Remember when former SAPD Police Chief Walters cut gang violence by 40%?
[caption id="attachment_44785" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Walters plaque unveiled[/caption] With all the talk about combating gang violence in Santa Ana we thought it would be worthwhile to revisit what our former,…
Former SAPD Police Chief Walters first introduced a gang homicide reward program back in 2007
Apparently current SAPD Police Chief Carlos Rojas, who was hired by the Santa Ana City Council despite the fact that he had zero experience running a police department, wants us…
SAPD Chief Rojas will talk about this week’s 4 homicides and his new reward program tomorrow
Embattled and overwhelmed SAPD Police Chief Carlos Rojas has finally woken from his slumber as the year 2017 has started with a bloody bang in Santa Ana - with 27…
There was apparently a bomb threat at the Reagan Federal Courthouse late this afternoon
[caption id="attachment_64760" align="aligncenter" width="397"] Bomb Threat at the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse[/caption] There was apparently a bomb threat late this afternoon at the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse, located at 411 W…
Burglars have hit a Sprint store in Santa Ana five times including this morning
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB4Uhe2m8f0%20[/embed] Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Detectives Requesting Media & Public's Assistance in Identifying Suspects in Commercial Burglary Series The Sprint store located at 3611 South Bristol Street has been…
Man thought to be high on meth crashes in DTSA after leading police on a pursuit
[caption id="attachment_64749" align="aligncenter" width="398"] SAPD Police Pursuit in DTSA[/caption] An unidentified man lead SAPD police officers on a brief pursuit this morning before he crashed into two cars and was…
A Santa Ana man was arrested for allegedly videotaping a woman at a 7-11 bathroom
A 22-year-old Pablo Eduardo Nava Diaz of Santa Ana, a 7-Eleven cashier, was arrested on Sunday after a woman said he videotaped her while she used the store’s bathroom, according to…
A man was killed in a gang-related shooting near Roosevelt Elementary on Sunday night
[caption id="attachment_64735" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Fatal Shooting at 621 E. Chestnut in Santa Ana[/caption] SAPD police officers responded to yet another a call regarding a male who was shot on Sunday…
A man was shot and killed today in a gang-related shooting near Pio Pico Elementary
[caption id="attachment_64720" align="aligncenter" width="394"] Fatal shooting at W. Cubbon and S. Flower St[/caption] At 1:44 p.m. today the SAPD received a phone call from a man who reported that his…
Body found after a fire was put out under a 5 Fwy. bridge at N. Broadway this morning
[caption id="attachment_64712" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Fire at the Santiago Creek by Broadway and the 5 Fwy.[/caption] If you live or work anywhere near the Santiago Creek, from Broadway to Main, then…
A brazen burglar stole a security camera off a porch of a Park Santiago home
[caption id="attachment_64694" align="aligncenter" width="396"] Santiago Park burglary suspect[/caption] A brazen burglar stole a security camera right off a home in Santa Ana's Park Santiago Neighborhood on February 9, but the camera…
The family of the woman who was killed at a Santa Ana shopping center needs help to pay for her funeral
[caption id="attachment_64677" align="aligncenter" width="473"] Trisha Verdugo and her family[/caption] As we reported yesterday, 27-year old Trisha Irene Verdugo of Orange, was maliciously run over and killed on Thursday at the parking…
Garden Grove woman charged with facilitating communication between a rapist and a child victim
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Case # 17WM01500 Date: February 10, 2017 WOMAN CHARGED WITH VIOLATING PROTECTIVE ORDER BY FACILITATING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CHILD RAPE VICTIM AND THE PERPETRATOR WESTMINSTER,…