Police pursuit of a stolen car ran through Santa Ana and ended in Irvine
A female driver and her male passenger led police on a wild chase as they drove a stolen vehicle through Garden Grove, Santa Ana and Tustin, eventually ending in Irvine this…
Suspect sought after botched home invasion and robbery in El Modena
NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lt. Mark Stichter, 714.904.7042, MKStichter@ocsd.org; Carrie Braun, 714.552.5795, CBraun@ocsd.org Home Invasion Attempted Robbery in El Modena Investigators Ask For Public’s Assistance to ID Suspect EL MODENA, Ca. (May…
The Santa Ana City Council won’t terminate their jail’s contract with ICE until 2020
[embed]https://youtu.be/fRKuOOWQtd0[/embed] Santa Ana City Council members unanimously voted to terminate a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – but not immediately, as some activists pressured with a hunger strike,…
The Santa Ana City Council has approved a $1K fine for use and possession of illegal fireworks
The Santa Ana City Council unanimously approved a $1,000 fine for the use and possession of illegal fireworks in our city, on the Fourth of July, according to the O.C.…
Wallet thieves sought by the Tustin Police Department
c/o the Tustin Police Department In the last four days, we have taken seven reports of wallet thefts from customers shopping at the Marketplace and the District. Victims were targeted…
Pimp convicted of human trafficking and pandering a woman in Santa Ana
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 15NF1059 15NF2346 Date: May 18, 2016 MAN CONVICTED OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, PIMPING, AND PANDERING WOMAN AND ATTEMPTED PIMPING OF ANOTHER WOMAN BY THREATENING…
Suspect stabbed his roommate at the Fairview Mobile Home Estates and is on the run
In case you are wondering why Santa Ana's Lincoln Elementary School was locked down today, here are the details. An unidentified man apparently stabbed another man in his 30's this…
Lincoln Elementary School on lockout for police related activity in the area
Santa Ana School Police Department Advisory: Lincoln Elementary School on Lockout for police related activity in the area. School Police on scene. UPDATE: The Lockout has been lifted at Lincoln Elementary…
Santa Ana bookkeeper and her boss charged with $1.5M tax evasion and insurance fraud
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 15CF2382 Date: May 13, 2016 BUSINESS OWNER AND HIS BOOKKEEPER ARRAIGNED ON CHARGES OF $1.5 MILLION TAX EVASION AND INSURANCE FRAUD SCHEME SANTA…
Man with criminal record arrested for trying to pimp a fictitious minor using social media
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 16NF1413 Date: May 12, 2016 STRIKER ARRAIGNED FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING, PANDERING, AND ATTEMPTED PIMPING OF FICTITOUS MINOR USING SOCIAL MEDIA SANTA ANA, Calif.…
Santa Ana loan officer arrested and charged with identity theft and grand theft auto
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD Detectives Seek Additional Victims In Arrest Of Loan Officer Arrested Maxwell Hernandez (24) Corona Details: In January of 2015, the victim started negotiating with…
Fourteen Orange County men convicted of trying to hook up with prostitutes
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Date: May 10, 2016 FOURTEEN MEN CONVICTED OF LOITERING WITH INTENT TO COMMIT PROSTITUTION OR AGREEING TO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION *Conviction details of sex purchasers…
Mexican Mafia boss Pete Ojeda gets another 15 year sentence as he is convicted again
Peter Ojeda, one of the original Mexican Mafia bosses, was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for federal racketeering charges, according to the O.C. Register. Even though Ojeda was…
Santa Ana woman facing a fraudulent auto insurance claim charge
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 16CF0799 Date: May 3, 2016 WOMAN ARRAIGNED FOR SUBMITTING FRAUDULENT INSURANCE CLAIM OVER $16,000 FOR VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN BY RELATIVE IN COLLISION SANTA…
Drunk homeless man arrested after starting a brush fire at Santiago Park
Martin Alonso Cea, a 33-year-old drunk homeless man, was arrested on Monday night after lighting vegetation on fire inside Santiago Park, according to the O.C. Register. Cea, 33, was seen by two people…