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A reminder from the OCDA that driving while high on marijuana is illegal

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

Date: October 13, 2017

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHO: The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA)

WHAT: Released its fourth informative video bringing public awareness to the dangers of drug-impaired driving. The OCDA Appellate and Training Unit, through its administration of the California Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor Program, worked with the California Office of Traffic Safety on the public service announcements (PSAs). The link to the final PSA addressing marijuana-impaired driving is linked below. Continue reading→

Suspect shot by an SAPD police officer may have committed up to seven armed robberies

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It turns out that the robbery suspect that was shot and wounded yesterday evening by an SAPD police officer, at a Chevron gas station, may be a suspect the police were already looking for in connection with at least seven armed robberies, according to the O.C. Register.

The suspect was shot when he tried to rob a Chevron gas station at Grand and N. Fairhaven avenues in Santa Ana on Thursday, Sept. 28, at round 5:40 p.m. Continue reading→

Costa Mesa man on bail arrested again, for drug possession and intent to sell

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Costa Mesa Police Department

Advisory: Man who was out on bail arrested for possession of dangerous drugs for sale

Incident/DR#: 17-12257

COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) yesterday arrested Miller, who was out on bail, for felony possession of dangerous drugs with intent to sell.

At approximately 5:15 p.m., on Sept. 27, 2017, CMPD detectives served a search warrant at Miller’s home in the 400 block of Fair Drive. The search warrant is part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. Miller was detained outside his home and was found to be in possession of approximately three grams of fentanyl-based heroin, commonly referred to as “China White,” and about $1,000 in cash. Continue reading→

Two men arrested in Costa Mesa for felony possession of 4,000 Xanax pills

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Costa Mesa Police Department

Advisory: Two men arrested for felony possession of approximately 4,000 Xanax pills

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 28, 2017

Incident/DR#: 17-12960

COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) this morning arrested Gary Marianetti, 24, Huntington Beach, and Eric Ramirez, 20, Costa Mesa, for felony possession of about 4,000 Xanax pills.

At approximately 1:05 a.m., on Sept. 28, 2017, CMPD officers responded to the 1200 block of West Baker Street regarding a suspicious abandoned vehicle. Continue reading→

Former gangbanger turned lawyer is suing the City of Santa Ana for shooting a suspect in the back

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The family of an unarmed 18-year-old shot and killed while running from gang officers has hired Humberto Guizar, a former gangbanger turned lawyer, to represent them in a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.

Guizar won $3.2 million for the survivors of a Ramona Gardens man who died after an altercation with LAPD officers back in 2012, according to the L.A. Times.  Continue reading→

The Santa Ana City Council is finally taking action against illegal pot dispensaries

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City of Santa Ana

Community: Santa Ana City Council Takes Action against Illegal Marijuana Dispensaries

SANTA ANA, CA – At their last council meeting, the Santa Ana City Council authorized the filing and prosecution of receivership actions against the owners of four marijuana dispensaries operating illegally throughout the city. The Council’s action on September 5, 2017, escalates the City’s efforts to permanently shut down these dispensaries which pose extreme health and safety hazards to the community.

Receivership is a legal process through which control of a piece of real property is temporarily taken from the property owner and placed with a court-appointed office, or Receiver. These receivership actions are used primarily for abandoned and substandard properties where the owner has a history of non-compliance with the City’s code enforcement efforts, or for emergency situations where real property presents an immediate threat to health and safety. Continue reading→

A Santa Ana man was arrested after a five-hour standoff with the SAPD on Monday

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An unidentified man suspected of burglary and outstanding warrants barricaded himself in an apartment for five hours on Monday before officers went into his home to get him out, according to the O.C. Register.

The incident began at about 1:30 p.m. at the 1900 block of Civic Center Drive, when police and probation officials went to the man’s apartment to serve him with a warrant regarding weapons and narcotics probation violations, according to the SAPD. Continue reading→

The SAPD is targeting drug problems at the California Lodge Motel

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Community: City of Santa Ana Cracks Down on Illegal Activities at California Lodge Motel

SANTA ANA, Calif. — On Tuesday, August 15, 2017, the Santa Ana City Council authorized the City Attorney’s Office to initiate an action under the Drug Den Abatement Act against the Santa Ana California Lodge, LLC (“California Lodge”) and the owners of the property located at 2909 S. Bristol Street in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading→

SAPD detective David Prewett cleared in the fatal shooting of Steve Salgado

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The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has cleared Detective David Prewett, an SAPD police officer who shot and killed Steve Salgado, an unarmed 18-year-old, who was running from members of the Santa Ana Police Department’s Gang Suppression Unit, according to the O.C. Register.

The incident happened on Jan. 29, at around 4:40 p.m., at the 400 block of South Birch St., in Santa Ana, when Prewett and five other SAPD police officers were patrolling the neighborhood when the saw an occupied vehicle parked in the middle of an alley, effectively blocking street traffic. Continue reading→

Man arrested for trying to sell heroin to an undercover police officer in Costa Mesa

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Costa Mesa Police Department

Community: Man arrested for attempting to sell heroin to CMPD undercover officer

COSTA MESA, Calif. – On Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at approximately 3:15 p.m., Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) officers arrested William Thompson, 28, Eureka, after he attempted to sell two grams of heroin to an undercover officer at the 700 block of W. Wilson Street. Continue reading→

A Santa Ana man died and two others passed out from a possible drug overdose this morning

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The OCFA, SAPD and Orange County Sheriff’s Department have responded to the Villa Del Sol apartments  at the 800 block of South Fairview Street where one person has died, according to the Fountain Valley Patch.

One victim died at the scene and two others were taken to a local hospital according to the OCFA. Continue reading→

Crash at the end of an SAPD police pursuit killed the suspect and injured his 9-year old daughter

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Juan Rodriguez, a 43-year-old man from Costa Mesa, was killed and his 9-year-old daughter was critically injured in Santa Ana when their car crashed during a police pursuit this Sunday, July 23, according to the O.C. Register.

SAPD police officers responded when they got a call about a man pointing a gun at a security guard during a fight at Mariscos Hector #2, located at 1208 E. McFadden, at Standard Avenue, according to the SAPD. Continue reading→

Man gets up to 31 years in prison for pimping minors and several women in Orange County

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

July 19, 2017

Case # 16NF0460

SAN JOSE FELON SENTENCED TO 31 YEARS IN PRISON FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING, PIMPING AND PANDERING TWO MINORS AND SIX WOMEN USING FIREARM, INTIMIDATION, AND DRUGS

*Man also charged with forcible sexual assaults on 15-year-old victim

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A San Jose felon was sentenced to 31 years and six months in state prison yesterday for human trafficking, pimping, and pandering two minors and six additional women using a firearm, intimidation, and drugs.

Defendant: Ariel Cuellar Guizar, 36, San Jose

Pleaded guilty on July 18, 2017, to felony: 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→

The SAPD is conducting a DUI and Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday night

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Fri., June 9th, 2017, 9:30PM to 2:30AM, 300 W. 1st Street

SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT

The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, June 9th, 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 300 W. 1st Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading→