🌱 Nine Businesses Robbed In Three Hours + Who Moved To Orange County?

Hello again, everybody! It's Saturday in Orange County and I'm back in your inbox with the most important things happening in O.C. today, including news on...

• Jewelry thieves steal $560,000.
• How many people are moving to Orange County?
• Firefighters prepare for another stormy weekend.
• Nine OC businesses were robbed in a three-hour crime spree.

But first, today's weather:

Rain becoming heavier; cooler. High: 60 Low: 53.

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Here are the top stories in Orange County today:

1. Police said thieves who stole $560,000 in jewelry in a daytime Orange County robbery are on the loose. Three men got out of their car at a stoplight on a freeway off-ramp Thursday and smashed the window of a vehicle behind them that was transporting jewelry, authorities said. The three men in their 30s grabbed a bag of jewelry from the back seat. The victims chased the suspects and crashed into their vehicle at the intersection of Magnolia Street and Trask Avenue, but the robbers escaped. (Orange County Patch)
2. People are on the move, but where is everyone going? Stacker compiled a list estimating the number of people who moved to Orange County between 2015 and 2019. You may be surprised to learn that most people moved to Orange County from Los Angeles. Over the four years, 11,879 LA residents moved to Orange County. The smallest group of new residents were 320 people who moved to Orange County from Colorado. Find out more here: (msnNOW)
3. Thankfully, the rain in Orange County from storms this week didn't result in the catastrophes and evacuations the Central Coast experienced, but SoCal firefighters are prepared for another stormy weekend. Capt. Sean Doran of the Orange County Fire Authority said, while no major weather-related emergencies were reported in Huntington Beach, flooding "repeatedly shut down a section of the Pacific Coast Highway between Warner Avenue and Seapoint Street." (Los Angeles Times)
4. Nine OC businesses were robbed in less than three hours on Wednesday. Security video on Jan. 11 shows two males wearing hoodies "using rocks" to break glass doors at a strip mall in Rancho Santa Margarita. Five OC businesses, including a Starbucks, were broken into in Rancho Santa Margarita. Businesses in Laguna Hills and Mission Viejo were also robbed between 12:30 a.m. and 2:45 a.m., police said. No arrests were made as of Thursday night. Anyone with information is asked to contact the OC County Sheriff's Department: (FOX 11 Los Angeles)

Today in Orange County:

• Anaheim Garden Walk & Coffee - Anaheim (8:00 AM)
• E-Waste Event - Placentia Chamber of Commerce (9:00 AM)
• Craft Day - Library of the Canyons - Library of the Canyons/Silverado Library (9:00 AM)
• Color Happy! Kids Coloring Club - Dana Point Library (10:00 AM)
• ESL Conversation Group - Garden Grove Chapman Library (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• Homeless Belgian Malinois dogs: "With an increase in the number of homeless Belgian Malinois dogs, we have welcomed several Mals into our life raft. 🐶 Pictured here is handsome Bruno! Belgian Malinois are not the same breed as German Shepherds." (German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County via Facebook)
• Sheriff promotions: "OC Sheriff promotes two Assistant Sheriffs and four Commanders. You can view the full press release at OCSheriff.gov" (Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA via Facebook)
• WWII veterans assisted by John Wayne Airport police: "On Jan. 9 Airport Police Services assisted local WWII Veterans who were traveling through John Wayne Airport to New Orleans to meet and celebrate the oldest living WWII Pearl Harbor survivor U.S. Army PFC Joseph Eskenazi." (Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday. See you all again soon!

— Paula Constance

About me: Paula is a contributing writer, author, and producer. When she's not writing, you can find her hiking or watching fireflies in the sultry moments before sunset. You can follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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