Fire officials said a 5:21 a.m. call Friday regarding a possible grass fire just south of the intersection of Newport Boulevard and 17th Street was soon after upgraded to a vehicle fire that reportedly killed one occupant.
Local law enforcement officers describe encounters with individuals arriving at crime scenes, DUI checkpoints or police department lobbies cameras in hand waiting to capture 1st Amendment violations on video.
A burglary alarm was tripped at 5:18 a.m. when a suspect broke into a boat sales and repair business in the 2200 block of Newport Boulevard, according to Roxi Fyad, a spokeswoman for the Costa Mesa Police Department.
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