Santa Ana parks security officer update
The New Santa Ana Park Security program that the City Council approved is expected to start in mid-September. City staff is meeting with Allied Security Service on September to confirm…
Four suspects were arrested in Costa Mesa after a probation check
COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) collaborated with the Orange County Probation Department (OC Probation) on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, to conduct compliance checks on offenders…
A woman was shot to death in Santa Ana just past midnight
On Friday, August 30, 2019, at 12:01 AM, SAPD Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Pine Street and Hickory Street. Officers located a juvenile male…
The SAPD is searching for a man who robbed a check cashing service
On August 24, 2019, at approximately 10:00 AM, the above-pictured suspect entered the Continental Currency Check Cashing Service at 2222 S. Bristol Street, Santa Ana. The suspect approached the service…
Santa Ana man sentenced to 17½ Years in Federal prison for selling fake opioid pills
SANTA ANA, California – A Santa Ana man who admitted his role in a scheme that used fentanyl and other synthetic opioids to manufacture and sell counterfeit pharmaceutical pills designed…
The Santa Ana man who allegedly badly hurt his baby pleads not guilty
Remember that Santa Ana father who was arrested last week for hurting his 2-week-old son? Jonathan Reyes, the father in question, has pleaded not guilty to badly beating his 2-week-old…
Man convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl at Cabrillo Park
Cornelio B. Chairez Velasquez, a 37-year-old man, was convicted on Wednesday of raping a 14-year-old girl in Cabrillo Park in Santa Ana and attacking another woman a few months later,…
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…