Santa Ana man sentenced for $1.2M COVID-19 fraud
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for fraudulently applying for more than $1.2 million in COVID-19 pandemic unemployment insurance…
A CHP officer was helped by witnesses as he scuffled with a suspect in Santa Ana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ21Pr0Flww Everardo Navarro saw a CHP officer tussling with a man on a freeway overpass and stepped in to help the beleaguered officer. Navarro was driving on Friday afternoon in…
OCFA firefighters rescued a woman stuck in a manhole in Santa Ana today
Santa Ana - Firefighters were called out to the 1200 block of N. Bush St. for a person in a manhole. They received the call at 2:21 p.m. Because of…
A motorcyclist was killed in a collision in Westminster
On Friday, May 19, 2023, at 3:55 PM, Westminster police officers responded to a report of a traffic collision in the 15100 block of Brookhurst Street in the City of…
O.C. man arrested after crashing into a home and threatening the residents with a pickaxe
An unnamed male suspect was arrested in Lake Forest on Monday, May 22, for allegedly crashing a car into a home and then threatening two people with a pickaxe, according…
Westminster man arrested for theft, forgery and money laundering in Irvine
Over the last few months, an Irvine Police investigator has been working on a case where $55,000 in stolen checks were deposited into fraudulent business accounts. Recently, Irvine Police detectives…
Arizona man pleads guilty to robbing Big Lots and PetSmart stores in AZ and So. California
RIVERSIDE, California – An Arizona man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for committing armed robberies of nine stores in Southern California and Arizona during a crime spree last…
Two men were killed in a fight at a parking structure near the Anaheim Gardenwalk
ANAHEIM, Calif. (May 22, 2023) – Anaheim homicide detectives are investigating two deaths that occurred yesterday just after 2 a.m. in a parking structure located in the 300 block of…
Anaheim tax preparer sentenced for a COVID-19 scam involving prisoners
Sandra Pineda, 37, an Anaheim tax preparer, was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison for a COVID- 19 pandemic unemployment insurance scam that involved four state prisoners. Pineda…
The Costa Mesa Police arrested a wanted suspect after a pursuit and seized his drugs and cash
Last week a concerned citizen called the Costa Mesa Police Department about a man in possession of narcotics. It turned out that the suspect also had outstanding warrants for narcotics…
A Santa Ana apartment complex was struck by a vehicle after a similar incident earlier in May
Another driver has crashed into a Santa Ana apartment building, just a few weeks after a minivan was crashed into that building, seriously injuring a female tenant and also injuring…
A car passenger was killed in a head-on collision in Fountain Valley
On Saturday, May 20, at 11:50 p.m., Fountain Valley police officers responded to the scene of a traffic collision at Bushard St. and Swift Avenue. During a preliminary investigation, the…
The Santa Ana City Council opposes a proposed syringe exchange program
Needles found at the Santa Ana River Trail The City of Santa Ana has sent a letter to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) strenuously opposing an application by…
Hyundai, Kia theft class-action lawsuit reaches settlement valued at more than $200M
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit reached today brings benefits valued at more than $200 million to owners of Hyundai and Kia vehicles rendered vulnerable to theft…
The SAPD is looking for an alleged molester who may have fled to Mexico
A victim in Santa Ana reported that she was sexually abused by wanted suspect Bayron Blanco between the ages of seven to ten years old. Blanco was made aware of…