Texting 9-1-1 | Suspect Slaps, Spits | Bomb Threat: OC Today

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA – Share-worthy stories from across the Southland Patch cities to talk about tonight:

Text 911 For Emergency Response Across Orange County

"There's nothing that will replace that voice-to-voice contact" officials said, but the text 911 service has begun in Orange County cities.

Bomb Threat At North OC Convenience Store; Road Closures In Place

Police evacuated the neighborhood around Euclid Street and Trask Avenue after police discovered suspicious items near a 7-Eleven.

Suspect Slaps Trolley Driver, Spits At Arresting Officers: Cops

"Be advised, the subject is a spitter," Laguna Beach Police said of a suspect, arrested Saturday after bizarre behavior in the Gelson's lot.

School Employee Accused Of Luring Teenage Girls Into Car With Pot

Cops say he asked two teenage girls offered the girls a ride and promised them drugs.

Memorial Wall Dedicated To Fallen LASD Deputy Steven Belanger

He was the first deputy of the Walnut/Diamond Bar station to lose his life in the line of duty, after being shot in the head in 1994.

Garden Grove Buddhist Temple Destroyed By Fire On Lunar New Year

Firefighters responded to the scene of a structure fire at Temple Chua Vinh Minh overnight, during the Vietnamese holiday.

Paradise Lost, Lessons Gained For Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach officials who visited Paradise found similarities with the Butte County community, where 86 people lost their lives in November.

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