Costa Mesa church member accused of sexually assaulting young girls
COSTA MESA, Calif. (November 24, 2020) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) is seeking to identify potential additional victims of a man arrested for sexually assaulting two underage girls…
Santa Ana police oversight community feedback survey
What kind of oversight should the Santa Ana Police Department have? At the direction of the Santa Ana City Council, the City has created a survey to find out the…
A woman was killed in a DUI crash with an SAPD vehicle
On Friday, November 20th, 2020 at 11:20 PM, two Santa Ana Police Officers were sitting in their parked police unit in the area of Washington Ave. and Lowell St. A…
77 street racing citations and 6 arrests were made in Orange County this week
The SAPD, in partnership with other agencies as part of STEARRD (Selective Traffic Enforcement Against Reckless Driving) program conducted additional street racing enforcement this week. From 11/12 – 11/14 their…
Former O.C. physician assistant admits to writing opioid prescriptions for local drug dealers
SANTA ANA, California – A former physician assistant at a Fountain Valley medical clinic pleaded guilty today to a federal charge that he conspired to issue and sell prescriptions for oxycodone,…
The SAPD is looking for a Raiders fan who stole a car
https://youtu.be/LHK1l_m7Qlw On 10/31/2020 at approximately 9:14 PM, the victim parked his vehicle in the front parking lot of the 900 block of East 1st Street and left the keys inside…
Couple arrested on suspicion of murder after shooting man outside a Costa Mesa motel
COSTA MESA, Calif. (November 13, 2020) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) has arrested two individuals on suspicion of murder after shooting a man outside a local motel. On…
The Orange Police Dept. is conducting a DUI and Drivers’ License Checkpoint tonight
The Orange Police Department is conducting a DUI and Driver’s license checkpoint tonight at 1800 W. Chapman. Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a $288,500 grant from the California…
The SAPD highlights the murder of Andrew Loera in a new video
https://youtu.be/pCcgnd_oUKA This month’s segment of the SAPD's “For the Record: A Homicide Spotlight” highlights the murder of Andrew Loera. Andrew Loera Loera and his friend were at a party at…
Santa Ana man arrested on child porn charges
Roberto Tiro, 31, was arrested on November 12, 2020, for a felony charge of possession and control of child pornography. Santa Ana Police Department Civilian Investigator, assigned to Special Investigations,…