The SAPD is searching for two men who beat up a victim at a 7-Eleven store
On January 15th, at around 7:15 pm, two suspects attacked a victim at the parking lot of the 7-Eleven located at 400 N. Grand Ave., according to the SAPD. They…
Rock climber who trained in Santa Ana falls to her death at Red Rocks Canyon
Micah Manalese, a 30-year-old rock climber, died recently after falling at Red Rocks Canyon in Nevada. According to a GoFundMe page, Manalese would frequently train at Sender One Climbing in…
New poll finds that a majority of Americans support the deportation of criminals
A very vocal extreme minority is trying to make the case that the U.S. government should not be deporting violent criminals but a new poll by the AP shows that…
Orange man arrested for the alleged theft of military equipment from the Tustin Army Reserve Center
On January 16th, 2025, police detectives, with the assistance of the joint Irvine-Tustin SWAT Team, Army Criminal Investigations Division, and OCSD Bomb Squad, served search warrants in the City of…
Thieves used a U-Haul truck to steal an electric scooter and clothes from an Irvine Target store
The Irvine Police Department is asking the community for help identifying two retail theft suspects. On November 3, 2024, the suspects entered the Target store at the Irvine Marketplace and…
Orange County bolsters crime-fighting tools with a $742K investment in DNA technology
SANTA ANA, CA - At the January 28 Board of Supervisors meeting, the Supervisors unanimously approved $742,000 in Prop 69 funds to support local law enforcement, the OC Crime Lab,…
Santa Ana Councilman Phil Bacerra will Chair the OCFA’s Board of Directors this year
The City of Santa Ana is proud to announce Councilmember Phil Bacerra’s appointment as Chair of the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Board of Directors. This is a significant appointment…
A burglar was arrested after stealing tools from a car, in Orange County
Early Sunday morning, police officers responded to a call about a vehicle burglary where a suspect smashed a car window and stole tools, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department.…
DUI driver gets only six years in prison after killing a motorcycle rider in Santa Ana
Mario Celestino Torres, a 30-year-old man, pleaded guilty on Monday and he was sentenced to only six years in prison for an alcohol-related DUI collision that killed Flor Mecon Granados, a…
The SAPD is searching for an elderly missing man who suffers from epilepsy
Police officers are attempting to locate a 70-year-old man named Cheyenne Viltz whose family members state they have not heard from since Monday, January 13th, according to the SAPD. Viltz…
The O.C. Sheriff speaks out on enforcing immigration laws
As the debate about immigration and local law enforcement’s role has increased with the new presidential administration, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes has been asked by members of the media…
L.A. man facing felony charges after carjacking an O.C. police car and fleeing from the officers
Lilton Bernardt Dooley, a 56-year-old man from Los Angeles County, was charged on Thursday with carjacking a Huntington Beach police car and leading officers on a pursuit that ended in…
OCDA’s office awarded $3.3M in State grants to fight DUIs
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is proud to announce that it has been once again chosen by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)…
Santa Ana man pleads guilty to killing his neighbor and could serve up to life in prison
Alfonso Jassogarcia, a 40-year-old man, pleaded guilty last Friday to fatally shooting his neighbor in Santa Ana. Jassogarcia was immediately sentenced to 18 years to life in prison. However, he…
Santa Ana residential fire claimed a dog’s life, but a storage unit fire was contained
Santa Ana firefighters were busy this weekend as they battled a deadly residential fire and a commercial fire at a storage unit complex. The residential fire broke out on Sunday…