Celebrate the DOMA and Prop. 8 court decisions at the Velvet Lounge tonight
Santa Ana's Velvet Lounge is hosting a number of the decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding Prop. 8 and DOMA. Here is an update from the Velvet Lounge about…
Celebrate the Supreme Court Prop 8 and DOMA decisions tonight in Santa Ana
In a 5-4 ruling in United States v. Windsor, the court struck down a provision of the 17-year-old Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that denies federal benefits -- like Social Security benefits or…
Father faces trial for killing a man who got into a fight with his daughter
Orange County District Attorney, Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 10CF2948: June 21, 2013 FATHER FACES TRIAL FOR MURDERING MAN IN RETALIATION FOR PHYSICAL ALTERCATION BETWEEN DAUGHTER AND VICTIM…
Aliso Viejo caretaker arrested for suspected sexual elder abuse
Orange County District Attorney, Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 13HF1991: June 19, 2013 LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEKS PUBLIC’S HELP IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF CAREGIVER CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING 66-YEAR-OLD DISABLED WOMAN…
Fugitive Vietnamese gang member from Santa Ana to be arraigned for murder
Orange County District Attorney, Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 05ZF0085: June 19, 2013 FUGITIVE GANG MEMBER TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR MURDER OF FELLOW GANG MEMBER IN 1999 SHOOT-OUT…
Three Strike Orange County criminal released under Prop. 36
Orange County District Attorney, Media Advisory For Immediate Release: June 18, 2013 MEDIA ADVISORY WHO: Inmate John Paul Beckman, 48 WHAT: Was resentenced today under Proposition 36 by the Honorable…
Two men charged with pimping young women on Harbor Bl., in Santa Ana
[caption id="attachment_36870" align="aligncenter" width="180"] Raphael Jared Scally[/caption] Orange County District Attorney, Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 13CF1958: June 17, 2013 TWO MEN CHARGED WITH PIMPING AND PANDERING 18…
Man sentenced for raping a teen who was walking home from In-N-Out Burger
Orange County District Attorney, Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 10CF3246: June 14, 2013 MAN SENTENCED TO 363 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR COLD CASE RAPE OF 16-YEAR-OLD…
Parole denied for Santa Ana man who beat an infant girl to death in 1994
Orange County District Attorney, Press Release For Immediate Release: June 13, 2013 PAROLE DENIED FIVE YEARS FOR INMATE CONVICTED OF BEATING-MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND’S INFANT DAUGHTER IN 1994 SANTA ANA –The…
Former teacher charged with sex crimes against a relative, starting when she was 5
Orange County District Attorney, Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # TBA: June 13, 2013 FORMER TEACHER CHARGED WITH 1990S SEXUAL ASSAULT OF FEMALE RELATIVE BEGINNING WHEN VICTIM WAS 5…
OCDA opposing the parole of Santa Ana man who beat an infant girl to death
Orange County District Attorney, Press Release For Immediate Release: June 12, 2013 OCDA TO OPPOSE PAROLE OF INMATE CONVICTED OF 1994 BEATING-MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND’S INFANT DAUGHTER SANTA ANA – Orange County District…
City of Santa Ana plans to shut down 17 more medical marijuana dispensaries
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Advisory: CITY OF SANTA ANA CONTINUES PROACTIVE ENFORCEMENT ON ILLEGAL POT SHOPS Marijuana Dispensaries issued notices to cease operations or face continued enforcement…
Gang banger sentenced for shooting a man during a robbery in Santa Ana
Orange County District Attorney, Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 08CF2288: June 7, 2013 GANG MEMBER SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE PLUS 25 YEARS FOR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES…
Man busted by the SAPD to be arraigned for sex trafficking and pimping
Orange County District Attorney, Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 13CF0801: June 3, 2013 MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF FEMALE VICTIM AND PIMPING HER AND TWO…
Man sentenced to life for killing his lover with a rock and stealing his stuff
Orange County District Attorney, Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 10ZF0093: June 3, 2013 MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN STATE PRISON WITHOUT POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE FOR MURDERING LOVER BY…