Three more shootings were reported in Santa Ana this weekend
On Saturday, March 25 at about 4:30 p.m. SAPD police officers responded to 317 E. 17th Street after receiving a phone call regarding shots fired. A witness told the police officers…
Santa Ana gangbanger gets a 7 year prison sentence for shooting at police officers
Oscar Freddie Torres, a 19-year-old Santa Ana gang member, was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday, for shooting at SAPD police officers who were responding to a domestic dispute,…
Gangbanger from Riverside arrested for murdering a Santa Ana man at a vacant Food 4 Less
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD Homicide Detective Make An Arrest In 02/08/17 Homicide On Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at 10:29 PM, SAPD Officers responded to a report of a…
Two more shootings reported in Santa Ana this week
On Monday, March 20 at about 7:30 p.m., SAPD police officers were dispatched to 627 E. Pine Street reference calls of a shooting and multiple shots being heard. When police…
Santa Ana gangbanger convicted of shooting and murdering an innocent bystander
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Case # 12CF0764 Date: March 15, 2017 GANG MEMBER CONVICTED OF MURDERING INNOCENT BYSTANDER DURING RETALIATORY GANG SHOOTING SANTA ANA, Calif. – A gang member…
Four more shootings were reported in Santa Ana over the weekend
On Saturday, March 11 at about 9 p.m. SAPD police officers responded to the area of 215 South Hickory after reports of a shooting. When they arrived they located a vehicle…
Two more shootings in Santa Ana reported since last Friday
On Friday, March 3 at about 10 p.m. several residents called in reports of a shooting in the area of 1200 West Brook Street. When officers arrived they located evidence…
DNA evidence helps convict a Santa Ana gangbanger of multiple felonies
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Case # 09CF3083 Date: March 6, 2017 GANG MEMBER LINKED TO ROBBERY THROUGH DNA ON CAR WINDOW CONVICTED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AND ROBBERY *A third-striker…
The new U.S. Attorney General announces he is targeting gangbangers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 27, 2017 Attorney General Announces Crime Reduction and Public Safety Task Force Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the formation of the U.S. Department of…
There were three shootings reported in Santa Ana this weekend
On Saturday, February 25, 2017, at about 5:30 p.m. SAPD police officers responded to 700 South Townsend Street, just northeast of Jerome Park, after receiving multiple calls of about a shooting.…
The family of a young man killed in Santa Ana last week needs help to pay for his funeral
The family of Jamie De Castilla Campos, an 18-year old alleged Santa Ana gang member who was shot and killed in a homicide incident that occurred at around 10:40 p.m. last…
Man charged with murder for running over and killing the cousin of a shooting victim in Santa Ana
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Case # 17CF0376 Date: February 15, 2017 MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR ASSAULTING AND RUNNING OVER COUSIN OF SHOOTING VICTIM DURING VIGIL AND FLEEING THE…
Remember when former SAPD Police Chief Walters cut gang violence by 40%?
[caption id="attachment_44785" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Walters plaque unveiled[/caption] With all the talk about combating gang violence in Santa Ana we thought it would be worthwhile to revisit what our former,…
Former SAPD Police Chief Walters first introduced a gang homicide reward program back in 2007
Apparently current SAPD Police Chief Carlos Rojas, who was hired by the Santa Ana City Council despite the fact that he had zero experience running a police department, wants us…