The new leader of Mexico’s most violent cartel was born and raised in Santa Ana
The landscape of Mexico's drug wars has shifted violently this week following the death of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, the long-elusive leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). As the…
One dead, one injured in connected gang-related shootings in Santa Ana
Santa Ana Police Detectives are investigating a shooting that killed one and injured another. On Friday, February 20, 2026, at approximately 8:57 p.m., Santa Ana Police Department officers responded to…
Gangbanger in north O.C. arrested for the fatal shooting of a man who was playing soccer
Police detectives were finally able to arrest a suspect in a fatal shooting that happened way back on Nov. 19, 2025, according to the La Habra Police Department. On November…
Two separate shootings leave two dead and several injured in Santa Ana
Santa Ana, CA — February 8, 2026 — Police detectives are investigating two unrelated shootings that occurred on Saturday, February 7, leaving two men dead and sending two additional victims…
Vietnam fugitive extradited for fatal O.C. gang drive-by; two in custody, one at large
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man who fled to Vietnam after he conspired to carry out a brazen broad daylight drive-by shooting targeting rival gang members that left a 15-year-old boy…
Gangbanger with a felony record convicted of shooting a man at a Santa Ana liquor store
Manuel Chairez-Campos, a 32-year-old felon, was convicted yet again on Wednesday of fatally shooting Jorge Velasquez, a 29-year-old man outside of Adolfo’s liquor store, located at 2734 N. Bristol St.…
Two armed gangbangers were arrested after a police pursuit in Santa Ana
Patrol officers were conducting proactive enforcement in the area of Standard Ave. and Edinger Ave. on Tuesday when they recognized two documented gang members in a vehicle, according to the…
Armed gangbanger on probation arrested after getting caught tagging in Anaheim
Last night, at around 5:30 p.m., the Anaheim Police received an anonymous call reporting a large group involved in graffiti in the 300 block of S. Claudina Avenue. Patrol officers,…
The Anaheim Police explain the fatal shooting of Alberto Arzola
On December 6, 2025, at about 9:32 p.m., two police officers conducting gang-suppression patrols attempted to contact several individuals on S. Philadelphia Street, according to the Anaheim Police Department. The…