she had ingested a large amount of an unknown substance, according to police. She was instead transported to a local hospital where she remains in custody in stable condition. Read more: O.C. sheriff's deputy is stabbed as she performs homeless outreach; suspect arrested The 11-year-old boy was pronounced dead. Garcia said police recovered a knife at the scene. Police believe the event 'was an isolated incident' and no other suspects are involved, Garcia said. The hotel was still cordoned off by police as of 2 p.m. as they searched the room. Anyone with information is asked to call Santa Ana police at (714) 245-8000 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at (855) TIP-OCCS. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
