Santa Ana gangbanger gets 21 years in prison for killing a teenager at El Salvador Park
Juan Sotelo Gatica, a 26-year-old Santa Ana gangbanger, was sentenced this Thursday, Sept. 27 to 21 years in prison for the shooting death of Rodrigo Aguilar, a 15-year-old, during a…
Probationer arrested in Costa Mesa on firearm and drug charges
A couple of nights ago, while conducting a probation check at a residence on the 2800 block of Boa Vista Drive, the Costa Mesa Police Department's Gang Unit located a…
Four men from L.A. County arrested for stealing cash and property from a car in Irvine
Last week, a man withdrew money from the bank, placed it in his vehicle, and went shopping at a Walmart, according to the Irvine Police Department. A suspect smashed the…
Two men in a U-Haul truck stole a vacuum and an electric scooter from an Irvine Target store
On August 12, a pair of male suspects defeated the security devices and walked out of the Spectrum Target with a Dyson vacuum and an electric scooter valued at $1,329,…
Anaheim murder suspects arrested
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept 26, 2024) – Anaheim Police detectives have arrested three suspects after a man was shot and killed in a residential neighborhood. On Monday, August 12, 2024, around…
The SAPD recovered the vehicle used by a fatal shooting suspect
The SAPD is closing in on the suspect who fatally shot a man in Santa Ana this week, on Monday, Sep. 23, in the area of W. Ross St. and…
Euro distraction thieves finally arrested thanks to the Tustin Police Department
When a Tustin resident called 911 to report he had just been the victim of a distraction theft, numerous police officers rapidly responded to the area, according to the Tustin…
An inmate facing drug charges died at the Theo Lacy Facility
ORANGE, Ca. (September 25, 2024) – On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died. 48-year-old Jason Castillo of Anaheim was booked into…
Ontario man arrested after burglarizing an Irvine construction site and trying to sell the equipment online
Recently, police detectives dove headfirst into a burglary case in which expensive pool equipment was stolen from a construction site, according to the Irvine Police Department. The equipment was found…
A woman defrauded an app and took off with an Irvine rental car which was found in Riverside
A woman is suspected of using a stolen driver's license to create a fraudulent account to rent a vehicle on Turo, according to the Irvine Polide Department. The car was…
Former Santa Ana Jail employee facing felony charges for altering jail records after an inmate suicide
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Santa Ana corrections officer has been charged with several felonies for falsifying jail logs to cover up the fact that he failed to perform required…
Armed loitering gangbangers arrested by the SAPD in two separate knucklehead incidents
SAPD gang detectives were conducting gang suppression in the area of 1500 N. French St. when they observed a group of suspects who were loitering. For some reason Santa Ana…
A suspected gang banger fatally shot a young man near Lincoln Elementary School in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA, Calif. (September 24, 2024)—Santa Ana Police Detectives are conducting a homicide investigation regarding the death of a 20-year-old man. On Monday, September 23, 2024, at approximately 3:31 p.m.,…