The new Santa Ana Family Justice Center opens today
Santa Ana, CA – The Santa Ana Family Justice Center opens today at the Santa Ana Police Department to provide a one-stop resource for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault,…
Former Jamaican police officer, two others charged with murder of Irvine man
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Jamaican police officer and two other men have been charged with murdering an Irvine man and seriously injuring another during a home invasion robbery…
Santa Ana’s “Mummy Bandit” sentenced to 19 years for an armed bank robbery
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A serial bank robber who disguised himself like a mummy to hold up a Newport Beach Wells Fargo at gunpoint was sentenced January 16, 2020 to…
The SAPD is searching for a carjacking and kidnapping suspect
On 10/04/2009, wanted suspect Sergio Cruz, a 39-year-old man from Tustin, carjacked and kidnapped a victim at gunpoint. Cruz forced that victim to drive to the area of 10th and…
Costa Mesa man arrested for stealing from his employer
On December 18, 2019, an employee of a local restaurant supply company, in the 18000 block of Pacific Ave, Fountain Valley, stole a commercial Wolf stove valued at $9300 from…
A Santa Ana man suspected of murder was killed in a fight with an O.C. jail inmate
ORANGE, Ca. (January 19, 2020) –At approximately 4 p.m. on Jan. 18, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange was pronounced deceased at a local hospital. The…
Councilman Solorio announces a major reduction in homicides in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA, CA — City Councilman Jose Solorio announced a significant decline in homicides in Santa Ana and called on the police department to focus on enforcing anti-camping and related laws in…
The SAPD is searching for a robbery suspect who stole $145K of marijuana money
https://youtu.be/TECqzpXoVpI On 1/15/2020 at approximately 7:17 PM, a courier for a marijuana product distributor parked his work vehicle in the Mobil Gas Station at 1351 E. Dyer Road after collecting…
Woman arrested for armed grand theft robbery after stealing $2 million of jewelry at South Coast Plaza
COSTA MESA, Calif. – On Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at approximately 12:00 p.m., a female suspect entered a jewelry store located inside the South Coast Plaza shopping center at 3333…
The SAPD arrested an Uber driver on charges of sexual assault
Santa Ana Police Department Special Crimes Section detectives arrested an Uber driver on January 8, 2020, for a sexual assault that occurred in July of 2018. Amir Attia, a 45-year-old…
The SAPD is looking for four suspects who attacked two juveniles and tried to rob them
https://youtu.be/lc0-6vIoVRg On December 30, 2019 at approximately 9:55 pm, both juvenile victims were walking westbound on W. Wilshire Avenue east of S. Ross Street. An older model, tan colored Honda…
Former instructor charged with molesting a Middle College High School student
Santa Ana, Calif. – A former Santa Ana College welding instructor has been charged with four felonies for molesting a 15-year-old high school student enrolled in his class. Authorities are…