The SAPD is searching for a woman involved in a gang-related shooting
On 02/02/2020, Patricia Noyola and a second suspect confronted the victim about his gang affiliation as he exited a convenience store. During the confrontation, the victim was shot in the…
The SAPD seized several guns in a crackdown on paroled gangbangers
In response to an increase in violent crime, SAPD Gang Detectives organized probation and parole compliance checks on several active gang members. With assistance from various SAPD units & OC…
Four Garden Grove gang members arrested during a drug bust
The Garden Grove Police Department Gang Suppression Unit (GSU) had been conducting an ongoing investigation into gang members selling narcotics in Garden Grove. Over the weekend, GSU police detectives were…
The SAPD For The Record series focuses on the murder of Viridiana Rivas
https://youtu.be/b3YXE2YUBXQ This month’s segment of the SAPD “For the Record: A Homicide Spotlight” highlights the murder of Viridiana Rivas. On Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at around 9:30 p.m., SAPD police…
The SAPD arrested three suspected gangbangers after a fatal vehicle-to-vehicle shooting near the South Coast Plaza
SAPD Detectives Investigating a Homicide in the 1600 Block of W. MacArthur Boulevard – 3 Suspects Have Been Arrested Suspect #1 – Alfredo Ivan Pulido (22), Santa AnaSuspect #2 –…
SAPD detectives seized an AR rifle and a large bag of pot from gang suspects
In response to an increase in gang violence, SAPD Gang Detectives were in the area of the 300 Block of S. Hesperian Street completing a probation compliance check on Jan.…