School Bus Driver Arrested for Allegedly Molesting Children

December 22, 2011 - According to reports a school bus driver has been arrested for allegedly molesting children in Laguna Hills.

According to the Orange County’s Sheriff’s Department the school bus driver identified as Norman Crawford age 37 was arrested and taken into custody on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts against three children. The children were believed to have been molested inside of Crawford’s apartment in Laguna Hills, according to Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jim Amormino. Crawford’s apartment is in the 2500 block of Stockport Street and he took the children there after earning their parents trust.

Amormino stated that two of the children were under the age of 14 and the third child was three years old. One of the children’s grandmothers went to authorities and Crawford was arrested and booked in the county jail on Wednesday, after the child told her. The children that were allegedly molested under the age of 14 are identified as a boy and girl.


Crawford who is being held at the Theo Lacy Jail on $100,000 bail has been a bus driver for 12 for the First Student Transportation Services and drove bus for several schools in Orange County, according to Amormino. Crawford is expected to appear in court on Friday.

Woman Struck and Killed in Anaheim While Trying to Catch a Bus

December 2, 2011 - Here is a new case of potential pure comparative negligence in California. According to reports a woman was struck and killed in Anaheim, while trying to catch a bus. According to Anaheim Police Sgt. Bob Dunn the Anaheim Police Department received reports of a traffic accident prior to 6:00 a.m.

The woman that was struck was found by Anaheim police in the westbound lanes of Katella Boulevard in the vicinity of Harbor Boulevard intersection. The Orange County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman as Denley Angeles age 18.

Angeles was transported to the UCI Medical Center in Orange, where she died at approximately 8:00 a.m. after being struck by a Toyota Camry. The driver of the Camry remained at the scene of the crash and spoke with police, Sgt. Dunn said.

According to Sgt. Dunn, police believe that Angeles had gotten off of a bus and was attempting to cross the street to catch another bus at the time she was struck. The driver was not cited and Anaheim police are investigating whether the driver or Angeles had the right of way. In all events, drivers of vehicles have a duty to look out for pedestrians, even if the pedestrian did not have the right of way.

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