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1-Year-Old Child Reported Missing Out of Aliso Viejo Taken by Biological Mother, Authorities Say
An endangered missing advisory is in effect Thursday morning for a 1-year old boy taken by his biological mother in Aliso Viejo.
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Same Man Responsible for Two Aliso Viejo Park Assaults, Deputies Say
DNA testing showed that two kidnapping and assault incidents along the Aliso Creek trail in Aliso Viejo were committed by the same man, investigators said Thursday. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said the man attacked a woman in Woodfield Park on April 2, grabbing her behind and forcing her into the bushes off the trail she was hiking. The woman,…
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OC Sheriff Releases Video and Sketches of Aliso Viejo Park Assault Suspect
Hoping to generate public tips, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department on Friday released surveillance video and two sketches of a suspect who grabbed a 30-year-old woman on the Aliso Creek trail in Woodfield Park. The suspect tackled the woman from behind and forced her into some bushes east of the baseball fields about 4:50 p.m. Thursday, according to Carrie...
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Man Accused in Aliso Viejo Salon Bombing Charged With Financial Fraud
The man accused of killing his former girlfriend and business partner with a powerful package bomb at a day spa in Aliso Viejo has been indicted on new, unrelated fraud charges, according to court documents. Stephen William Beal, 61, is accused in a newly unsealed two-count indictment of failing to report a $350,000 windfall from his wife’s death in the…
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Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend With Bomb Faces New Charge
Stephen William Beal is accused of failing to report a $350,000 windfall from his wife’s death. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020.
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Sketch of Man Who Attacked and Dragged Woman Into Bushes in Aliso Viejo Released
Hoping to generate public tips, Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials released a sketch Tuesday of an assailant who attacked a woman in Aliso Viejo. The 22-year-old woman said she was skateboarding about 6 p.m. Monday at Woodfield Park when the man approached her and attempted to talk to her, according to the sheriff’s department. The man then “unexpectedly attacked her,” grabbing...
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Detectives Search for Man Who Dragged Woman Into Bushes
The suspect is wanted for assaulting and kidnapping a woman in Aliso Viejo before she was able to get away. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
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Feds Formally Accuse Alleged Aliso Viejo Salon Bomber
A Long Beach man has been charged with causing the package bomb explosion at a day spa in Aliso Viejo that killed the man’s ex-girlfriend and injured two others in 2018, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed Monday.
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Man Charged After Deadly Aliso Viejo Blast Held Without Bail
A Southern California man who was arrested on an explosives charge after a blast killed his former girlfriend last week at her day spa was ordered held without bail at a court appearance Monday.
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Wife of Man Charged in OC Explosion Died in ‘Mysterious Case'
A decade before his ex-girlfriend was killed in what investigators say was a targeted explosion, Stephen Beal’s wife died in what a coroner deemed a “mysterious case.”
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Aliso Viejo Explosion Victim Remembered in Vigil
Strangers held hand-in-hand in solidarity of their mourning for a woman killed during an explosion in Aliso Viejo. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Friday, May 18, 2018.
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New Details About Aliso Viejo Suspect Emerge
New details emerge about Stephen Beal, the man accused of carrying out the explosion at a medical building in Aliso Viejo. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News at 5 on Thursday, May 17, 2018.
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Suspect in Aliso Viejo Suspect Faces Charges
The man accused of carrying out the deadly explosion in Aliso Viejo is facing multiple charges. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News at 5 on Thursday, May 17, 2018.
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Troubling Items Uncovered in Explosion Suspect Home
The ex linked to the woman killed in the Aliso Viejo explosion appeared in court while the troubling list of items found in his home were revealed. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Thursday, May 17, 2018.
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Photos: Deadly Explosion at Orange County Medical Building
A woman was killed in a violent blast that shook a Aliso Viejo medical building, injuring two others.
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Daughter, Neighbor Speak About Man Accused of OC Bombing
Neighbors and the daughter of the man accused of bombing a medical building in Aliso Viejo speak out. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Wednesday, May 16, 2018.
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Infants, Children Evacuated After Aliso Viejo Explosion
Nearly 100 children were rushed out from their daycare after an explosion detonated at a nearby medical building in Aliso Viejo. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.
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One Killed Three Injured in Medical Building Explosion
One person was killed and three others were taken to a hospital after an explosive device detonated in an Aliso Viejo medical building. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.
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Aliso Viejo Shooting Victim Recounts Moments That Left Him Blind
Brandon Dufault is one of two survivors from a shooting rampage that left two people dead in Aliso Viejo last fall. He talks to NBC4 about the moments that left him blind.
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Shooting Victim Shares Story of Survival
One of only two survivors in a shooting rampage in Aliso Viejo last fall shares his emotional story of escape and survival. Christine Kim reports for the NBC4 News at 8 on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018.