Father of 13-day-old infant arrested on child abuse charges
On August 19, 2019, a 13-day-old infant boy was taken to the emergency room of CHOC hospital after the boy’s mother woke up to find him badly beaten. The victim…
The SAPD is looking for two chubby armed robbery suspects
On 07/13/2019, at approximately 4 P.M., suspect 1 walked into the victim business, at 200 Block E. Warner Avenue, in Santa Ana, and began speaking to the employees. Suspect 2…
A woman was arrested in Costa Mesa in a stolen pickup truck after a crash and a police pursuit
An unidentified woman who fled the scene of a crash in Tustin in a stolen vehicle led police on a pursuit through Costa Mesa on Thursday, Aug. 15, according to…
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First West Nile Virus mosquito sample detected in Santa Ana, adult mosquito control treatment scheduled
The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District has confirmed the first mosquito sample infected with West Nile virus (WNV) in the City of Santa Ana. The mosquitoes were collected…
Santa Ana tax preparer admits she stole $700K from client tax returns
Karla Montano, 31, the owner of Trebols Income Tax, a Santa Ana tax prep business, accused of falsely claiming and pocketing about $700,000 worth of returns, admitted to lying to…
Santa Ana robbery suspect pretends he is a police officer
On August 13, 2019, at approximately 9:50 PM, the victims were stopped in their vehicle at the intersection of Myrtle St. and Franklin Ave. A newer model, black Jeep Cherokee,…
Garden Grove man charged with killing his mother
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 28-year-old Garden Grove man has been charged with beating and stabbing his mother to death, according to the OCDA. Jonathan Michael Warner, 28, of Garden…
Garden Grove man arrested for killing his mother
HOMICIDE ARREST: Garden Grove Police Department officers were dispatched on August 8, 2019, at 1:45 p.m., to the intersection of Ninth St. and College St. regarding a witness who saw…
O.C. Gang member charged with killing four and severely injuring two others during a violent crime spree
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 33-year-old documented gang member with an extensive criminal history is facing 11 felonies in connection with an hours-long stabbing spree that left four people dead…
The suspect in yesterday’s stabbing spree is Zachary Castaneda, a gang member
https://www.facebook.com/GardenGrovePD/videos/337413337147533/ The 33-year-old man who went on a stabbing spree that left four dead and two wounded was identified Thursday, August 8 as Zachary Castaneda, a documented gang member with…
Police seeking person of interest after an elderly woman was stabbed to death in Garden Grove
Garden Grove Police Officers responded to a call of a person found Vivian Wolff, a female Korean, age 62, deceased at the 14000 block of Flower St. in Garden Grove.…
A man was arrested after stabbing and killing multiple victims in a robbery spree in Garden Grove and Santa Ana
https://twitter.com/i/status/1159284509486923776 Four people were killed and two others injured in a series of robberies and stabbings that started in Garden Grove and ended in Santa Ana on Wednesday evening, Aug.…
SAPD officers arrest a suspect wanted in dozens of commercial burglaries
On Saturday, August 3, 2019, patrol officers located and arrested a subject wanted in connection with a series of commercial burglaries that have occurred in the Northeast area of Santa…
An armed suspect robbed an El Pollo Loco on Sunday night, in Garden Grove
An El Pollo Loco employee was robbed at gunpoint in Garden Grove on Sunday night, Aug. 4, by a suspect who made off with cash, according to the O.C. Register.…
A man was shot and killed in a Garden Grove backyard on Sunday afternoon
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of an unidentified man in a Garden Grove backyard on Sunday afternoon, according to KTLA. The Garden Grove Police Department responded to reports of…