Crime and Alcohol in Communities

In a free society that allows alcohol to become a way of life comes with a price for communities and crime that can spiral out of control.

Recently, the Huntington Beach Downtown Residents Association presented a 24 page report to the Huntington Beach City Council regarding alcohol and public safety matters in Downtown Huntington Beach.

Here are some alarming statistics for Huntington Beach:

1) 306% more off-sales alcohol per capita than Orange County.

2) 776% more on-sales alcohol per capita than Orange County.

Obviously, there is a problem.

Let's shift to Fullerton. The highest concentration of bars are situated in Downtown Fullerton along Harbor Blvd and Commonwealth Ave.

According to the ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control) from the State of California statistics for the City of Fullerton are as follows:

Zip Code: 92831 41: Active On-Sale Retail Licenses 35: Active Off-Sale Retail Licenses
Zip Code: 92832 77: Active On-Sale Retail Licenses 27: Active Off-Sale Retail Licenses
Zip Code: 92835 15: Active On-Sale Retail Licenses 16: Active Off-Sale Retail Licenses

There are a grand total of outstanding 211 licenses has been issued by the ABC to various retail establishments in Fullerton that averages for every 597 residents makes up for one retail unit that sells alcohol.

A free society comes with responsibilities to ensure a peaceful communities without anarchy and violence that could become a burden to municipal resources (i.e., police, public safety, etc.)

Communities like Huntington Beach and Fullerton needs to examine the policies regarding the concentration of on-sale and off-sale retailers that sell liquor.

Fullerton Rapist in Jail



FPD Booking Photo, Courtesy of OC Register

by Denisse Salazar for the OC Register FULLERTON – A man is behind bars on suspicion of raping an Orange County housekeeper he found on Craigslist, police said.


Michael Delgado, 27, of Fullerton was arrested Friday morning after a woman in her 40s reported that she was raped when she showed up to clean an apartment in the 1500 block of Brea Boulevard, Fullerton police Sgt. Andrew Goodrich said.

Delgado was booked on suspicion of rape, false imprisonment, rape with a foreign object and assault, Goodrich said. He is being held at the Fullerton City Jail.


Goodrich said Delgado contacted the woman after he found her information under the "Maid" section of the classified ad site. He then sent her an e-mail and asked her to come clean his apartment, Goodrich said.

Goodrich said the woman was reluctant to accept the job because she typically only cleans homes for families. But in this case, Delgado was extremely persistent and she accepted the job after he told her he needed the apartment cleaned because his father was coming home.

The woman showed up at Delgado's gated apartment complex shortly before 8 a.m. Friday. Delgado greeted the woman at the gate and took her through several security doors, Goodrich said.

Once inside his apartment, the woman felt uneasy and tried to leave, but Delgado wouldn't let her, Goodrich said. Delgado then sexually assaulted and raped the woman for over an hour, Goodrich said.

Delgado then walked the woman out of the complex. Once outside, the woman asked a passerby to call the police.

Detectives interviewed the woman, who was extremely emotional, and arrested Delgado at his apartment. The woman later identified Delgado as the man who raped her, Goodrich said.

"She was physically traumatized by the incident," Goodrich said.

"We want to remind everyone that they need to be extremely cautious when meeting people they don't know at their homes," Goodrich said. "This incident reminds us just how vulnerable we can all be at times."

Anyone with information about this incident or the suspect was asked to call Detective Kathryn Hamel at 714-738-5327 or Fullerton police at 714-738-6715.

Contact the writer: 714-704-3709 or desalazar@ocregister.com