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Irvine, CA (June 6, 2015): – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) is investigating a suspicious death. At approximately 5:00 a.m. today, June 5, 2015, employees arriving to work at a construction site in the area of Wolf Trail and Orchard Hills located a deceased adult male. The man was located…

Irvine, CA (June 4, 2015): The Irvine Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a bank robbery suspect. The suspect is described as male, medium complexion with skin color blotches, approximately 6’0” and 200lbs, black hair, unshaven with a goatee, wearing black gloves, a dark-…

​ ​  Irvine, CA (June 4, 2015): Three suspects have been arrested after two observant custodians observed and reported a commercial burglary in progress. Michael Fairfax, 35, Rachel Fiore, 26, and Patrick Sanders, 51, were arrested on charges related to burglary, identity theft,…

Irvine, CA (June 3, 2015): The Irvine Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect involved in a residential burglary. The suspect is described as male, fair complexion, possibly Asian, age 20 to 23, 5’6” to 5’8”, 170 to180lbs, short black spiked hair, clean shaven,…

Children and adults drown without a sound. No one should ever swim alone.  Although 100% preventable, drowning is the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children age 5 and under and among the top five leading causes of death for those ages 5-14 in the nation.…

To report water runoff in municipal areas such as parks and street medians, call 949-724-7600 (please include exact location and time of day). For residents, water conservation is key. Help California Save Water Now The City of Irvine considers wise water usage a priority. Irvine has a proactive…

IRVINE, CA (May 18, 2015): The Irvine Fine Arts Center will host the 21st annual Studio Arts Festival on Saturday, June 6 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The juried Festival will showcase more than 100 Southern California artists and their original works of art in ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, painting,…

The Community is invited to honor our nation's fallen and pay special homage to local service members both at home and abroad. Guests will have the opportunity to honor family and friends who have died in the line of duty by writing a brief remembrance to be posted on a memory board at the…

IRVINE, CA – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) will conduct a sobriety checkpoint as part of the department’s continued commitment to reducing injury and deaths and raising awareness about the dangers caused by alcohol and drug-impaired drivers. The checkpoint will be conducted tomorrow, Saturday…

Irvine, CA – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) is investigating a case and attempting to identify a suspect who grabbed a woman in an apartment complex parking lot. At approximately 10:15 p.m., on May 21, 2015, a 20-year-old woman parked her vehicle in the parking lot of San Remo Villa Apartments…

Watch our welcome video from Irvine police officers in English, Korean, Mandarin, Farsi, Vietnamese or Spanish. Click here (Open in new window).

Visit the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. October 8-11 and October 15-18 at the Orange County Great Park. Free public event; $10 parking. No RSVP/ticketing. Join the nearly 800 students from around the world who will provide public tours of their fully functioning…

IRVINE, CA – A suspect has been arrested for stealing copper wire from light posts in Irvine. Armando Arroyo, 38, was arrested on charges of grand theft and conspiracy to commit grand theft. At approximately 12:30 p.m. yesterday, April 27, 2015, a City of Irvine landscape contractor observed two…

Join us for a Community Workshop! Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6 P.M. Conference and Training Center, Irvine City Hall 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine Overview The City of Irvine is updating its Parks and Facilities Master Plan, which will help guide the future development and operation of the City’s park…

For more information on this event, go to: festivalofdiscovery.uci.edu (Open in new window) For all 50th Anniversary events ending July 1, 2016, go to: 50th.uci.edu/events (Open in new window)

The summer issue of Inside Irvine, the City's official guide to Irvine news, programs and activities, is now available online at cityofirvine.org/insideirvine. (Open in new window) Inside this issue: Great Park Update Summer Hikes Water Safety Summer Camps Swim Lessons

Irvine, CA (April 28, 2015): A suspect has been arrested for stealing copper wire from light posts in Irvine. Armando Arroyo, 38, was arrested on charges of grand theft and conspiracy to commit grand theft.  At approximately 12:30 p.m. yesterday, April 27, 2015, a City of Irvine landscape…

IRVINE, CA – Two suspects have been arrested for stealing copper wire in Irvine. Daniel Villanueva, 35, and Jose Rene Romeroocampo, 35, were arrested for grand theft, vandalism and possession of burglary tools. At approximately 2:50 a.m. today, April 25, 2015, an Irvine Police Department officer…

Irvine, CA (April 24, 2015): Three suspects have been arrested for burglarizing an Irvine home. Derron Anthony Jefferson, 26, Quincy Carnell Keaton, 25, and Shatavia Sharon Phillips, 18, were arrested by Irvine Police Department (IPD) officers after a City of Irvine employee observed a burglary in…

IRVINE, CA – A suspect has been arrested for committing a series of package thefts from the doorsteps of homes in Irvine. Anthony Palusso, 30, was arrested April 22, 2015, for misdemeanor petty theft and possession of stolen property. Irvine Police Department (IPD) detectives determined that the…