"I want to express my sincere apologies for... the pain I have caused the families. I understand in your eyes I'm a monster."
The mall, which has been closed since October 2025, has seen a sharp increase in illegal activities like vandalism and trespassing.
The Westminster Police Department has been hard at work responding to numerous calls made regarding vandals in a shuttered mall.
Video captured by NBC shows a once-bustling Westminster Mall now "almost unrecognizable" with graffiti and other vandalism.
The evening crash was reported on the southbound 405 Freeway just south of Bolsa Avenue.
The former Long Beach man was sentenced to receive the death penalty for the 1980 rape and murder of a 70-year-old Seal Beach woman.
The trainer was banned from operating a stable at the Los Alamitos race track following the deaths of five of his horses.
The crash happened on Thursday at 12:13 p.m. on Seal Beach Boulevard, just north of Town Center Drive.
A 25-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to causing a deadly crash that killed a Huntington Beach motorcyclist.
The crash was reported at 12:22 p.m. in Westminster on Friday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
An Orange County man was arrested this weekend in a suspected domestic violence case, The OC Register reported.
The brush fire was seen smoldering at 8:24 a.m. in Los Alamitos, according to authorities.
The crash was reported early Tuesday morning and snarled traffic traveling through Seal Beach.
The crash was reported at 10:36 a.m. in Westminster, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Police Tuesday were searching for a child annoyance suspect who tried to lure a girl into his parked vehicle.
A man was arrested after allegedly pointing a gun at another driver in Westminster, The Orange County Register reported.
The coordinated operation was held on Sunday, Sept. 28 by the Seal Beach Police Department.
A 25-year-old man was charged Tuesday with running down a bicyclist in Westminster.
The cowbells, police said, are used to startle the animal and make them keep their distance from people.
Oxnard resident Angel Alcozar is accused of shooting at someone in Seal Beach on Aug. 21.
National Night Out is a community-building campaign hosted across the country by law enforcement agencies.
"Bank jugging" involves suspects watching bank customers leave with cash and then breaking into their vehicles at their next stop.
The 43-year-old bank robber from Westminster was immediately sentenced to prison Monday.
Seal Beach police sent out a reminder of its retail theft crackdown after arresting a woman suspected of stealing flowers on Mother's Day.
Westminster resident Alexander Cueva, 28, pleaded no contest Wednesday to one count of felony animal cruelty
The 16-question survey has an estimated completion time of around 10 minutes and is anonymous, according to city officials.
The event will take place on Saturday, April 26th.
The Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach is experiencing a high number of sickened seabirds on OC beaches.
Authorities Thursday recovered a stolen Bengal Lynx cat in Santa Ana after the feline was abducted from its home.
Authorities Wednesday asked for the public's help tracking down a stolen Bengal Lynx cat and its captor.
A 43-year-old man is in custody Thursday on suspicion of robbing a bank in Seal Beach, according to the Seal Beach Police Department.
The attempted robbery was reported at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to the Seal Beach Police Department.
The Westminster High School walk-on coach was accused of having a sexual relationship with a student, police said.
The roughly three-mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway in north Orange County remained closed Tuesday due to heavy rains.
A Long Beach man was arrested on multiple felony warrants when a traffic stop ended in a high-speed chase and attempted carjacking.
Two drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, and three vehicles were towed during a sobriety checkpoint.
A shark seen jumping out of the water early Wednesday morning shut down a stretch of Huntington Beach until Thursday morning.
The informant scandal that altered the prosecution of a Seal Beach mass murderer, is now affecting another local murder trial.
A Silver Alert was in effect Tuesday morning for a 74-year-old woman last seen in Westminster.
The community is invited to learn survival and safety tips at SBPD's "Surviving Gun Violence" presentation.