City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
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
Fernando Zazueta Gonzalez, a 61-year old homeless man who pistol-whipped a Santa Ana store owner with a pellet gun during a robbery, was sentenced Friday to 21 years to life in prison, according to the O.C. Register.
Gonzales is a third-striker with previous burglary and robbery convictions. He got busted again in March after he robbed a beauty-supply business on West Third St. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD and OCDA Investigating In Custody Death
On Wednesday, August 4, 2017 at approximately 9:49 pm, Santa Ana Jail Correctional Officers discovered a U.S. Marshal’s Service detainee unresponsive in his cell.
Correctional Officers initiated life-saving measures while awaiting the arrival of OCFA medics. Medics transported the inmate to a local hospital where he was stabilized and ultimately admitted due to his medical condition. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 17HF1025
Date: August 9, 2017
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of a man who is accused of forcibly raping and sexually assaulting two teenagers in Santa Ana and San Juan Capistrano.
Defendant: Alejandro Hernandez Garcia, 41, San Juan Capistrano
Felony Charges: Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Fri, August 4th, 2017, 8:30PM to 2:30AM, 2100 N. Main Street
SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department along with the officers from California Highway Patrol will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday August 4th, 2017. It will begin at 8:30PM and is scheduled to conclude at 2:30AM. It will be conducted in the area of 2100 N Main Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading
An unidentified man suspected of driving a stolen car and leading SAPD police officers on a chase, crashed into two cars before being arrested yesterday, according to the O.C. Register.
SAPD police officers tried to pull over the suspect on Wednesday afternoon, at around 4:50 p.m., on August 2, as he was driving a Jaguar. He was suspected of a traffic violation near the cross streets of S. Bristol Street and W. Warner Avenue, according to the SAPD. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Crime Alert – Community Assistance Needed
Santa Ana Police Detectives are looking for a suspect that attempted to sexually assault an adult female in her home. The incident occurred On July 30th in the 3200 hundred block of south Main Street in Santa Ana. The victim was asleep in her living room and woke up at 2 a.m. after she heard a noise by the open front window. The victim looked towards the window and saw the suspect standing outside. The victim saw that the suspect had already removed the screen and he ordered the victim to come to the window while he simulated a handgun and threatened to shoot her. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Detectives Investigating Homicide – 4200 Block West Fay Circle
On Saturday, July 29, 2017 at approximately 10:24 PM, the Santa Ana Police Department responded to a report of a shooting at the 4200 block of West Fay Circle in the city of Santa Ana.
Upon arrival, Officers discovered the scene of a traffic collision. They also found an adult Hispanic male with an apparent gunshot wound to his upper body. Continue reading
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 occpuied vehicle parked in the middle of an alley, effectively blocking street traffic. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 15NF3329
Date: July 26, 2017
*Incident captured on GoPro camera
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former security guard pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 24 years in state prison yesterday for posing as a police officer and forcibly raping a human trafficking victim.
Defendant: Raul Antonio Ramos, 28, Westminster
Pleaded guilty on July 25, 2017, to one felony count each of: Continue reading
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
An unidentified man reportedly ran from SAPD police officers, after a car crash, and jumped over several fences while holding a baby in his arms, before he abandoned the baby and hid in a house, according to the O.C. Register.
The car crash happened at 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25, at the intersection of Bristol Street and Warner Avenue, according to the SAPD. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
On Monday, July 24, 2017, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the suspect enters the Jack in the Box located at 820 N. Harbor Blvd., brandishes a handgun, and hands a note to the employee demanding money. The victim handed the suspect cash. The suspect was last seen running from the location.
Jack in the Box is the third robbery of fast food restaurants in the last seven days that occurred on Harbor Blvd (1st – 101 S. Harbor Blvd. – El Pollo Loco and 2nd – 666 S. Harbor Blvd. – McDonald’s). The suspect is believed to be the same suspect in robberies throughout Orange County. Continue reading
The SAPD is investigating the suspicious death of an unidentified homeless man in his 60s whose dead body was found on Tuesday, July 25, at around 7:35 a.m., on a sidewalk in downtown Santa Ana, near the 4th Street Market and Playground restaurant, at the 400 block of North Bush Street, according to the O.C. Register.
The victim had sustained a head wound. The police do not yet know if he fell or was pushed from a nearby parking structure or if he was attacked. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Missing Person Detectives Asking For Assistance in Locating 55 Year-Old Male
On 07/13/17 Salvador Ortiz Plascencia, a 55-year old male, was involved in a verbal argument with his adult son at their residence located in the area of 1600 N. Parton Street in Santa Ana. Plascencia walked out of the residence and was last seen walking north on Parton Street. He has not been seen or heard from since that day. Plascencia does not have a cellular phone or any form of identification on his person. Continue reading