A new FBI report has verified a major rise in violent crime in Santa Ana last year
If you live in Santa Ana then it should come as no surprise violent crime increased in our city during the first half of 2016, according to a new FBI…
Another wild Saturday night in Santa Ana with three shootings and four injured men
It was another bloody and violent night in Santa Ana this evening as four men were hurt in three separate shootings, according to the O.C. Register. The SAPD received a…
Santa Ana man charged with beating and raping his estranged wife and stealing her car
Luis Javier Cervantes, a 26-year-old man, raped his estranged wife in a hallway outside a room where their two young sons slept in Santa Ana, punched her in the head,…
14 men including four from Santa Ana convicted of trying to hook up with prostitutes
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2017 14 MEN CONVICTED OF LOITERING WITH INTENT TO COMMIT PROSTITUTION OR AGREEING TO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION *Conviction details…
The SAPD has reported nine shootings in Santa Ana since Jan. 1
[caption id="attachment_64080" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Santa Ana 2017 Shootings[/caption] 2017 is starting off just like 2016 started….WITH A BANG!!! And by BANG we mean lots of SHOOTINGS. In the first 9…
The SAPD has arrested a heroin addict suspected in many shoplifting cases
Hector Maldonado Ibarra, 29, was arrested on Tuesday morning on suspicion of being a serial shoplifter – repeatedly terrorizing retailers and their employees in at least eight Orange County cities…
Man charged with sexually assaulting three underage girls in Santa Ana
Jose Manuel Escobar, a 32-year-old man, was charged Tuesday with sexually assaulting three underage girls in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register. Escobar is facing six counts of committing…
A shooting was reported on Monday night near Santa Ana High School
On Monday, January 9 at about 8 p.m., SAPD officers were sent to the area of 400 S. Birch regarding calls about a shooting, according to SAPD Case Number 17-846. When the…
SAPD DUI and Drivers License checkpoint set for Friday the 13th
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Fri., January 13th, 2017, 9:30PM to 2:30AM, 1400 S. Bristol St. SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT…
A juvenile was shot and injured near Lowell Elementary School this afternoon
At about 3 p.m. this afternoon, January 9, a juvenile male was near a wall in the area of S. Shelton and W. Highland Streets when he was approached by…
There was a shooting reported near Santa Ana High School on Sunday night
This Sunday, Jan. 8, at about 10 p.m., SAPD police officers responded to the area of S. Birch and W. Chestnut reference a report of a shooting in the area,…
Gunshots were reported near Willard Elementary School on Saturday night
On Sat, 1/7/17 about 11PM SAPD police officers responded to a report of multiple shots heard in the area of 1500 N. Durant, on Saturday, Jan. 7, at about 11…
There were two more shootings reported in Santa Ana on Friday, Jan. 6
There were two more shootings in Santa Ana on Friday, Jan. 6. In the first incident SAPD police officers responded to the area of Harvard and Griset Streets, at 4…
Santa Ana man sentenced again for bashing his sleeping wife to death
Agustin Armaraz Espinoza, a man who had his first conviction overturned on a legal technicality was again sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Friday for bludgeoned his…