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The SAPD is conducting a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, Dec. 22

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Santa Ana Police Department

AdvisorySAPD conducting DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint Fri, December 22th, 2017, 9:30PM – 2:30AM, 500 W. 1st Street

SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT

The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday December 22nd, 2017. It will begin at 9:30 PM and is scheduled to conclude at 2:30 AM. It will be conducted in the area of 500 W First Street, in the City of Santa Ana.

The primary purpose of a DUI Checkpoint is to deter impaired driving, not to increase arrests. All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as ensuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. The DMV reports that unlicensed drivers are 4.9 times more likely to cause a fatal crash than a licensed driver. Continue reading→

The SAPD is looking for a total loser who tried to rob Craig Liquor

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Detectives Requesting Media And Community Assistance In Identifying Attempt Robbery – Assault And Battery Suspect

Location: Craig Liquor, 1200 W. MacArthur Blvd., Santa Ana, CA

A robbery suspect attempted to steal by force a twelve pack of beer and fought with the clerk. The suspect threw several beer cans at the clerk, striking him. The suspect ran out of the store and left the location in a green SUV. Continue reading→

The SAPD is conducting a DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint on 12/9

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD conducting DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint Sat, December 9th, 2017, 9:30PM – 2:30AM, 3500 W 5th Street

SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT

The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Saturday December 9th, 2017. It will begin at 9:30 p.m. and is scheduled to conclude at 2:30 a.m. It will be conducted in the area of 3500 W 5th Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Man suspected of armed robberies of liquor stores in Fullerton and in Santa Ana

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An armed robber was captured on surveillance video when he robbed Valley Liquors, located at 2429 West Edinger, in Santa Ana, just after midnight on Wednesday morning, according to KTLA.

The SAPD and the Fullerton Police are trying to figure out if this suspect is also the man who robbed JJ’s Liquor, located at 2238 W. Orangethorpe Ave., in Fullerton, at around 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21, according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading→

The SAPD is conducting a DUI checkpoint on Nov. 22

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Wed, Nov 22th, 2017, 7:30PM to 1:30AM, 1000 E. 4th Street

SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT

The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Wednesday November 22, 2017. It will begin at 7:30 PM and is scheduled to conclude at 1:30 AM. It will be conducted in the area of 1000 E 4th. Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading→

The OCDA received over $1.2M in grants to fight DUIs and related drug cases

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: November 16, 2017

OCDA RECEIVES OVER $1.2 MILLION IN GRANTS TO COMBAT DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND DUI-DRUG RELATED CASES

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) will continue to serve as the statewide traffic safety training agency through its acceptance of two grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a training and Vertical Prosecution Program. OCDA was given $672,500 for the Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program and $594,600 for the California Traffic Safety Resource Program Training Network. OCDA has been working in partnership with OTS on Traffic Safety and driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) prosecutions since 2011. Continue reading→

The SAPD received a grant for special traffic enforcement and crash prevention

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: The Santa Ana Police Department Receives Grant For Special Traffic Enforcement And Crash Prevention

The Santa Ana Police Department has been awarded a $455,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a yearlong program of special enforcements and public awareness campaigns to prevent traffic related deaths and injuries. The Santa Ana Department will use this funding as part of the city’s ongoing commitment to keep our roadways safe and improve the quality of life through both enforcement and education. Continue reading→

The Costa Mesa Police Dept. is conducting a DUI checkpoint this Friday

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Costa Mesa Police Department

Advisory: CMPD will conduct a DUI checkpoint this Friday to remind Halloween partiers of the dangers of impaired driving

COSTA MESA, Calif. – As part of the Costa Mesa Police Department’s (CMPD) continued commitment to reducing injury and fatalities caused by impaired drivers, a driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoint will be conducted by CMPD’s Traffic Unit on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. within the city limits.

