Bandit who likes to wear hats strikes again at a bank in north Santa Ana
A bank robber who liked to wear hats when he commits crimes has struck again - this time he robbed the Farmers & Merchants Bank at 1750 E. Seventeenth St., in…
Transient robs the B of A in Downtown Santa Ana but a tracking device leads to his arrest
Dia Chanh Diep, a 43 year-old transient who robbed a Bank of America branch located at 102 W. Fourth Street in Downtown Santa Ana, on Tuesday at 5 p.m., was arrested…
Big A Bandit arrested by the FBI and he turned out to be a Santa Ana resident
Another embarrassment for Santa Ana. Turns out the so-called "Big A Bandit," who got that name because he habitually wore an Angels baseball hat while committing a series of bank…
Owner of a Santa Ana payment processing company charged with multi-million dollar fraud
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 25, 2015 Owner of California Payment Processing Company Charged with Fraud The Justice Department announced today that the owner…
Santa Ana pest control company employee gets huge sentence for distributing kiddie porn
Billie Joe Harris, Jr., a 53-year-old Santa Ana pest control company employee, was sentenced on Tuesday to a prison term of 210 months for distributing child pornography on the Internet,…
The FBI recovers 168 juveniles involved in Child Sex Trafficking
FBI Washington, D.C. June 23, 2014 FBI National Press Office, (202) 324-3691 168 Juveniles Recovered in Nationwide Operation Targeting Commercial Child Sex Trafficking During the past week, the FBI; its local,…
Santa Ana comes in at #45 in the FBI’s 2012 Safest Cities report
If you live in Thousand Oaks, Irvine, Simi Valley, Murrieta, Glendale, or Santa Clarita, you can go ahead and leave your doors unlocked at night: your cities have named some…
FBI arrests Garden Grove man with possible Al Qaeda ties, in Santa Ana
A Garden Grove man, Sinh Vinh Ngo Nguyen, was charged Friday with trying to support Al Qaeda and making false statements on his passport, according to the U.S. Attorney's office…
Santa Ana gangs raided as authorities go after the Mexican Mafia again
UPDATE: We have received the official press release regarding this multi-agency gang sweep. It is posted at the end of this article. Pre-dawn raids at about 75 locations throughout the…
The FBI takes aim at the Orange County Supervisors
FBI Investigating Orange County Supervisors WRITTEN BY CHRISS W. STREET The FBI confirmed today that a Task Force has been assembled from the FBI, IRS, District Attorney and U.S. Attorney’s Office…
Santa Ana immigration officer, who was bribed with egg rolls and cash, indicted
An immigration officer who worked in Santa Ana has been indicted on charges that she took bribes in cash and egg rolls from immigrants seeking citizenship and green cards, according…
FBI seeks “Chubby Cheeks” bandit who robbed a Chase Bank branch in Santa Ana
FBI Los Angeles Press Release: June 24, 2013 Contact: Public Affairs Specialist Laura Eimiller, (310) 996-3343 Robbery of Chase Bank Branch in Santa Ana - Female Suspect Known as ‘Chubby Cheeks Bandit’ Sought…
FBI reports minor increase in violent crimes in Santa Ana
The FBI's Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report, January-December, 2011-2012, has been released online. The news is a mixed bag for Santa Ana. Overall violent crime has gone up marginally by…
The FBI is asking questions about Supervisor Nguyen’s campaign fundraising!
From the OC Politics Blog "A contractor who has done work for the County of Orange this week confirmed that FBI officials contacted him late last year with questions about…