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Former police officer gets 3 years probation for off-duty Torrance assault

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A former Irvine police officer was sentenced to three years of formal probation and was told he needed to complete six months of anger management counseling after he pleaded no contest to assaulting his girlfriend’s friend two years ago in Torrance, authorities said. Paul George Gebert, 34, was also ordered to complete 30 days of…

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Apple fire grows to 1,900 acres but lays low on Saturday morning

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Firefighters at the Apple fire in Cherry Valley were focusing their efforts Saturday morning, Aug. 1, on reinforcing fire breaks in the Banning Bench area. Flames have consumed 1,900 acres, and there was 0% containment. One home was destroyed near Avenida Miravilla, northwest of Bogart Regional Park. The head of the fire was in the…