Halloween is a time for making memories, not causing nightmares. This Halloween, CMPD is reminding Halloween partiers that Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving. Stay safe and help keep others safe by refraining from impaired driving as DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze. In 2015, there were 55 people killed nationwide in drunk-driving-related crashes, and others were killed by drugged-impaired drivers. If your Halloween celebrating involves alcohol, marijuana or other drugs, it is imperative that you make a plan to get home without getting behind the wheel. Continue reading→

A Santa Ana man was arrested for DUI after crashing into an SAPD police car

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How drunk would you have to be to crash your vehicle into a police car? This happened to a 54-year old Santa Ana resident named Ignacio Roldan-Peralto on Saturday, Oct. 21, when he crashed his pick-up truck into an SAPD police car at 1:20 a.m., according to the O.C. Register.

The incident happened as Roldan-Peralto was turning left on Jackson St. at 1st Street – when he slammed into an SAPD police cruiser in the middle of the intersection, according to the SAPD. Continue reading→

Costa Mesa Police Department to conduct a DUI checkpoint on 9/22

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Costa Mesa Police Department

Advisory: Costa Mesa Police Department to conduct a DUI checkpoint

COSTA MESA, Calif. – As part of the Costa Mesa Police Department’s (CMPD) continued commitment to reducing injury and fatalities caused by impaired drivers, a driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoint will be conducted by CMPD’s Traffic Unit on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, 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→

Santa Ana man gets 13 years in prison for a fatal DUI crash that killed his nephew

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

Case # 11HF2225

Date: September 12, 2017

DRUNKEN DRIVER SENTENCED TO 13 YEARS IN PRISON FOR VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER AFTER CRASHING INTO TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE THAT KILLED NEPHEW AND INJURED BROTHER-IN-LAW

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken driver was sentenced to 13 years and eight months in state prison for vehicular manslaughter after crashing into a light pole, killing his nephew and severely injuring his brother-in-law after refusing the offer of a bartender and police officer to call him a cab.

Defendant: Tapu Aniceto Sitagata, 33, Santa Ana

Pleaded guilty on Sept. 8, 2017, to: Continue reading→

Tustin woman convicted of crashing her car into a policeman while she was drunk

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

Case # 16CF3123

Date: August 29, 2017

DRUNKEN DRIVER CONVICTED OF CRASHING INTO ORANGE POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS STANDING BEHIND PATROL VEHICLE

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken driver was convicted today of crashing into an Orange Police Department officer who was standing behind his patrol vehicle on a residential street.

Defendant: Ashley Victoria Bertolino, 27, Tustin

Pleaded guilty today to the following felony counts: Continue reading→

The SAPD is finally focusing on DTSA’s borrachos, this Sunday

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI EDUCATION

On Sunday, July 23rd, the Santa Ana Police Department will be displaying their “Choose your ride” vehicle at Chapter One located at 227 N. Broadway St. in Santa Ana from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m..

The “Choose your ride” vehicle is a car with half of it painted to resemble a yellow taxi, and the other half a police car. The message is simple and it implores patrons and a passerby to “Choose your ride” and Don’t Drink and Drive. Continue reading→

Two pedestrians were hit by a juvenile DUI driver near several Santa Ana schools

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Five juveniles were injured after an underage, unlicensed driver suspected of driving under the influence struck two pedestrians in Santa Ana on Thursday, according to ABC News.

The driver, who was not licensed, was speeding along the 1600 block of South Greenville Street at about 11 a.m. when he lost control of the silver Honda Accord, striking two juvenile pedestrians then crashing into a pole, according to the OC Register.

The crash occurred nearby several schools including Godinez High School, Carl Harvey Elementary School, and Carr Intermediate School. Continue reading→

The SAPD is conducting a DUI and Drivers License checkpoint this Saturday night

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Sat., July 8th, 2017, 9:30PM to 2:30AM, 500 W. Warner Street

SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT

The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Saturday July 8th, 2017. It will begin at 9:30 PM and is scheduled to conclude at 2:30 AM. It will be conducted in the area of 500 West Warner Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading→