O.C. teen facing charges after a DUI crash killed his friend
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 19-year-old man has been charged with killing his friend after crashing his pickup truck into a tree while driving intoxicated at 100 miles an hour…
Possibly intoxicated driver armed with a BB gun busted at a McDonalds in Tustin
Tustin police officers responded to a McDonald’s for a possible intoxicated driver. A witness reported the driver had passed out in the drive-thru before waking up again. As officers arrived…
Mom-killing felon indicted again on felony charges that he made a weapon in jail
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 19-year-old man who stabbed his mother to death when he was 13 years old has been indicted by a grand jury on felony charges for…
SAPD detectives arrested four gang suspects on shooting and murder charges
In our continuous efforts to proactively address gang-related violence, the Santa Ana Police Department Homicide Division conducted a lengthy investigation involving gang members wanted for several gang-related shootings. Based on…
Two suspects planning on shipping Fentanyl out of Orange County arrested
Huntington Beach police officers on patrol conducted an enforcement stop after observing a driver and passenger exit a vehicle and litter. Upon contacting the driver and passenger, they admitted to…
Corona man arrested on charges of armed robbery of stores in Santa Ana and Westminster
George Arizon, 27, a Corona man, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec 21, on charges of using a gun to threaten employees and demand cash from at least 10 different businesses…
The Orange Police arrested three armed suspects including a gangbanger on probation
Due to an increase of graffiti, the Orange Police Department's Gang Unit was patrolling the east sector when they observed three suspicious subjects. They attempted to contact the subjects and…
The SAPD arrested a man who broke into a locked residence
The SAPD arrested a suspect today after posting about him earlier in the morning. The suspect was not named by the SAPD. On December 19, 2022, the suspect, a male,…
The SAPD arrested two men for stealing clothes from stores at the MainPlace Mall
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, Santa Ana Police Burglary Detectives and officers from the Special Enforcement Team collaborated with Organized Retail Crime Investigators from multiple stores at Main Place Mall.…
The Garden Grove police arrested a homeless porch pirate who was on probation
Garden Grove police detectives were investigating a series of package thefts and recently identified a suspect, Michael Biel, a 23-years old transient. The porch pirate was following delivery drivers, while…
Westminster man indicted for selling over 120K Fentanyl pills and other drugs
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury has indicted two men who allegedly used the darknet and encrypted messaging applications to sell over 120,000 fentanyl-laced pills and other drugs to…
DUI driver facing felony charges after his passenger was killed in a crash in Tustin
Anthony James Robles of Rowland Heights, a 28-year-old man, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges related to a DUI crash that happened on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway, in…
Two taggers facing felony charges after getting arrested in Tustin
Tustin police officers responded to reports of two males spray painting the drainage walls in the area of Tustin Ranch and Bryan. An officer arrived on scene, observed an abundance…
A man was fatally shot in a parked vehicle, in Santa Ana, and another victim was injured
On Sunday, December 18, 2022, at 1:46 a.m., SAPD Communications received a call from a local hospital regarding an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to his upper…
The SAPD arrested two suspects involved in the fatal gang-related shooting of Maria Mora
The SAPD has arrested two suspects involved in the shooting death of 36-year-old Maria Mora, an innocent married mother of three children who was caught in a gang crossfire during…