Repeat home invader arrested in Garden Grove
On November 23, 2020, an elderly couple was home babysitting their infant grandchild when an unknown person entered their house through an open bedroom window. The suspect ransacked the master…
OCDA Spitzer laments the release of half the O.C. jail inmates
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer released the following statement criticizing a court ruling in Campbell et. all v. Barnes that requires Sheriff Don Barnes to…
Supervisor Steel condemns the court ordered release of 1,800 O.C. inmates
On Friday evening, a superior court judge ordered Orange County Sherriff Don Barnes to release over 1,800 inmates to allow for more social distancing in Orange County jails. The case,…
Young boxer’s murder featured in the SAPD’s new For the Record video
https://youtu.be/9VTIFwEN16Y This month’s segment of the SAPD's “For the Record: A Homicide Spotlight” highlights the murder of Isaac Gonzalez. Isaac and his friend were walking in the area of 2300…
The SAPD and their partners made five street racing arrests in early December
The SAPD announced that, in partnership with other law enforcement agencies which are part of the STEARRD program, they conducted enforcement from 12/4 – 12/5 which resulted in 55 Cites,…
Court orders over 1,800 inmates to be released from O.C. jails due to COVID-19
SANTA ANA, Ca. (December 11, 2020): Please see the statement below from Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes. “We have received an order from the court in a case regarding COVID-19…
Repeat DUI driver charged with murder for killing a Santa Ana couple
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 22-year-old woman has been charged with two counts of murder for crashing into a Santa Ana family’s car, killing a husband and wife while she…
The SAPD responds to the aftermath of the Santa Ana Trump melee on Dec. 6
The SAPD Police Chief, David Valentin, as posted a response on Facebook to the aftermath of the Trump rally that turned into a melee, on Dec. 6, across from Santa…
The City of Santa Ana wants you to report COVID-19 violations
The City of Santa Ana has established the COVID Compliance Center for the public to contact about possible violations of State health orders regarding allowed activity during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
A Santa Ana couple was killed by an alleged DUI driver in Newport Beach
Two Santa Ana residents, Henry Eduardo Saldana-Mejia, 27, and his wife Gabriela Andrade, a 29-year-old woman, were killed on Tuesday night when their Nissan Versa—with three young children inside—and a…
Armed suspects arrested after a police pursuit in Orange
Earlier today, a City of Orange police officer observed a grey Honda speeding and driving erratically in the area of Chapman and Hewes. The officer chased after the vehicle as…
The Orange police arrested a suspect who was passed out while his car was on
This morning, Orange Police Department officers responded to a call of a male passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle near our local hospitals at La Veta and Pepper.…
An impaired driver was arrested after killing a boy on a bike in Costa Mesa
COSTA MESA, Calif. (Dec. 7, 2020) – An impaired driver was arrested last night after failing to stop at a stop sign and fatally hitting 12-year-old bicyclist crossing the intersection.…