Crime Correspondent: Orange County

Joshua Blackburn (update)

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSo6JewLY8BxQjj_GtVj_UUKot6eCDiqQLrKQW2srAuYjlCMJKl6-G6bClBMDl_Nz-3FteUHNtZru69AnvU97mpGydiAPKTWwsFDndnVnAzEGOVOMMn9f7aENo7HcC-GphP5pwXwE8wg/s1600-h/JoshuaBlackburn.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148748303245698706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSo6JewLY8BxQjj_GtVj_UUKot6eCDiqQLrKQW2srAuYjlCMJKl6-G6bClBMDl_Nz-3FteUHNtZru69AnvU97mpGydiAPKTWwsFDndnVnAzEGOVOMMn9f7aENo7HcC-GphP5pwXwE8wg/s320/JoshuaBlackburn.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />An Orange County commissioner delayed the arraignment of Joshua Blackburn, 32, of Murrieta until Jan. 9, and set his bail at $4 million. If Blackburn posts bail, authorities must verify whether the money is legitimate.Blackburn broke into the evidence locker room of the CHP Santa Ana office around 4 a.m. Dec. 21, authorities said. He took the cocaine, worth roughly $1 million wholesale, and hid it, prosecutors said. All the drugs were recovered. California Highway Patrol officer made his first court appearance Wednesday on felony charges of stealing about $1 million worth of cocaine from a CHP evidence room.If convicted of all charges, Blackburn faces a maximum of 25 years and eight months in prison.

Joshua Blackburn (update)

An Orange County commissioner delayed the arraignment of Joshua Blackburn, 32, of Murrieta until Jan. 9, and set his bail at $4 million. If ...

Joshua Blackburn accused Of Stealing $1m Of Cocaine

Joshua Blackburn accused Of Stealing $1m Of Cocaine

Joshua Blackburn, 32, is believed to have broken into the evidence locker room at highway patrol headquarters in Santa Ana.Deputy District A...