SANTA ANA – The Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) Office will file two additional counts of murder Monday against a former Marine for the stabbing-murder of a mother and her son in Yorba Linda. The defendant is also charged with murdering four homeless men in a serial thrill-kill spree. Itzcoatl Ocampo, [...]
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O.C.D.A. to file additional murder charges against former Marine Ocampo
Posted by Admin on February 3rd, 2012
SAPD arrests Muniz brothers for possessing high powered guns/ammo
Posted by Admin on February 1st, 2012
Advisory: Santa Ana Police Arrest two Brothers possessing High Powered Assault Rifles, ammunition, and heavy body armor.
Santa Ana Police Arrest two Brothers possessing High Powered Assault Rifles, ammunition, and heavy body armor.
Arrested:
Muniz, Esteban 32, from Anaheim
Muniz, Jose 24, from Anaheim
On Tuesday January 31, 2012 Santa Ana Police Gang investigators arrested two brothers suspected of keeping [...]
Posted in anaheim, Crime, gangs, Guns, Public Safety, Santa Ana 
Tags: ammo, anaheim, esteban muniz, gangs, guns, jose muniz, Santa Ana, sapd 
No Comments »City of Santa Ana to host a community graffiti clean-up day on Saturday
Posted by Admin on January 27th, 2012
[ January 28, 2012; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
Community: City of Santa Ana Scheduled to Host a Community Graffiti Clean-up Day
SANTA ANA, CA (January 11, 2012) – In promoting the City’s graffiti abatement efforts, Santa Ana Public Works in collaboration with residents, community volunteers/ organizations, and city contracted graffiti removal crews will host a Community Graffiti Clean-up Day, this Saturday, Jan. 28.
Frazee Paint / [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Crime, Entertainment, Neighborhood Associations, Santa Ana, Volunteer Tags: clean-up day, danell mercado, graffiti, memorial park, Santa Ana No Comments »SAPD to conduct a DUI checkpoint on Saturday, near 17th & Tustin
Posted by Admin on January 26th, 2012
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, January 28th, 2012
SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, January 28th, 2012. It will begin at 7:30PM and is scheduled to conclude at 1:30AM. It will be conducted [...]
Posted in alcohol, Bars, Crime, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: 17th, dui checkpoints, January 28, Santa Ana, sapd, The Quill Lounge, tustin 5 Comments »SAPD seeks public assistance in finding more victims of alleged rapist
Posted by Admin on January 25th, 2012
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Request Media and publice assistance an identifying additinal victims in serial rape case. Suspect in custody.
Arrestee: Jose Luis Capacete, Age 39, 5’7”, 145, thin build, blk/brn, short hair
Vehicle(s): Chrysler, Town and Country, 2001, dark green mini van, license plate #5KSM113. Honda Accord, black, 4-Door, 1997, license plate #6GMX802
SYNOPSIS: On 12-24-11, Capacete picked up a female [...]
Posted in Courts, Crime, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: alleged rapist, jose luis capacete, police department, Santa Ana, sapd, victims 1 Comment »Itzcoatl Ocampo charges and O.C. District Attorney’s remarks
Posted by Admin on January 17th, 2012
Contacts: Laura Eimiller, Spokesperson, FBI, LA Office, Office:310-996-3343
Susan Schroeder, Chief of Staff, OCDA, 714-347-8408, Cell:714-292-2718
Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, OCDA, 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 17, 2012
OCDA FILES MULTIPLE MURDER CHARGES AGAINST FORMER MARINEFOR SERIAL THRILL-KILL SPREE OF FOUR HOMELESS MEN IN ONE MONTH
*Defendant was apprehended after mass multi-agency manhunt
SANTA ANA – The Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) Office has filed [...]
Posted in Courts, Crime, Orange County, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: charges, homeless, Itzcoatl Ocampo, killer, Orange County, press conference, tony rackauckas, yorba linda No Comments »Press conference regarding alleged homeless killer, Itzcoatl Ocampo, on 1/17
Posted by Admin on January 16th, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: January 16, 2012
Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TONY RACKAUCKAS: MEDIA ADVISORY
WHO: Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Tony Rackauckas, and representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Anaheim Police Department, Placentia Police Department, and Brea/Yorba Linda Police Department.
WHAT: Will [...]
