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🇺🇸 HAPPY 4TH OF JULY, ORANGE COUNTY!
Today, we celebrate 250 years of America and honor the generations who served, sacrificed, and defended the freedoms we enjoy today.
From OC Scanner, have a safe and memorable Independence Day. 🎆
1776 🇺🇸 2026
250 Years of America
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🇺🇸 OC SCANNER 4TH OF JULY SAFETY BRIEF 🇺🇸
ALRIGHT, LISTEN UP. This is your mandatory holiday safety brief. Nobody is released until it’s complete. Yes, that includes you in the back pretending not to listen.
🎯 COMMANDER’S INTENT: Celebrate America’s birthday, enjoy your long weekend, and return with the same number of fingers, vehicles, pets, and outstanding warrants you started with.
⚠️ RISK MITIGATION: Use common sense. If your plan begins with “Hold my beer” or “Hey, watch this”, conduct an immediate risk assessment and select a different course of action.
👥 BATTLE BUDDY SYSTEM: Don’t go full send alone. Know where your people are. Check on your friends. If your battle buddy starts making questionable decisions, intervene before law enforcement becomes part of the chain of command.
🍺 ALCOHOL: Hydrate. Eat food. Have a plan. If you drink, don’t drive. Rideshares exist. Designated drivers exist. Your 2007 Altima is not a tactical vehicle, and the 91 Freeway is not a maneuver corridor.
🧨 FIREWORKS: If it launches flaming projectiles, maybe don’t point it at your neighbor’s roof, a dry hillside, or your own face. Keep water nearby. Your fingers are government-issued equipment. Maintain positive accountability.
🔥 FIRE DISCIPLINE: Southern California is approximately 14 minutes away from becoming a wildfire at any given moment. Don’t be the reason aircraft are conducting water drops at 0200.
🏊 WATER OPERATIONS: Pools, lakes, and oceans do not care how good you think you can swim after six beers. Use the buddy system. Watch the kids. A pool floatie is not a Coast Guard-approved flotation device just because it has an American flag on it.
🐕 PET SECURITY: Secure your animals before fireworks begin. Your dog does not understand that the neighborhood has initiated unrestricted simulated indirect fire.
🚗 VEHICLE OPERATIONS: Buckle up. Slow down. Watch for pedestrians. Assume everyone else on the road has made worse decisions than you. Maintain situational awareness and don’t turn the 405 into Talladega.
🔫 WEAPONS SAFETY: Celebratory gunfire is not a tradition. What goes up comes back down, and gravity has no holiday schedule. Keep firearms secured and make responsible decisions.
📱 PCCs/PCIs: Phone charged. Rideshare app installed. Water available. Fire extinguisher located. Kids accounted for. Pets secured. Battle buddy identified. Exfil plan established.
🚨 FINAL GUIDANCE: Do not add to the population. Do not subtract from the population. Do not end up in the hospital, newspaper, police blotter, or on an OC Scanner post.
END STATE: Everyone survives. Nobody gets arrested. Nobody loses a finger. Nobody sets Orange County on fire. All personnel return from the holiday weekend at 100% accountability.
Celebrate freedom. Make good decisions. Take care of your people.
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BREAKING 🚨🚨
#MissionViejo / #California
Massive Structure Fire in Mission Viejo tonight, OCFA FFs have been on scene for over 2 hours battling the blaze. Atleast 1 person has been transported to an area hospital
Crazy times
This is very disappointing.
My family has been threatened, my wife has been subjected to racist comments, and I’ve been attacked over my appearance. Now we’re being called fascists in front of a large crowd.
Disagree with my positions all you want. That’s part of running for public office. But there’s a difference between debating policy and encouraging this kind of hostility.
In 13 days, this election will be over, and we’ll all still be neighbors.
We can disagree about the future of Costa Mesa without treating each other like enemies. Let’s focus on the issues facing our city instead of rhetoric designed to divide us.
Yup that’s a Tornado
#BREAKING 🚨 Video of a suspected Tornado in Arizona tonight. Damage has been reported. Any injuries unknown.
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TORNADO WARNING for Show Low, Arizona!
Seek shelter immediately if you are in this warning!
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HOOK SLICE of monster supercell with ground scraper wall cloud and goof ball hail west of Williams, Arizona
#BREAKING update per @IrvinePolice
The bomb threat was unfounded, normal school functions are resuming at this time.
BREAKING 🚨🚨
#Irvine / #California
Irvine PD is currently investigating an anonymous, unverified bomb threat at Irvine High School. The Campus has been placed on lockdown. More to follow.
BREAKING 🚨🚨
#Irvine / #California
Irvine PD is currently investigating an anonymous, unverified bomb threat at Irvine High School. The Campus has been placed on lockdown. More to follow.
OC Scanner just completed outfitting Mama OC’s new house with a bunch of different @WyzeCam’s inside and out and couldn’t be happier with the picture quality and Tracking software built in. I would recommend them to anyone!!!
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HSI ARRESTS FLORIDA ATTORNEY THREATENING TO KILL ICE AGENTS
A Florida attorney was arrested by HSI after allegedly threatening to shoot ICE agents while attempting to purchase a firearm.
Threats against federal law enforcement will NOT be tolerated. HSI will continue to investigate threats against the brave men and women who put their lives on the line every day to protect our homeland.
What an amazing tribute and legacy to an incredible person
A Special Announcement from Eliana Moreno's Family.
To make a scholarship gift in Eliana's Memory, visit: secure.touchnet.com/C27377_u…
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‼️ More Information ‼️
#Corona / #California
On October 6, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Investigation notified the Corona Police Department that they had identified online social media communications regarding a possible school threat to Corona High School. A collaborative investigation led to the immediate arrest of a 15 year old female Corona High School student.
Detectives continued with an extensive investigation, including serving numerous search warrants related to electronic devices and communications and conducted searches of several residences in Riverside County. The investigation identified a second suspect, a
15-year-old female Norco High School student, as being involved.
The evidence obtained showed the two suspects had spent several months researching school shootings and discussed how they could carry out a potential attack at Corona High School on an unspecified future date. Communications showed the suspects discussed methods to obtain weapons but had not yet been able to do so. No weapons were located during the searches.
The second suspect was also arrested, and both juveniles currently remain in custody on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Murder. The Riverside County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the case. This investigation is being handled in close partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Riverside County Sheriff's Office, and the Corona-Norco Unified School District.
The Corona Police Department remains committed to working collaboratively with our law-enforcement partners, school otticials, parents, and the community to ensure the safety and security of all students and residents. Parents and students are reminded to immediately report anything they see or hear that could be concerning, as awareness plays a vital role in keeping everyone safe.
#BREAKING 🚨 2 Teenage girls were arrested in Corona, CA for plotting a school shooting. They are being held on Charges of Conspiracy to commit Murder.
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#BREAKING 🚨 2 Teenage girls were arrested in Corona, CA for plotting a school shooting. They are being held on Charges of Conspiracy to commit Murder.
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BREAKING 🚨🚨
#Anaheim / #California
The targeted ICE Raids are continuing this week, with agents and officers seen conducting enforcement operations in both Anaheim and Garden Grove this morning. People have been taken into custody.
BREAKING 🚨🚨
#SantaAna / #California
A 4th straight day of targeted #ICE raids in Orange County, Today officers have been seen In Santa Ana, Garden Grove and Potentially Tustin.
🚨Rain Expected this Afternoon🚨
#OrangeCounty / #California
A storm moving into SoCal is already producing heavy rain and rainfall rates up to .80in/hr in Santa Barbara County. We also have a severe weather outlook for a large portion of the southwestern US.
OC Scanner will be bringing storm coverage all day!
Models courtesy of @WxFront be sure to give them a follow and download the app!
The Chemical Leak in Toledo is the same chemical involved in the #GardenGrove incident earlier this year. We did not however have this large toxic smoke plume that Ohio seems to be having.
🚨 HAZARDOUS EMERGENCY IN TOLEDO 🚨
A massive hazardous materials incident hit the Sterling Pipe & Tube facility in Toledo, Ohio, after a methyl acrylate leak from a trailer triggered a dangerous chemical plume and fire.
Hazmat teams scrambled to lock down safety zones and police shut down traffic as the toxic plume forced immediate evacuations and shelter-in-place advisories, with the Red Cross stepping in to assist. Emergency services had to deploy drones and thermal imaging just to assess the unfolding crisis.