Why poverty and crime are so persistent in Santa Ana
You want to know why Santa Ana is such a mess? We reported this week about a young man who dropped out of a good high school, Godinez Fundamental, and…
More bad news for DTSA – Westwood never recovered after a gang shooting in 1988
[caption id="attachment_42465" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Westwood isn't what it used to be (Photo: Saul Gonzalez)[/caption] On Jan. 30, Karen Toshima was one of thousands of people who went to Westwood Village…
SAPD needs help identifying a vehicle used in a drive by shooting
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Detectives request the media and publics assistance in identifying a vehicle involved in a drive by shooting. On 1/28/14, SAPD Communications received several calls of shots…
SAPD homicide detectives arrest man for hit and run death of Martha Rodezno
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Homicide Detectives make arrest in the death of Martha Rodezno On Wednesday January 29, 2014 Santa Ana Police Department Homicide Detectives arrested Jaqwun Laerin Turner (33)…
DUI Saturation Patrols planned for Super Bowl Sunday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock (714) 904-7042, Gail Krause, (714) 647-1840 DUI Saturation Patrols Planned for Super Bowl Sunday SANTA ANA, California (January 30, 2014) - As the Super…
Prosecutor says what matters is Pham’s death not who started the fight
Contrary to reports that bystanders did nothing as a 23-year-old woman was fatally beaten outside a Santa Ana nightclub, an Orange County prosecutor said that as many as 15 people…
Santa Ana man faces trial for hit and run crash that killed a pedestrian
Orange County District Attorney Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 13CF0131: January 30, 2014 MAN FACES TRIAL FOR KILLING PEDESTRIAN IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH SANTA ANA – A man faces trial today for…
DTSA imploding as restaurants close and artists are evicted
[caption id="attachment_42166" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The party is over at The Crosby[/caption] The hipsters and gentrifiers are trying to argue that all is well in Downtown Santa Ana, in the wake…
Former Servite teacher posed as a girl on Facebook to get nude pics of boys
Orange County District Attorney Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 13HF0513: January 29, 2014 MALE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR POSING AS TEENAGE GIRL ENCOURAGING SEX ACTS…
“Snakeman” William Buchman booked into SAPD jail for animal cruelty
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: William Buchman (53) booked into SAPD Jail for Animal Cruelty after PD serves search warrant on home with several hundred snakes SANTA ANA, CA (January 29,…
SAPD searching a home with hundreds of snakes after neighbors complain
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD serving search warrant on home with several hundred snakes after neighbors complain of deplorable conditions SANTA ANA, CA (January 29, 2014) - SAPD Animal…
Garden Grove man faces death penalty trial for Stanton double murder
Orange County District Attorney Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 10ZF0087: January 28, 2014 MAN FACES DEATH PENALTY TRIAL FOR EXECUTION-STYLE DOUBLE MURDER OF STANTON SALES ASSOCIATE AND SECRETARY SANTA ANA –…
Candace Marie Brito charged with Kim Pham’s murder at The Crosby
A second Santa Ana woman, Candace Marie Brito, 27, has been charged with murder in the beating death of 23-year-old Annie Kim Pham outside the Crosby nightclub, and is scheduled to…