Bandit who likes to wear hats strikes again at a bank in north Santa Ana
A bank robber who liked to wear hats when he commits crimes has struck again - this time he robbed the Farmers & Merchants Bank at 1750 E. Seventeenth St., in…
Burglars caught red-handed with help from the O.C. Sheriff’s helicopter
[caption id="attachment_55130" align="aligncenter" width="182"] Bianca Renee McNair[/caption] Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: OC Sheriff’s Airship “Duke” Assists SAPD Officers In Taking 2 Burglary Suspects Into Custody Arrested: Stephone Jawonn Fellows…
Woman uses a knife to attack another woman but ends up getting stabbed herself
A 24-year-old Santa Ana woman used a knife to attack a 36-year-old woman at the 400 block of South Birch Street, in Santa Ana, on Monday night, just before 9 p.m. But…
Man charged with pimping and pandering a woman in Santa Ana, to pay for his car
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 15CF0824 Date: August 31, 2015 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MAN ARRAIGNED FOR PANDERING AND PIMPING WOMAN TO PAY FOR HIS CAR SANTA ANA, Calif. –…
Santa Ana community policing forum set for 9/16 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug 26, 2015 Connie Hamilton, Connect-to-Council, 714-745-1692, connect-to-council@earthlink.net Connect-to-Council to present forum: Santa Ana Community Policing for the 21st Century Santa Ana, CA, –The Connect-to-Council organization, along with NeighborWorks OC and…
Men sentenced for money laundering and conspiring to sell counterfeit merchandise
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 14WF4259 Date: August 28, 2015 TWO MEN SENTENCED FOR MONEY LAUNDERING AND CONSPIRING TO SELL COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONIC MERCHANDISE VALUED AT NEARLY $3 MILLION…
Santa Ana residents charged with pimping and pandering women at massage parlors
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 15NF2343 Date: August 28, 2015 TWO MEN AND TWO WOMEN CHARGED WITH PIMPING AND PANDERING SEVEN WOMEN OUT OF THREE DIFFERENT BROTHELS DISGUISED…
Two O.C. men sentenced to life in prison after molesting three young boys
[caption id="attachment_55027" align="aligncenter" width="150"] Jimmy Ernest Hutton[/caption] ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 11CF2327 Date: August 28, 2015 TWO MEN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THREE…
Homeless people are harassed by the SAPD for sitting on blankets in public spaces
[caption id="attachment_55021" align="aligncenter" width="398"] Photo by Igmar Rodas[/caption] Apparently it is illegal to sit in a blanket in a public space in Santa Ana, according to homeless activist Igmar Rodas.…
Supporters of Erica Alonso rallied in Downtown Santa Ana today
[caption id="attachment_55013" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Photo by Igmar Rodas[/caption] Erica Alonso’s body was discovered off Ortega Highway, approximately 12 miles east of Interstate 5, on April 28. The Orange County Sheriff's…
The City of Santa Ana is prosecuting 13 individuals from a pot clinic raided by the SAPD
The City of Santa Ana is going to arraign thirteen people on Oct. 15 on charges in connection with a controversial raid at a medical marijuana dispensary where Santa Ana police were…
Santa Ana couple charged with burglarizing vehicles and identity theft in Garden Grove
[caption id="attachment_54916" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Maria Sanchez-Avalos[/caption] The Garden Grove Police Department arrested a couple from Santa Ana, 27-year-old Salvador Beltran and 23-year-old Maria Sanchez-Avalos, on suspicion of breaking into at…
The SAPD will conduct a DUI and license checkpoint tonight at Main and the 5 Fwy.
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Fri, August 21st, 2015, 9:00 PM - 3:00 AM 2100 N. Main Street. SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP…
The O.C. Avoid DUI Task Force will be out in full force through Labor Day weekend
NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, 714.904.7042, JHallock@ocsd.org; Emily Osterberg, 714.647.1840, EOsterberg@ocsd.org The Orange County Avoid DUI Task Force Will Be Out in Full Force to Catch Drunk Drivers SANTA ANA, Calif.…