Three gangbangers arrested by the SAPD and drugs, weapons and bulletproof vests are seized
Advisory: Gang Unit Investigations Leads To The Recovery Of Weapons, Narcotics, Ballistic Vests & The Arrest Of Three Documented Gang Members Arrested: Gilbert Deleon (43) Garden Grove Resident Jose Lopez…
The SAPD raided the unlicensed Sky High marijuana dispensary again
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT SERVES SEARCH WARRANTS ON ILLEGAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES During the morning hours of Thursday, January 26, 2017, Police Detectives assigned to the…
The SAPD has arrested a heroin addict suspected in many shoplifting cases
Hector Maldonado Ibarra, 29, was arrested on Tuesday morning on suspicion of being a serial shoplifter – repeatedly terrorizing retailers and their employees in at least eight Orange County cities…
Tustin woman charged with DUI and crashing into an Orange police officer
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Case # 16CF3123 Date: December 13, 2016 DRUNKEN DRIVER CHARGED WITH CRASHING INTO POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS STANDING BEHIND PATROL VEHICLE SANTA ANA, Calif.…
New national study finds youth drug and alcohol use is at a new low
Dec. 13, 2016 Contacts: Jared Wadley, jwadley@umich.edu, Janice Lee, mtfinformation@umich.edu Teen use of any illicit drug other than marijuana at new low, same true for alcohol ANN ARBOR - Teenagers' use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco declined significantly in 2016 at rates…
Santa Ana doctor placed on probation for 8 years for prescribing opiates without medical reasons
Dr. Kent Lehman, a Santa Ana doctor, has been placed on probation for eight years by the California Medical Board and has been restricted in what medications he can prescribe,…
A Santa Ana man died after a drug overdose at the American Junkie bar in Newport Beach
Ahmed Said, a 25-year old Santa Ana man died after overdosing at the American Junkie bar in Newport Beach on Thursday night, according to the O.C. Register. (Click here to see American…
The OCDA gets a $1M grant to take the lead in fighting driving under the influence of drugs
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Date: November 15, 2016 OCDA DESIGNATED AS LEAD TRAINING AGENCY FOR DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING VERTICAL PROSECUTION WITH $1 MILLION GRANT SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange…
Suspect released after triggering a false alarm on one of the new Code Blue poles in DTSA
Michael Sebreros, a 47-year old man, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of making a false bomb threat using Santa Ana’s newly installed Code Blue Help Points emergency phone line…
Has the Sarmiento family opened an illegal marijuana dispensary on S. Main St.?
[caption id="attachment_63203" align="aligncenter" width="269"] The Sarmiento Family's failed Bobkin Sports Bar[/caption] Has the Sarmiento family opened an illegal marijuana dispensary in Santa Ana on South Main St? As we reported a…
Man gets life in prison after shooting and killing a man near the O.C. School of the Arts
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 14CF2681 Date: October 14, 2016 MAN SENTENCED TO 114 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SHOOTING INTO VEHICLE WHICH KILLED ONE MAN AND INJURED TWO…
Drop off your unwanted prescriptions at the SAPD’s Westend office on 10/22
For Immediate Release: October 12, 2016 Contact: HCA Communications, Media Line: (714) 834-2178, Email: HCAComm@ochca.com Drop-Off Unwanted Prescriptions at More Than 30 OC Locations on ‘National Take Back Day’ (Santa Ana, CA) –…
A man tried to murder an SAUSD school police officer today after invading a home
We have written quite a bit this year about the massive increase in violent crime in Santa Ana - and how shorthanded our police department is. What we don't often…
Wanted man crashed his car into the Fiestas Patrias stage on Friday night while fleeing from the SAPD
Miguel Umana, 30, an armed parole violator who uses the nickname "Little Stomper," was arrested by the SAPD after leading the police on a crazed pursuit that injured three people…