Retired SAPD Police Seargeant Bill Scheer, badge #251, passed away the evening of March 11, 2018, after a courageous fight with bone cancer.
Scheer began his career with the Santa Ana Police Department in 1973 and honorably retired as a Sergeant in 2003. Continue reading
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is conducting a public hearing with invited presenters regarding the issue of rehabilitation exploitation and health care trafficking in Orange County, on Monday, March 12, 2018, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Investigating In-Custody Death
Suspect/Decedent: John Doe
On Sunday, March 11, 2018, at 9:17 PM, Santa Ana Police officers responded to reports of a burglary alarm at K-V Engineering, located at 2411 West 1st Street. An employee of the business was remotely monitoring the location via surveillance system. The employee reported to police that an unknown male was on the property.
The first officer on scene observed a male jumping a fence out of the property and on to the sidewalk of West 1st Street. The suspected burglar ran from the officer prompting a foot pursuit. The officer caught up to the suspect at the entrance to a nearby business and a physical altercation ensued. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Detectives Investigating a Homicide in the Civic Center Area
Victim: Pending Notification of Next of Kin
On Sunday, March 11, 2018, at 11:34 PM, Santa Ana Police officers responded to reports of an assault with a victim down in the Plaza of the Flags within the City of Santa Ana Civic Center. Orange County Fire Authority paramedics treated the victim at scene and declared him deceased at 11:52 PM. Continue reading
Garden Grove police officers shot and wounded an unidentified man early this morning as he tried to flee from the parking lot of the Grove Motel, according to the Garden Grove Police Department.
The suspect apparently tried to hit a police officer with his car as he was trying to flee from the police. Continue reading
The Santa Ana City Council majority – David Benavides, Vince Sarmiento, Sal Tinajero and Jose Solorio
The four clowns on the current Santa Ana City Council majority are going to try again to illegally place a district election measure on the June Primary Election ballot this Monday, at a last minute special City Council meeting set at 1:30 p.m.
The agenda for this meeting notes that this will be a conference with legal counsel regarding a threat or anticipated/potential litigation. Well that is true as the City Council majority got caught violating the Brown Act last week as they secretly texted each other to discuss the special meeting that was supposed to be held on Friday. Continue reading
Brian Jose Miguel, a 23-year-old alleged gangbanger, was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison on Friday for the shooting death of Jimmy Hernandez, a 15-year-old boy, who was riding a bicycle in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
Miguel was looking at life in prison until he pleaded guilty last year to second-degree murder for the 2012 fatal shooting of Hernandez in the 2000 block of West Myrtle Street. Continue reading
The OC Health Care Agency has released a list of the eateries they inspected and shut down for the week of March 2 – 9. Most of these eateries reopen pretty quickly after the health inspectors determine their issues have been resolved. Here is the list:
The Santa Ana City Council majority proved once again this week that they are a bunch of clowns as their efforts to illegally place a district specific elections measure on the June primary election ballot failed miserably, according to the Voice of OC.
The City Council majority, which included Vince Sarmiento, Sal Tinajero, David Benavides and their new pal Jose Solorio, voted on Tuesday, this week, to place this measure on the June ballot. But they once again underestimated Mayor Miguel Pulido, who proceeded to punk them in royal fashion. Continue reading
Valley High School was locked down briefly this morning while the SAPD pursued three suspects who fled from the police, according to the O.C. Register.
The suspects were in a stolen car. Two of them were arrested as they tried to flee but a third suspect got away, according to the SAPD. Continue reading
Chairman Do Sponsors Health Fair in Santa Ana
Representing the largest population of CalOptima recipients, Chairman Andrew Do championed CalOptima, our county organized health system, to conduct the most extensive member health needs assessment in the agency’s 22-year history.
That assessment revealed areas in need of improvement. The results found that 41% didn’t see a dentist because of cost, 25% didn’t have or know of a dentist, 28% said it takes too long to get an appointment, among other findings. Continue reading
OC Fair & Event Center to hire 1,500 workers for summer jobs
Costa Mesa, Calif. (March 7, 2018) – There is a lot of work that goes into putting on the annual OC Fair, and hiring is now under way to fill about 1,500 seasonal positions.
Jobs include everything from selling carnival tickets, parking cars and building exhibits to working as an accounting clerk, mechanic or audio assistant. Continue reading
Should Santa Ana allow the Needle Exchange to operate again in the Civic Center?
Once again, people who do not live in Santa Ana are trying to tell our city what to do. After operating in the Civic Center for 2 years, the Orange County Needle Exchange Program (OCNEP) was denied a permit to continue giving out free needles in the Civic Center every Saturday. In January, the city decided that finding needles in our Civic Center, library, parks, and neighborhoods was a public safety issue, and could no longer allow the program to put resident’s and city worker’s safety at risk. Continue reading
Case # 18CF0606
Date: March 6, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow for lewd acts on children and possession of child pornography after posing as a teen boy and soliciting nude images of young girls on social media.
Defendant: Eddie John Bermudez, 40, Westminster
Charged on Feb. 28, 2018, with the following felony counts: Continue reading
Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: CMPD will conduct a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint this weekend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2018
COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) will be conducting a driving under the influence (DUI) and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, March 9, 2018, from 8:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. within the city limits.
DUI checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests, affording the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence. Locations are chosen with safety considerations for the officers and the public. Drivers caught driving impaired can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to include jail time, fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspensions and other expenses that can exceed $10,000. Continue reading