Teen shot by two alleged gang members near 17th and Spurgeon
A male teenager was shot in Santa Ana on Friday at around 6:30 p.m. when he was walking near the 1700 block of North Spurgeon St., according to the O.C.…
Delhi gangbanger pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter of a Santa Ana woman
[caption id="attachment_39338" align="aligncenter" width="178"] Jaime Prieto Rocha aka "Slimmer"[/caption] Jaime Prieto Rocha, 42, pleaded guilty Friday to voluntary manslaughter. He also admitted a sentencing enhancement for gang activity and a murder charge…
Salvadoran MS-13 gangbanger wanted for murder was working at a Santa Ana car dealership
[caption id="attachment_55260" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Courtesy of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement[/caption] Javier Arnoldo Ceron Gomez, 21, a member of the deadly MS-13 street gang was tracked to an unnamed car dealership…
Homeowner took a gun away from a burglary suspect and shot him
A Santa Ana homeowner, Erickson Dumaual, defended himself early today when a man tried to break into his home, at the 2500 block of West Manly Ave., in Santa Ana's…
Is the summer of 2015 a rerun of the Santa Ana gang war that heated up in 1989?
A war between two small Santa Ana gangs - the 5th Street and 17th Street Gangs, left a 4-year-old child dead way back in 1989. The slaying came after "a…
Survey – are SAPD cops really worse than local gangbangers?
Protesters marched on McFadden Street last night in opposition to the SAPD and the OCDA's gang injunction in the Townsend Street neighborhood. The SAPD did themselves no favors when they…
Townsend Street gang member on probation facing multiple felonies after evading police
[caption id="attachment_54427" align="aligncenter" width="236"] Armando Antunez[/caption] ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 15CF1723 Date: August 4, 2015 GANG MEMBER ON PROBATION CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF FIREARM AFTER EVADING POLICE…
The SAPD updates the officer-involved shooting of Armando Antunez
[caption id="attachment_54427" align="aligncenter" width="236"] Armando Antunez[/caption] Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Officer Involved Shooting Investigation Update From 8-2-2015 Suspect/Arrested: Armando Antunez (24) Santa Ana On August 2, 2015, at approximately…
Opponent of the Townsend Neighborhood gang injunction shot by the SAPD
[caption id="attachment_54427" align="aligncenter" width="236"] Armando Antunez[/caption] Armando Antunez, a defendant in the Gang Injunction in Santa Ana's Townsend Neighborhood has been shot by the SAPD, according to Santa Ana community activist Igmar…
Gang member Alberto Licona facing felony charges after fleeing police and crashing
[caption id="attachment_54286" align="aligncenter" width="215"] Alberto Licona, Picture Courtesy of Facebook[/caption] ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 15CF1658 Date: July 28, 2015 GANG MEMBER CHARGED WITH DRIVING RECKLESSLY TO AVOID…
Why have taggers in Orange County become so violent and dangerous?
[caption id="attachment_54247" align="aligncenter" width="385"] Photo Courtesy of the OC Weekly[/caption] A man was beaten and stabbed on Sunday night after confronting a group of taggers who were defacing a vacant house…
SAPD police pursuit ends with a suspect crashing his car into a pole
SAPD gang detectives were apparently working on gang suppression in Santa Ana on Sunday night, in an area where there have been several shootings recently, when a vehicle they deemed…
Three men were shot on South Minnie Street early on Saturday morning
It was another bloody Saturday in Santa Ana as three men were shot in the early morning, at around 4 a.m., near the 800 block of South Minnie Street, a…