OCDA’s office awarded $3.3M in State grants to fight DUIs
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is proud to announce that it has been once again chosen by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)…
Santa Ana man pleads guilty to killing his neighbor and could serve up to life in prison
Alfonso Jassogarcia, a 40-year-old man, pleaded guilty last Friday to fatally shooting his neighbor in Santa Ana. Jassogarcia was immediately sentenced to 18 years to life in prison. However, he…
SAPD police officers seized guns from a guy playing peekaboo and a vehicle stop suspect
While conducting proactive enforcement at the 800 block of N. Van Ness, police officers noticed a suspect attempting to hide near a parked vehicle as they drove by, according to…
Passenger killed in Costa Mesa after suspected car thief crashes during a police chase
Early today, Jan. 26, 2025, a little before 3 a.m., Newport Beach Police advised the Costa Mesa Police Department that they were in pursuit of a suspect, who had been…
The Irvine police hunt for six suspects in $1,500 Target store theft
Six suspects entered the Target store on 3750 Barranca and took approximately $1,550 in merchandise, according to the Irvine Police Department. The suspects all appear to be African American. At…
The Costa Mesa police arrested two pet hoarders and rescued hundreds of birds and dogs
Yesterday at around 10:30 a.m., police detectives executed a search warrant for animal cruelty at a residence on the 2100 block of Charle Drive, according to the Costa Mesa Police…
Two L.A. residents were arrested in Irvine for stealing tools from several Home Depot stores
Yesterday afternoon, a patrol officer threw a wrench into the plans of two organized retail theft suspects, according to the Irvine Police Department. After spotting the suspects' vehicle, which was…
The SAPD arrested 30 transients in a Quality of Life sweep at several locations
On Thursday morning, January 22nd, the SAPD's Quality of Life Team, in collaboration with the Santa Ana Jail and City Net, conducted quality of life operations across key locations, including…
O.C. mom tracked down a stolen e-bike and police officers arrested the suspect
Earlier this week, a suspect thought they could make a quick getaway with an unsecured e-bike outside a store, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department. Well, he didn’t get…
Westminster City Councilmember charged with trying to bribe a city parking control officer
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Westminster city council member has been charged with one misdemeanor count of bribery of one of the City’s parking control officers in an effort to…
Retail thieves with a car full of stolen WSS merch arrested by CHP Santa Ana officers
Yesterday, on January 21st, 2025, CHP Santa Ana Area officers received a broadcast from the Orange County Communication Center to be on the lookout for a Jeep SUV with multiple…
Woman arrested on DUI charges after colliding with a curb in Orange
A solo vehicle collision resulted in an afternoon DUI arrest, according to the Orange Police Department. A female adult was not injured when her car collided into the curb at…
Garden Grove man arrested for a string of armed robberies
Over the last two weeks, police detectives were investigating a string of armed robberies, according to the Garden Grove Police Department. Picture Courtesy of the Garden Grove Police Dept. Detectives…
540 criminals have been arrested in Orange County on Prop. 36 charges in just one month
Proposition 36, the voter approved initiative to address theft, drug crimes and homelessness, has been in effect for one month. In the first 30 days of implementation, there have been…
Two men overpowered a Santa Ana postal worker and stole totes full of mail
On Friday, January 17th, at approximately 4:40 p.m., patrol officers responded to a robbery at a post office at 3101 W. Sunflower Ave., according to the SAPD. Two male suspects…