Two armed robberies and a home burglary happened in Santa Ana today
It was a hot and muggy day today in Santa Ana - and the criminals were more active than usual. A man robbed another man at gunpoint this morning at…
Man shot in the leg near Saddleback High School
A man was shot at several times today at round 3:05 pm, near the intersection of Central and Rosewood avenues, in Santa Ana. One of the bullets struck him in one…
The SAPD has seized over 3,000 pounds of illegal fireworks
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD Special Enforcement Team conducted several investigations regarding illegal fireworks sales - 3,000+ lbs. seized On Thursday June 25, 2015 the SAPD Special Enforcement Team-conducted…
Man found dead in the lake at Centennial Park identified as Modesto Tapia-Clara
[caption id="attachment_53508" align="aligncenter" width="250"] Picture c/o Isabel Quiroz[/caption] The dead man whose body was found floating in the lake at Santa Ana's Centennial Park has been identified as 31-year-old Modesto Tapia-Clara…
Five pro immigrant LGBT protestors to be charged for blocking DTSA streets
[caption id="attachment_53502" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Photo Courtesy of the Not1More Facebook Page[/caption] ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 15CM07231 Date: June 25, 2015 FIVE PROTESTORS TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR DELAYING…
Owner of a Santa Ana payment processing company charged with multi-million dollar fraud
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 25, 2015 Owner of California Payment Processing Company Charged with Fraud The Justice Department announced today that the owner…
Santa Ana woman arrested as an accessory to the murder of a Costa Mesa man
Maricella Raye Gomez-Lee, 50, a resident of Santa Ana, was arrested on Wednesday this week on suspicion of being an accesory to murder in the May 30 stabbing death of Floriberto…
Santa Ana resident charged with importing and transporting illegal ferrets
[caption id="attachment_53456" align="aligncenter" width="350"] From Sebastian Alexander-Bly Swisher's Instagram account[/caption] Santa Ana Police Department police officers arrested Santa Ana resident Sebastian Alexander Swisher (23) today and charged him with CCR 671K…
Dead body found floating in the lake at Centennial Regional Park in Santa Ana
A worker found the body of a man floating in the lake at Centennial Regional Park on Wednesday morning at around 9:45 a.m., in Santa Ana, police said, according…
County plan approved to address commercially sexually exploited children
For Immediate Release: June 23, 2015 Contact: Elizabeth DenBleyker, (714) 541-7734 COUNTY PLAN APPROVED TO ADDRESS COMMERCIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILD POPULATION SANTA ANA, CA- On June 23, 2015, the Orange County Board of…
SAPD officer and a police dog help to catch Anaheim murder suspect in Fountain Valley
By: Fountain Valley Police Department On Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at approximately 3:30 AM, a security guard working at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital observed a suspect and vehicle answering the…
Santa Ana man convicted of DUI accident that killed a woman on a motorcycle
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 12CF2492 Date: June 22, 2015 DRUNKEN DRIVER CONVICTED OF KILLING WOMAN BY THROWING HER FROM MOTORCYCLE IN CRASH SANTA ANA – A drunken…
Drive by shooting at Birch and Chestnut
[caption id="attachment_53391" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Photo by "Stop Abusing People's Derecho's"[/caption] There was a drive by shooting in Santa Ana yesterday, at Birch and Chestnut, that went unreported by local media.…
Two thugs robbed a 59-year-old man of his satchel near Segerstrom H.S.
Two thugs attacked a 59-year-old man on Thursday night, at around 10:45 p.m., robbing him of his satchel, at the 3700 block of South Greenville Street, in Santa Ana, according to the…
Santa Ana man who tried to steal a wallet but was stopped by a child is arrested
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Robbery Suspect Arrested After Anonymous Caller Sees Suspect Vehicle Shown In TV News story Arrested: Heriberto Escalera Contreras (36) Santa Ana Charges: Outstanding Warrant for…