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Eric Licas

Eric is based out of the Orange County Register and reports on crime and public safety for the Southern California News Group. He was born in the Philippines, was raised in the San Fernando Valley and has previously written about immigration, poverty and entertainment for Inquirer.net and The Asian Journal. He enjoys photographing concerts and sporting events or jamming on one of his personally customized guitars in his free time. His inspirations include Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Wolfe, Ronnie James Dio and Randy "The Macho Man" Savage.

Authorities remove a body from a Brea 7-Eleven after a clerk was fatally shot on Monday, July 11, 2022, during a robbery. (Photo: Mindy Schauer/Orange County Register/SCNG)

2 men accused in deadly California 7-Eleven spree tried to buy more ammo, prosecutors say

July 20, 2022 at 7:02 a.m.

Malik Patt, 20, and Jason Payne, 44, made their first court appearances on Tuesday. Patt is charged with 3 counts of murder.

Flowers, candles and handmade posters surround a lamp post in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven where a clerk was killed early Tuesday in Brea. (Photo: Caitlin Antonios/Orange County Register/SCNG)

7-Eleven offers $100,000 for suspect information in deadly shootings

July 13, 2022 at 4:12 p.m.

A clerk was shot and killed in Brea, and another man was gunned down outside of a 7-Eleven in Santa Ana early Monday morning during five hours when six 7-Elevens...

Officials investigate after officers found two victims with gunshot wounds following a robbery at a 7-Eleven in the 300 block of E. Whittier Blvd. in La Habra, CA on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Gunfire at four 7-Elevens leaves 2 dead, in Brea and Santa Ana, 3 others injured including 1 in Riverside

July 12, 2022 at 11:04 a.m.

Police said the description of the robbery suspect in three of the shootings match. A Riverside police official said the fourth shooting, in that city, was similar to others.

Los Angeles County Sheriff detectives on Wednesday investigate a shootout at the Siesta Inn Motel in El Monte, where two El Monte Police officers were shot and killed along with a suspect Tuesday evening. (Photo: Sarah Reingewirtz/Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

2 El Monte police officers killed in motel shooting are identified

June 15, 2022 at 2:09 p.m.

Both men grew up in El Monte and were serving the community they loved, officials said.

Matt Vogel reacts outside his parents destroyed home on Coronado Pointe after the Coastal fire burned about 20 homes in Laguna Niguel, CA. The fire was first reported just before 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, in Aliso Woods Canyon and quickly moved up steep terrain. The fire was held to about 200 acres on Thursday, May 12, 2022. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

20 homes destroyed, 11 damaged in Coastal fire, now 15% contained

May 13, 2022 at 6:58 a.m.

Evacuation orders for 900 homes will remain in effect into Friday.

Carl Goldman and Jeri Seratti-Goldman (front) pose for a photo with two friends from St. George, Utah, Jerri and Mark Jorgensen, while on vacation in Southeast Asia in January. (Courtesy of Hometown Station)

California man with coronavirus: It’s been easier than having a cold

March 2, 2020 at 8:34 a.m.

His wife never showed signs of the virus, he said, even though they spent weeks quarantined together.

Joshua Tree National Park has many rock formations and desert landscapes. (File photo by Silvia Flores, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Skeletal human remains discovered at Joshua Tree National Park

December 23, 2019 at 6:36 a.m.

The body appeared to have been in a remote area away from trails for an extended period of time, and there were no obvious signs of foul play found nearby,...

A suspect has been taken into custody in relation to a series of stabbings in Garden Grove and Santa Ana where four people have been killed and two injured ion Wednesday, August 7, 2019. (Photo by OnSceneTV)

4 dead, 2 injured after series of stabbings in Southern California

August 8, 2019 at 8:12 a.m.

Two more were injured, authorities said. One man has been arrested.

Firefighters battle a house fire sparked by the crash of a Cessna 414A in a residential area in Yorba Linda on Sunday, February 3, 2019. (Photo by Pat Rogers, contributing photographer)

Pilot and 4 on the ground killed when plane starts to break up in flight, crashes in Southern California

February 4, 2019 at 8:14 a.m.

It's not known what caused the midair failure.

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