Why did Santa Ana protest organizers choose to glorify cop killers?
A protest taking place tonight has ruffled quite a few feathers in Santa Ana because the event organizers referred to the site of the protest as "Black Panther Park" instead…
Former DPOC Chairman Jim Toledano convicted after trying to extort a couple
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 10ZF0084 Date: December 1, 2014 ATTORNEY CONVICTED FOR CONSPIRING TO EXTORT $350,000 FROM CLIENT’S FORMER EMPLOYER BY THREATENING TO PUBLICLY DEFAME HER…
OCDA seeks additional victims of former teacher’s aide who had sex with a teen
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 14NF4345 LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEKS PUBLIC’S HELP IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF FORMER TEACHER’S AIDE CHARGED WITH ENGAGING IN UNLAWFUL SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH…
Liquor store clerk arrested for selling losing lottery scratchers and cashing in the winners
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 14CF3866 Date: November 25, 2014 LIQUOR STORE CLERK ARRESTED FOR ILLEGALLY REDEEMING WINNING LOTTERY SCRATCHER TICKETS AND KNOWINGLY RESELLING LOSING TICKETS TO…
Man convicted of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death in a Santa Ana alley
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 12CF3351 Date: November 24, 2014 MAN CONVICTED OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES STABBING-MURDER OF FORMER GIRLFRIEND IN SANTA ANA ALLEYWAY SANTA ANA – A man…
Two young men shot in broad daylight in Councilwoman Martinez’ Ward
Two men, both 18, were shot in the upper torso, on Friday in Santa Ana, at around 12:45 p.m. in the 700 block of East Chestnut Avenue, according to the O.C. Register.…
SAPD homicide detectives are investigating the death of a two-year-old child
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Santa Ana PD homicide detectives investigating death of 2 year old child On 11/22/2014 at 1:45am officers responded to a medical aid call in the…
SAPD DUI checkpoint set for 11/21 at 1400 S. Bristol
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint Fri, Nov 21st, 2014, 9:00 PM-3:00 AM in the area of 1400 S. Bristol St. The Santa Ana Police…
Seven AK-47’s found during traffic stop lead to two arrests
Newport Beach Police Department FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PRESS RELEASE #111814 Subject: Two Arrested for Firearms Charges Contact : Jennifer Manzella, Press Information Officer, 949-644-3662, jmanzella@nbpd.org On Friday, November 14, 2014 at approximately…
The OC Superior Court rejects the proposed Townsend Street gang injunction
An Orange County Superior Court judge on Wednesday rejected an effort by District Attorney Tony Rackauckas to enforce a preliminary gang injunction in Santa Ana's Townsend Street neighborhood against a…
Poll – should the OCDA post pictures of men arrested for trying to hire prostitutes?
Orange County prosecutors are taking the tactic to another level: Asking every police agency in the county to hand over photographs of offenders so that they can be posted on…
At-risk students earn over $25K in turkey dinners from the OCDA
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Date: November 18, 2014 AT-RISK STUDENTS EARN OVER $25,000 IN TURKEY DINNERS IN 5TH ANNUAL THANKSGIVING GANG PREVENTION INCENTIVE SANTA ANA – Turkey dinners will…
Victim in fatal stabbing identified
NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lt. Jeff Hallock, 714.904.7042, JHallock@ocsd.org Victim in Fatal Stabbing Identified ANAHEIM, Calif. – (November 17, 2014) – On Sunday, November 16, 2014, Orange County Sheriff’s…
Women sentenced for beating a woman to death in Downtown Santa Ana
Vanesa Tapia Zavala, 26, and Candace Marie Brito, 27, were convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the beating death of a 23-year-old woman outside a Santa Ana nightclub were each sentenced…
Sixteen uninsured drivers charged with insurance fraud after filing auto accident claims
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE SIXTEEN UNINSURED DRIVERS CHARGED WITH INSURANCE FRAUD AFTER GETTING INTO CAR ACCIDENTS AND FILING FRAUDULENT INSURANCE CLAIMS SANTA ANA – Sixteen uninsured drivers were charged…