Tustin The former head of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tustin was sentenced to community service and probation after pleading guilty to stealing $114,354 from the nonprofit. Clifford Polston, 60, ran the club for 30 years and charged the group for…
Archive for December, 2009
Readers say Polston’s sentencing too light
Santa Cop delivers gifts to 143 children
Tustin Police officers delivered toys to 143 children at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tustin on Tuesday night. Families gathered in the gym for the conclusion of the Santa Cop toy drive. Officers also raffled off two Christmas trees and a laundry…
Most outrageous O.C. food moments of 2009
We look at Orange County’s top new restaurants, the greatest hidden gems, the biggest bargains and much more.
Tustin crime calls: Beer bottles thrown onto freeway
A selection of crime calls to the Tustin Police Department. Beer bottles were thrown onto the freeway at McFadden Avenue and the I-5 on Sunday, police said. The incident was reported to police at 11:49 a.m. Sunday. A resident reported being stalked…
Tustin home on list of historic properties
Tustin Another Tustin home has joined the list of Mills Act historic properties. The owner of Wilcox Manor at 310 S. Pasadena Ave. agreed to maintain the property for 10 years in exchange for lower taxes. The owner will have to get approval for…
Winter concert held at Foothill High
NORTH Tustin The band at Foothill High School is holding a free winter concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 in the Foothill High School gym, 19251 Dodge Ave., Santa Ana. Information: 714-730-7464
Police: $1 million in pot seized in raids
Tustin An anonymous tip led police to warehouses and homes containing marijuana plants and weapons in Tustin and Santa Ana. Four people were arrested as a result of the search that uncovered marijuana plants and processed marijuana with a street…
1.45 inches of rain fell over the weekend
Tustin Conrad Hohener, checking in from the Maidie Hohener Weather Station in Lemon Heights, reports he recorded 1.45 inches of rain that fell Saturday and Sunday. His station’s season total is 3.55 inches. Bob Glassman’s rain report for central…
Audrey Norma Pieper Forney: May 4, 1916-Dec. 1, 2009
Audrey Norma Pieper Forney, daughter of a pioneer Tustin family, died Dec. 1. She was 93. Forney lived in Tustin her entire life. Her parents, John Frederick Harry Pieper and Norma Louise Juliana Pieper, started the Pieper Feed and Grain Store on El…
Hummers head south bringing toys to Marine families
Tustin Hummer drivers gathered Saturday morning for a good cause. More than 250 people met at Tustin Hummer in the Tustin Auto Center to create a caravan of 85 Hummers delivering toys to families of U.S. Marines at Camp Pendleton. They delivered…






