Hate crimes have increased under OCDA Spitzer
ORANGE COUNTY - Today, the Orange County Human Relations Commission released their 2020 hate crime report, which reveals a lethal rise in hate crimes across the county. Former Marine Corps…
The SAPD arrested a pastor for allegedly sexually assaulting a little girl
Santa Ana Police Detectives arrested Carlos Ramirez Valdez, a 57-year-old resident of Riverside, California for Child Molest. Between 2014 and 2017, Valdez was a member of the “Iglesia De Dios…
Four O.C. suspects arrested for allegedly stealing nearly $2 million worth of products from retailers
Anaheim residents Jaime Mendoza, 36, and Maritza Guerrero, 31, and two others were arrested by California Highway Patrol officers on Aug. 31, on charges of stealing nearly $2 million worth…
A Santa Ana man was killed by a hit and run driver in Fountain Valley
On September 11, 2021, at approximately 6:21 a.m., the Fountain Valley Police Department responded to the intersection of Edinger Avenue and Ward Street regarding a traffic collision involving a dark…
Orange County will release the new Hate Crimes Report on Friday
SANTA ANA, Calif. (September 13, 2021)— On September 17, 2021, the public is invited to participate in the virtual release of the Orange County 2020 Hate Crimes Report, where the…
Anaheim transient arrested for allegedly stabbing a security guard to death
ANAHEIM, Calif. (September 11, 2021) – Anaheim homicide detectives have arrested 24-year-old Andrew Isaiah Godinez, a transient from the Anaheim area, for the unprovoked stabbing death of Joseph PaulGomez, a…
The SAPD is investigating the fatal shooting of a man in the Pico-Lowell Neighborhood
https://youtu.be/feW8ffGAe0U On Thursday, September 9, 2021, at approximately 10:57 PM, Santa Ana Police Officers responded to reports of shots fired at the 900 block of South Shelton Street, in the…
The Costa Mesa police made 10 DUI arrests at their last DUI checkpoint
On Friday night, Sept. 3, 2021, at the Costa Mesa Police Department's DUI and driver’s license checkpoint on Newport Boulevard and Flower Street, with assistance from Orange County Sheriff's Department,…
The SAPD seized a drugs and cash from two suspects near the railroad tracks
While conducting outreach and enforcement in the area of N. Edinger Avenue, the SAPD's Quality of Life Team (QOLT) made contact with two subjects near the railroad tracks. Both subjects…
The SAPD seized firearms and drugs at an illegal marijuana grow operation
Yesterday, SAPD Vice Detectives, with the assistance of Directed Patrol and Code Enforcement, served a search warrant at a suspected illegal cannabis business in the area of the 100 block…
The SAPD is looking for suspects who assaulted a woman in the South Coast Metro area
SAPD police officers responded to a call of a female who had been assaulted in the area of S. Flower Street and W. Sunflower Avenue. When officers arrived, Orange County…
Gunfire wrecked a Santa Ana resident’s TV but SAPD police officers replaced it
During the shooting this Thursday night, near Madison Park, that resulted in a homicide, one of the bullets went through a nearby apartment, hitting the resident’s television - causing it…
An adult male was shot and killed by Madison Park
On Thursday, September 2, 2021, at approximately 5:01 PM, the Santa Ana Police Department responded to the 1600 South block of Evergreen Street (just south of Madison Park) after receiving…
The SAPD is searching for a hit and run driver who hit two pedestrians on 8/26
On 08/26/2021, at about 10:35 a.m., a suspect vehicle was traveling eastbound on 3rd Street, approaching Western Avenue when it struck a pedestrian causing severe injuries. The vehicle fled the…