Domestic argument results in hit and run crashes in Santa Ana and Costa Mesa
A man and woman were in in a domestic argument in the South Coast Plaza parking lot at around 8:30 p.m. yesterday when the man got into a vehicle and…
Gas station at 17th and Broadway was robbed at gunpoint on the 4th of July
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD Robbery Detectives Request Media and Public’s Assistance in Identifying Robbery Suspect Crime Type: Robbery Location: 1702 North Broadway (World Oil) Synopsis: On Saturday 7/4/15…
Kevin Jacobo identified as victim in fatal drive by shooting at the 2300 block of West Harvard
Santa Ana Police Department UPDATE: Victim In 7-5-2015 Shooting Dies From His Injuries – Homicide Investigation Victim: Kevin Jacobo (20) Santa Ana On 7-6-2014 shortly after 9:00 am victim Kevin…
L.A. Deputy Sheriff to be charged with assaulting an O.C. woman and setting her hair on fire
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # TBA Date: July 6, 2015 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR THREATENING AND ASSAULTING WOMAN INCLUDING LIGHTING HER HAIR ON…
New independent, external committee to evaluate the OCDA’s use of jailhouse informants
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Date: July 6, 2015 OCDA ANNOUNCES NEW INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE USE OF JAILHOUSE INFORMANTS SANTA ANA – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office…
Ten men convicted of trying to hook up with prostitutes in Orange County
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Date: July 2, 2015 TEN MEN CONVICTED OF LOITERING WITH INTENT TO COMMIT PROSTITUTION OR AGREEING TO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION *Conviction details of sex purchasers…
Can we stop the use of illegal fireworks before lives are lost?
Illegal fireworks have always been a problem in Santa Ana but this 4th of July seemed like perhaps the worst ever in this regard. Residents all over the city posted…
Man critically wounded in drive by shooting early Sunday morning
A man and his girlfriend were driving in the 2300 block of West Harvard in Santa Ana early on Sunday morning at around 2 a.m. when they were shot at and…
55-year-old man dies after a fight at a Santa Ana 4th of July block party
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD Homicide Detectives Investigate Man's Death During July 4th Block Party On 7-4-15, at approximately 9:40 p.m. Officers responded to 2500 Block of North Linwood…
Northeast Santa Ana Little League’s fireworks stand burglarized and tagged on July 4
The Northeast Santa Ana Little League (NESALL) Fireworks Stand, located at 1900 North Grand Avenue, in Santa Ana, was burglarized early this morning by three unidentified men who broke into the stand…
Man arrested after using a pickaxe to threaten a man taking pictures of the homeless in DTSA
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Suspect Arrested For Assaulting Victims With A Pickaxe And Possession Of A Stolen Vehicle Arrested: Isaiah Gassaway (23) Santa Ana Summary: Thu, 7/2/15 at approx.…
Boy shot by unknown suspects in a vehicle not far from Mater Dei High School
A 13-year-old boy was shot while walking early Wednesday afternoon at around 12:30 p.m., at the intersection of South Pacific Avenue and West Wilshire Avenue, in Santa Ana, just north of Mater…
Man arrested after throwing a bottle bomb at a child
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD Officers Arrest Suspect For Throwing Destructive Device At A Child Arrested: Ryan Matthew Brown (37) Santa Ana Charges: CPC 18750 –Use Destructive Device Causing…
Elderly man viciously attacked by two teenagers near Santa Ana’s East End in DTSA
What is Santa Ana coming to? The increase in violence reached a new low on Wednesday night as two teenagers pummeled a 73-year-old man in the face and robbed him at…
Former church volunteer convicted of molesting six boys and distributing porn
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 12HF3538 Date: July 1, 2015 FORMER VOLUNTEER SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER CONVICTED OF MOLESTING SIX MINOR BOYS AND POSSESSING AND DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY SANTA…