Suspects arrested after dumping Fentanyl during a traffic stop in Orange
Yesterday, at around 2:30 pm, City of Orange Police Department officers stopped two male adults in a vehicle in the 800 block of S. Tustin Street. Upon contact, one of…
Santa Ana street sweeping tickets suspended during stay home order
The City of Santa Ana is temporarily stopping the issuance of street sweeping tickets beginning today, Dec. 16, 2020, due to the Governor’s Regional Stay Home Order. No street sweeping…
A pedestrian was killed in the area of Main Street and Alton Avenue
On Sunday, December 13, 2020, at approximately 2:10 PM, the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) received multiple calls of a vehicle-pedestrian traffic collision in the area of Main Street and…
Tonight’s Santa Ana City Council meeting includes an update on police oversight
The Santa Ana City Council will have its regular meeting by teleconference today, Dec. 15, 2020, with a closed session at 5 p.m. and open session at 5:45 p.m. Items…
SAPD police officer indicted for bribery
https://youtu.be/lLha72Vbh9A SANTA ANA, California – A Santa Ana Police officer was charged today with accepting $128,000 in bribes from a crime figure seeking to thwart law enforcement activities against his…
First OC Streetcar rail set into a Santa Ana street
ORANGE – Construction of the OC Streetcar has reached a major milestone as construction crews have set the first rail into place that will eventually carry the streetcar vehicles through…
Metrolink rail maintenance night work in Santa Ana starts tonight
For three nights, starting on Tuesday, 12/15/20 through Thursday 12/17/20, Metrolink will be inspecting and maintaining the railroad track system in Santa Ana between 8 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. If…
Repeat home invader arrested in Garden Grove
On November 23, 2020, an elderly couple was home babysitting their infant grandchild when an unknown person entered their house through an open bedroom window. The suspect ransacked the master…
The SAPD is searching for a missing young woman
Angela Sierra was last seen on 12/05/2020, when she voluntarily walked away from her home. On 12/14/2020, Angela sent messages to a family member via Instagram stating she had gotten…
OCDA Spitzer laments the release of half the O.C. jail inmates
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer released the following statement criticizing a court ruling in Campbell et. all v. Barnes that requires Sheriff Don Barnes to…
Supervisor Steel condemns the court ordered release of 1,800 O.C. inmates
On Friday evening, a superior court judge ordered Orange County Sherriff Don Barnes to release over 1,800 inmates to allow for more social distancing in Orange County jails. The case,…
Millions spent as the Santa Ana CARES fund nears its end
https://youtu.be/-0YFT-ng9Jk The Santa Ana CARES pandemic assistance program is almost over, as the federal funds the City received must be spent by the end of the year. The City has…
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine declared safe as the FDA issues an emergency use authorization
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted an Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 11: “As…
Young boxer’s murder featured in the SAPD’s new For the Record video
https://youtu.be/9VTIFwEN16Y This month’s segment of the SAPD's “For the Record: A Homicide Spotlight” highlights the murder of Isaac Gonzalez. Isaac and his friend were walking in the area of 2300…