Building ties to customers
Crown Ace Hardware has made this its specialty. Having grown and expanded in the community for more than 60 years, the small hardware chain has developed a reputation for customer service and carrying those hard-to-find parts and fixtures for older homes.

Real estate scammers caught in D.A.’s web
It must have also seen like an opportune time, seeing as it was only a few years ago, during the heart of the real estate downturn. Banks were overloaded with foreclosures and toiling to fix their own financial troubles, and defaulting was anything but uncommon.

BUILDING
Jeff Schulein ran the store for decades before handing the reins over to his son, who now continues the same formula of cultivating helpful employees and meeting customer expectations..

JERGLER
Helsing, of Tustin, pleaded guilty on Oct. 3, 2011, to 55 felony counts of grand theft, seven felony counts of filing false recorded documents, six felony counts of elder financial exploitation, and sentencing enhancements for white collar crime more than $500,000 and excessive taking more than $1 million and $1.