The SAPD caught two catalytic converter thieves red-handed
On 8/2/2022, at approximately 8:53 AM, SAPD police officers were conducting an area check at the 1400 block of S. Joane Way. An occupied white van was observed with a…
The SAPD is searching for a chubby bald guy who robbed Ace Hardware
On 07/30/22, at approximately 12:40PM, a wanted suspect entered the Griffin Ace Hardware store located at the 3500 block of W. 1st Street, and stole merchandise. As he exited the…
SAPD 2019 Detective of the Year charged with child annoyance
On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Santa Ana Police Department received notification of potential criminal conduct involving Santa Ana Police Department Detective, Greg Beaumarchais. Upon assessing the information, the Department’s…
Rent-A-Center to pay $15.5M for ripping off California consumers
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a $15.5 million settlement against Rent-A-Center, one of the nation’s largest rent-to-own companies, for violations of state consumer protection laws relating to unlawful leasing practices and deceptive marketing.…
Man fatally shot in Westminster and left in a van at an Arco in Fountain Valley
41-year-old Donald Joshua Ratzlaff of Huntington Beach was shot to death on Sunday at an Arco gas station at 10975 Edinger Ave., in Fountain Valley. Westminster police officers were initially…
Two O.C. men heading to prison for stealing $1.9M from cryptocurrency investors
SANTA ANA, California – Two Orange County men each were sentenced today to federal prison terms for conning more than 2,000 investors into purchasing a cryptocurrency that purportedly provided exclusive…
The SAPD arrested a 34-year-old man on child porn charges
SAPD Civilian Investigator assigned to Special Investigations, along with members of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited…
Survey – will you still vote for Sarmiento even though his family is suing the City of Santa Ana?
We reported yesterday that Santa Ana Mayor Vicente Sarmiento's sister and her husband are suing the City of Santa Ana on behalf of the family of Brandon Lopez, a criminal…
Mayor Sarmiento’s family files a lawsuit against the City of Santa Ana
Remember Brandon Lopez? He was a criminal who led the Anaheim police on a wild car chase while he was driving a stolen car through four cities. The pursuit ended…
Las Vegas man identified as the killer of two women in Orange County
Orange County, Calif. – The cold case murders of two Orange County women have been solved as a result of a joint investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) investigation by the Garden…
A shooting was reported by the Chik-fil-A on S. Main St. in Orange
There was an altercation between known subjects near S. Main St. and W. Almond, according to the Orange Police. A Chik-fil-A restaurant is located at this intersection. One suspect shot…
A Santa Ana man was fatally shot in Garden Grove early this morning
A 30-year-old Santa Ana man was found dead in Garden Grove early today. He had been shot in the head. Garden Grove police responded to the scene of a traffic…