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…
Man charged with pimping and pandering a teen in Santa Ana
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 15CF1428 Date: June 30, 2015 MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR PIMPING AND PANDERING TEEN SANTA ANA – A man is scheduled to be…
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…