The SAPD is searching for a suspect who stole two rental cars
Wanted Suspect: Rogelio Arteaga (49) Suspect Rogelio Arteaga rented a vehicle from AVIS in 2016 and a vehicle from HERTZ in 2018, and failed to return both vehicles to the…
The woman found tied up in a vacant Santa Ana house was a homeless squatter
A woman found bound and gagged inside a vacant Santa Ana home on Tuesday afternoon lied about being kidnapped, officials said, but detectives were investigating whether she was a victim…
Man with knife and making suicide threats arrested after standoff with Costa Mesa police officers
Yesterday, May 7, 2019, a detective at the Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) observed a suspicious man that appeared to be bleeding while holding a knife, walking toward the front…
The SAPD used DNA evidence to identify a brutal sexual assault suspect
Suspect: Cornelio Chairez-Velasquez (37) DNA evidence has identified the suspect in a brutal sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl. The assault occurred on November 24, 2018, as the victim sat…
A woman was found this afternoon tied up and gagged in a vacant home owned by the City of Santa Ana
The heavy SAPD presence on E. Warner Ave. this afternoon turned out to be a horrifying tale. An unidentified woman was found tied up and gagged inside a vacant home…
Wanted child abuser rearrested in Santa Ana after returning from Mexico
In 2016, Santa Ana Police Department Special Crimes Detectives investigated allegations of child abuse made against 45-year old Jose Frias. The 11 year-old victim was a close family friend and…
The SAPD has arrested vandalism suspect Nick Covarrubias
Update: Wanted suspect Covarrubias is now in custody thanks to tips submitted by community members. ORIGINAL MESSAGE - Wanted Suspect: Nick Bueno Covarrubias (41) Description: Male, Hispanic, 5’11”, 200 lbs.,…
An Anaheim man with an AR-15 was arrested after fleeing from a traffic stop in Costa Mesa
At approximately 2:13 a.m. today, May, 1 , 2019, an officer conducted a traffic stop on someone for a for a vehicle code violation. Arthur Barajas Jr., 24, Anaheim, refused…
The SAPD is searching for a felony vandalism suspect
Wanted Suspect: Nick Bueno Covarrubias (41) Description: Male, Hispanic, 5’11”, 200 lbs., Black Hair and Brown Eyes. On 01/31/2019, Nick Bueno Covarrubias returned to an ex-girlfriend’s residence and shattered multiple…
A homeless man was arrested for sexual battery of a woman in the Cabrillo Park neighborhood
Suspect Arrested: Shon Michael Sharp (32) Transient On 4-30-2019, at 9:40 pm, officers responded to an "unknown trouble" call for service in the 1300 Block of North Cabrillo Park where…
OCDA Spitzer launches an investigation into the Rackauckas jailhouse snitch scandal
SANTA ANA, Calif. – District Attorney Todd Spitzer today announced he is launching an internal investigation into the use of jailhouse informants during the previous administration. Since taking office on…
Irvine burglary suspect now arrested for a double slaying in Newport Beach
Press Release - Double Homicide Suspect Arrested On April 25, 2019, the Newport Beach Police Department arrested Jamon Rayon Buggs, a 44 year old resident of Huntington Beach, for the…
Man who admitted to killing two Santa Ana Wienerschniztel employees heading to prison
Alejandro Galindo Dominguez, a 45-year-old man, pleaded guilty Tuesday, April 23, and was immediately sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for shooting and killing two Wienerschnitzel employees in…
Suspect arrested after a DUI crash by Madison Park injured a pedestrian
Suspect: Albert Solano Diaz (38) Santa Ana On Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at approximately 12:01 AM, a Santa Ana Police Officer was traveling south on S. Standard Avenue when he…