The SAPD receives a federal grant to hire more police officers
City of Santa Ana Community: Santa Ana Police Department Receives Third Consecutive COPS Grant Award of $1.25M SANTA ANA - For the third year in a row, the Santa Ana…
A homeless woman attacked a college student at the DTSA 2nd St. Promenade last week
[caption id="attachment_62747" align="aligncenter" width="400"] DTSA 2nd Street Promenade[/caption] The homeless problem in Santa Ana is beginning to impact our local schools. In the latest incident, which occurred last Monday at…
Over 800 crimes were reported in Santa Ana this week
[caption id="attachment_62720" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Santa Ana crime summary for the week of 9/25/16, courtesy of Crimemapping.com[/caption] The elections are upon us and the Santa Ana City Council incumbents who are…
The SAPD is conducting a training exercise in the Civic Center this morning
[caption id="attachment_62686" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Photo by Igmar Rodas[/caption] If you saw the caution tape around Santa Ana's Civic Center this morning please don't panic. It is just an SAPD training…
A man tried to murder an SAUSD school police officer today after invading a home
We have written quite a bit this year about the massive increase in violent crime in Santa Ana - and how shorthanded our police department is. What we don't often…
The FBI says violent crime is up 51.87% and homicides are up 61.54% in Santa Ana
[caption id="attachment_62637" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Benavides and Tinajero left the Public Safety Committee meeting early to go hang out with Gavin Newsom[/caption] Did you know that our Santa Ana City Council…
Transient sentenced to four years in prison after he broke into the S.A. Zoo and claimed to be Tarzan
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE TONY RACKAUCKAS, District Attorney Cases 15WF1740 & 15WF1737 Date: September 28, 2016 MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR TWO SEPARATE BURGLARY AND ROBBERY…
Body cameras and police hiring to be discussed at the Santa Ana Public Safety meeting on 9/27
PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL MEETING September 27, 2016, 4:30 P.M. City Hall Ross Annex, Conference Room 1600, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California AGENDA ITEMS 1. Approval of Minutes of…
A family’s car was hit by gunfire as they drove by Jerome Park last night
Last night at about 10:30 p.m. a shooting occurred at 800 S. Townsend, in Santa Ana, according to SAPD Case Number 16-24254. A family, including two adults and two children, was…
The SAPD is trying to identify an armed gas station robbery suspect
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Robbery Detective Request Assistance In Identifying Armed Robbery Suspect Location: 710 E. Dyer Road – Circle K/Shell Gas Station Synopsis: On 09/22/2016 at approximately 3:50…
Santa Ana man on trial after brutally stabbing his wife and shooting her with a pellet gun
Juan Carlos Guadarrama, a 44-year-old man, repeatedly stabbed his estranged wife with a hunting knife and shot her with a BB gun, leaving her near death as he ran away…
A homeless man pulled a knife on two Madison Elementary students on Tuesday
Two students at Madison Elementary School had a knife pulled on them by a homeless male at around 5:40 pm on Tuesday. Madison is located at 1124 E Hobart St, Santa…
Man convicted of sexually assaulting two underage female relatives in Santa Ana
Ruben Tajimaroa, a 36-year-old man, was convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting two underage female relatives in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register. Tajimaroa was able to dodge ad additional count…
Man who allegedly burglarized the Mexican Consulate in DTSA in custody
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: UPDATE - Burglary Suspect In Custody - UPDATE - On 9-21-2016 at approximately 7:45 p.m., officers were finishing up a call for service in the…
The SAPD has identified the auto theft suspect who escaped from them in Laguna Woods
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD Requesting Public and Media Assistance In Locating Wanted Suspect For GTA And Felony Evading. Wanted Suspect: Maurice Alexander Topps (42) Laguna Woods, Male Black,…