Starting March 1, 2021, Orange County inmates will be able to apply for CalFresh benefits (formerly called food stamps) up to 30 days before their release under a pilot program…
https://youtu.be/gcs9_G19KNA What would you do if you were shot late at night in Santa Ana and could not get to a hospital in time? An unidentified man was shot several…
On Friday morning the OCFA responded to a call for an unresponsive patient in the flood control channel. Our firefighter/paramedics stabilized the individual while other firefighters simultaneously prepared a hoist…
SANTA ANA, Ca. (February 5, 2021): The Sheriff’s Department has seen a dramatic reduction in the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the Orange County Jail system in the last…
Emily Melheim attempted to leave a local Best Buy without paying for a speaker and brandished a stun gun in a threatening manner when confronted by employees. The Tustin Police…
Giovanny Edgar Sanchez Giovanny Edgar Sanchez, a 48-year-old man who served 11 years in prison for the shooting of Scott Sittler, a 19-year-old in Santa Ana in 1994, is once…
Saturday, Feb. 6: Power of One Foundation (POOF) drive-through food distribution at Calvary Chapel, 3800 S. Fairview St., Santa Ana, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon). The line begins off…
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 - Cites5 -…
While conducting a traffic stop in the area of 2723 S. Hotel Terrace, SAPD Gang Detectives noticed a small amount of narcotics in plain view inside the vehicle. A search…
Santa Ana PD 02/02/2021 Most Wanted Wednesday suspect was taken into custody on 02/03/2021. - ORIGINAL MESSAGE - Wanted Suspect: Gustavo Alexander Penaloza (27) Description: Male, Hispanic, 5’11” tall, 200…
As part of its new language access policy, Orange County has hired Martin Plascencia to lead its Spanish-language communications and outreach efforts. “The pandemic has only deepened language access issues,”…
Orange County, Calif. (February 4, 2021) – The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) announced that maintenance of its benefits eligibility and determination system will be performed on Saturday,…
Irvine, CA (February 4, 2021) - The Orange County Soccer Club announced today a new initiative to support communities in Orange County to stay strong together during these trying times.…
SAPD dispatch received several calls of a male adult on the freeway ledge of the 17th Street & I-5 freeway overpass. As SAPD officers were responding, a Good Samaritan who…
On Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 at 9:04 P.M., the Santa Ana Police Department received a call of a male down in the roadway at W. First Street and the Santa…