ROSSMOOR (CBSLA.com) — An 18-year-old man was arrested Thursday for attempted murder in the stabbing of a female jogger in Orange County earlier this week. KNX 1070′s Margaret Carrero reports neighbors were stunned when James Rivas was identified as a suspect following an interview conducted by Orange County Sheriff’s investigators. Prior to his arrest, deputies conducted a surveillance of Rivas’ Rossmoor home that he shares with his parents. “At approximately 8 p.m., Rivas was seen leaving his residence. Deputies identified themselves and a short foot pursuit ensued before Continue reading >>>

An 18-year-old man who lives with his parents was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of stabbing a female jogger in Rossmoor earlier this week. James Rivas was taken into custody around 8 p.m. after a foot chase near his family's Rossmoor house, which is three blocks from the crime scene, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. A knife was recovered nearby, authorities said in a press release issued Friday morning. The arrest followed two days of canvassing the Rossmoor neighborhood for clues in the attack, authorities said. Investigators interviewed numerous residents and employees Continue reading >>>

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The Orange County Sheriff’s Department invited Rossmoor residents to a community meeting at the Rossmoor Park Community Center on Thursday night to discuss the recent incident in which a female jogger was violently attacked and wounded. Representing the Criminal Investigation Bureau was Captain Adam Powell, who assured the overflow crowd that a large team of investigators was working hard to crack the case using various techniques, from forensic analysis to K-9 units to undercover officers. Around nine o’clock on Tuesday evening, a woman was jogging in the area of Bostonian and Montecito when Continue reading >>>

On Tuesday night, a female jogger was attacked on the 3200 block of Bostonian Drive in Rossmoor by an unknown assailant wielding a knife. The suspect remains at large, and there is no known motive for the attack. The following is a transcript of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department blotter of the incident, which was reported at 9:11 that evening. STS 90 MIN AGO HE SAW 2 MH`S AT THE ARCO GAS STATION AT LOS ALAMITOS//FOSTER #1 MH 17-20YO 5`8 BLK BB CAP OVERSIZE BLK SHIRT DRK COLOR DICKIES BLK TALL SOCKS #2 MH LT SKIN BLU JKT WHT SHIRT BLU BASKETBALL SHORTS INF SAW SUBS ON BMX BIKES HEADED INTO Continue reading >>>