Reward offered by the SAPD for wanted gang homicide suspects
Posted by Admin on January 14th, 2012
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: WANTED HOMICIDE SUSPECT & UNSOLVED 2011 GANG HOMICIDES
The Santa Ana Police Department Gang Unit investigated six gang related homicides in 2011. Four of the six homicides were solved with a total of seventeen suspects arrested. Two cases remain unsolved and one suspect remains at large. The Santa Ana Police Department offers [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Crime, Paul Walters, Santa Ana Tags: gang homicides, jesus canales, police, rewards, sapd No Comments »SAPD to be featured in Friday night’s episode of “America’s Most Wanted”
Posted by Admin on January 6th, 2012
[ January 6, 2012; 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
The Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) will be featured in this Friday night’s episode of “America’s Most Wanted,” hosted by John Walsh, on the Lifetime Network.
SAPD Chief Paul Walters said in an email that there will be two separate incidents involving the SAPD, in episode 6 of America’s Most Wanted.
Kudos to Chief Walters and our [...]
Posted in Crime, Entertainment, Paul Walters, Public Safety Tags: america's most wanted, john walsh, lifetime network, paul walters, police, Santa Ana, sapd 1 Comment »Homicides decreased in Santa Ana 59% over the past year!
Posted by Admin on January 4th, 2012
According to Santa Ana’s Chief of Police and Acting City Manager, Paul Walters, the overall homicide totals from January 1st through December 31 decreased 59% from last year. There were 29 homicides in 2010 and 12 in 2011.
In 2011, the number of gang related homicides decreased by 45%. There were 11 gang-related homicides in [...]
Happy New Year Santa Ana – no SAPD DUI checkpoints this weekend
Posted by Admin on December 31st, 2011
The Santa Ana Police Department’s (SAPD) Public Information Officer, Anthony Bertagna, and Santa Ana Chief of Police Paul Walters both confirmed today, via email, that the SAPD is not going to be conducting any DUI checkpoints this weekend.
Now that doesn’t mean that our residents and out of town visitors should get drunk and drive on [...]
Posted in alcohol, Bars, Crime, Paul Walters, Public Safety, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: aaa, dui checkpoints, free bus rides, new year's eve, octa, paul walters, police, Santa Ana, sapd, tipsy tow service 23 Comments »Are two downtown Santa Ana businesses going to violate city code tonight?
Posted by Admin on December 31st, 2011
A Cover Charge at Proof? No bueno!
UPDATE: Santa Ana City Manager Paul Walters sent me an email today confirming that the City is looking into the issues raised in this post!
Chapter One: the Modern Local, a restaurant in Downtown Santa Ana, is promising a fun night tonight, which includes dancing – as per their Facebook [...]
The O.C. Register touted Irvine’s safe city ranking but ignored Santa Ana’s
Posted by Admin on December 30th, 2011
OJ Blogger Greg Diamond ripped Santa Ana’s safe city ranking but was silent about Irvine’s ranking
My colleague, Sean Mill, wrote a post earlier this week regarding the lack of attention paid by the O.C. Register, and in particular by their Santa Ana beat reporter Andrew Galvin, to the recent Forbes ranking of Santa Ana as [...]
Posted in Blogs, Crime, Democratic Party, irvine, Latinos, Media Links, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: andrew galvin, Chris Prevatt, cq press, Crime, dan chmielewski, fbi report, forbes, greg diamond, irvine, safe city, Santa Ana 3 Comments »Santa Ana resident charged with accepting bribes as a prison guard
Posted by Admin on December 28th, 2011
Orange County District Attorney & Seal Beach Police Department Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 28, 2011
Contact: Sgt. Steve Bowles, Public Information Officer, Seal Beach Police Department, Office: 562-342-7391
Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff Orange County, District Attorney, 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Farrah Emami Spokesperson Orange County District Attorney, 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486
Case # 11WF2999: CITY JAIL GUARD CHARGED WITH ACCEPTING iPAD AND OTHER BRIBES IN [...]
Posted in Courts, Crime, Orange County, Public Safety, Santa Ana, Westminster Tags: bribes, jose alday, Santa Ana, seal beach city jail 1 Comment »SAPD to conduct DUI checkpoint this Friday night, at 2100 W. McFadden
Posted by Admin on December 22nd, 2011
Thursday December 22, 2011
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, December 23rd, 2011. It will begin at 7:30
NEWS RELEASE: SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, December 23rd, 2011. It will begin [...]
Posted in alcohol, Bars, Civic Affairs, Crime, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: alcohol, dui checkpoint, Santa Ana, sapd 1 Comment »
