OC taxpayers paid to house 700 homeless people in local motels
700 Homeless Individuals Along Santa Ana Riverbed Are Motel-Sheltered The County has linked approximately 700 homeless individuals encamped on the riverbed to motels or shelters; clearing the Riverbed of all…
An SAPD K9 police dog knocked out most of his teeth when he chased down a carjacker yesterday
Puskas, an 8-year-old Dutch Shepherd and member of the SAPD Police Department, heroically took down a carjacker in Irvine yesterday but in the process he was very badly injured, according…
LA/OC rehab center owner convicted of sexually assaulting seven female patients
Rehab Center Owner Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Seven Female Patients The founder of a Los Angeles drug and alcohol treatment facility was convicted today of sexually assaulting seven women, the…
Man arrested after carjacking a woman in Irvine and fleeing from cops
[caption id="attachment_69582" align="aligncenter" width="191"] Antonio Padilla Jr.[/caption] Carjacking in Irvine Occurs During Pursuit Irvine, Calif. (Feb. 26, 2018) – A female Irvine resident was the victim of a carjacking during…
The OC Sheriff will enforce trespass laws on the Santa Ana River Trail as of today
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCSD to enforce trespass laws following the voluntary transition of homeless individuals encamped along the Santa Ana River Trail SANTA ANA, Ca. (Feb. 26, 2018) - As…
Transient woman charged with kidnapping a 12-year-old Santa Ana girl
Case # 18CF0538 TRANSIENT WOMAN CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL AS SHE WALKED TO SCHOOL IN SANTA ANA SANTA ANA, Calif. – A transient woman was charged yesterday with kidnapping…
A man was stabbed last night on East Third St., in Santa Ana
While most of us were enjoying our Friday evening a man was getting stabbed last night, at around 8:30 p.m., at the 900 block of East Third St., in Santa…
A Costa Mesa murder suspect was arrested today in Garden Grove
Today, shortly after 12:00 p.m., the Garden Grove Police Department located and arrested Jasper Bear Belknap, 21, the suspect wanted in the homicide of 23-year-old Austin D. Robinson on Feb.…
The OC School of the Arts was locked down today due to a nearby fatal shooting
An unidentified man was shot multiple times in the chest this morning, Feb. 23, in an alley at 15th Street, which compelled officials at Orange County School of the Arts, a…
A pedestrian allegedly killed a bicyclist early this morning at the Santa Ana River Trail
A fight broke out early this morning, at around 4 a.m., between a pedestrian and a bicyclist at the Santa Ana Riverbed, that resulted in the death of a man,…
The OCDA is suing three OC Fair contractors for not paying prevailing wages and taxes
Case # 30-2018-00974579-CU-BT-CJC Date: February 21, 2018 OCDA FILES CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWSUIT AGAINST COMPANIES THAT FAILED TO PAY OVER $200,000 IN PREVAILING WAGES AND TAXES ON OC FAIR PROJECT SANTA…
Orange County pays to house 477 homeless transients at local motels
County Connects 477 Individuals Encamped on the Santa Ana Riverbed with Motels Stays, Shelter Santa Ana, Calif. (February 21, 2018) — Delivering on its promise, the County of Orange and…
California’s Big 11 Mayors and State Lawmakers announce Legislation for $1.5B to address the homeless crisis
City of Santa Ana Community: California Big 11 Mayors and State Lawmakers Announce Legislation for $1.5 Billion to Address Homeless Crisis Santa Ana, CA – Today, the mayors of the…
A Good Samaritan stopped an allegedly homeless woman from kidnapping a Lathrop student this morning
Amy Martinez, a 12-year-old girl, was walking to Lathrop Intermediate School this morning when an apparently deranged 34-year-old homeless woman, Claudia Cruz Hernandez, aka Claudia Hernandez Diaz, put her in what Martinez…