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The SAPD and other agencies issued 55 street racing citations from March 19-30

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The SAPD, in partnership with other agencies as part of the STEARRD (Strategic Traffic Enforcement Against Racing & Reckless Driving) program, conducted street racing enforcement from 03/19 – 03/20. The enforcement efforts resulted in:

  • (55) Cites
  • (3) Impounds
  • (2) Arrest

These activities have proven to be deadly and they pose a clear and present threat to public safety on our streets! REMEMBER – The SAPD has a zero tolerance policy for reckless driving/street racing and has made this issue a top priority.

Cars involved in Santa Ana street takeovers now getting impounded for 30 days

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The Orange County Superior Court has been actively issuing 30-day impound orders to seize vehicles used in intersection takeovers in Santa Ana.

The SAPD Traffic Division is actively carrying out these orders – and they promise more is to come!

Street racers in Santa Ana cause traffic accidents and even killed a retired O.C. Register writer in a collision a few months ago.

The SAPD issued 44 street racing citations on Jan. 29 and 30

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The SAPD in partnership with other agencies as part of the STEARRD program conducted additional street racing enforcement.

From 01/29 – 01/30 enforcement efforts resulted in:

  • 44 – Cites
  • 5 – Impounds
  • 3 – Reckless Driving / DUI Arrest
  • 1 – Unrelated Arrests
  • 35 – Spectator Cites

The SAPD has a zero tolerance policy for reckless driving / street racing and has made this issue a top priority. These activities have proven to be deadly and they pose a clear and present threat to public safety on our streets.

The SAPD made 40 street racing spectator arrests last week

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The SAPD, in partnership with other agencies as part of the STEARRD (Selective Traffic Enforcement Against Reckless Driving) program, conducted additional street racing enforcement from 01/08 – 01/09.

Their enforcement efforts resulted in:

  • (27) Cites
  • (25) Impounds
  • (4) Street Racing Related Arrests
  • (40) Spectator Arrests

SAPD has a zero tolerance policy for reckless driving / street racing and has made this issue a top priority. These activities have proven to be deadly and they pose a clear and present threat to public safety on our streets #SAPDTraffi

The SAPD and their partners issued 36 street racing citations on Dec. 11 and 12

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The SAPD, in partnership with other agencies as part of the STEARRD program, conducted additional street racing enforcement from 12/11 – 12/12

The SAPD’s enforcement efforts resulted in 36 Cites, 6 Impounds, 5 Street Racing Related Arrests & 1 Unrelated Arrests.

The SAPD has a zero tolerance policy for reckless driving / street racing and has made this issue a top priority. These activities have proven to be deadly and they pose a clear and present threat to public safety on our streets.

The SAPD and their partners made five street racing arrests in early December

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The SAPD announced that, in partnership with other law enforcement agencies which are part of the STEARRD program, they conducted enforcement from 12/4 – 12/5 which resulted in 55 Cites, 8 Impounds, 5 Street Racing Related Arrests & 2 Unrelated Arrests.

The SAPD has a zero tolerance policy for reckless driving / street racing and has made this issue a top priority. These activities have proven to be deadly and they pose a clear and present threat to public safety on our streets.

The Garden Grove police cracked down on street racers this weekend

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Over the weekend, Garden Grove Police Department Motor Unit and patrol officers tackled the issue of street racing, in addition to their ongoing DUI enforcement efforts.

‪Saturday evening started with street racers congregating at City Park (Euclid St and Main St). Motor officers saturated the area, wrote numerous citations and impounded a vehicle. Later that night, they received information of another gathering of approximately 400 cars and 1000 people at the corner of Euclid St and Katella Ave.‬

‪GGPD officers maintained a position on the Garden Grove side to monitor and ensure the racers did not enter their city. Approximately 10-15 racers decided to cross into Garden Grove and began doing donuts in the parking lot area. GGPD officers assisted outside agencies with dispersing the crowd, then arrested one subject and impounded his vehicle.‬

On Sunday, officers were dispatched to the parking lot at the corner of Euclid St. and Westminster Ave. regarding a large gathering of street racers. They were able to disperse the crowd of over 500 cars and 1,500 people, and issued numerous citations.

In total, GGPD had two DUI arrests, multiple street racing arrests, six impounded vehicles, and over 80 citations for vehicle and alcohol violations.

A 24-year-old woman was arrested for street racing in Santa Ana

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While working a STEARRD (Street Racing Enforcement) program, SAPD police officers responded to a report of street racers in the area of Columbine Ave & Majestic Dr., on Sep. 5.

The police officers observed a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro doing donuts in the intersection. The Camaro fled when officers arrived; however, with the assistance of our allied agencies, the vehicle was located and stopped in the City of Irvine.

SAPD officers responded to the location of the traffic stop and arrested the driver, Jaimiez Valdez, 24-years-old, for reckless driving. She was booked into the Santa Ana Jail and the vehicle was impounded.

SAPD has a zero tolerance policy for reckless driving/street racing and have made this issue our top priority. This is part of the multi-pronged strategy by the city of Santa Ana to combat this serious problem. These activities have proven to be deadly and they pose a clear and present threat to the public safety on our streets.