The OC Rescue Mission seeks urgent baby supply donations
Orange County, Calif. (August 22, 2025) – Orange County Rescue Mission (OCRM) is urgently calling on the community to help replenish its inventory of diapers and baby essentials, which are…
A homeless woman was killed in her tent in Anaheim
ANAHEIM, Calif. (August 14, 2025) – Anaheim Police detectives are conducting a homicide investigation after a deceased woman was found in a field. On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at approximately…
9 arrested in Costa Mesa for drug offenses, public peeing and illegal camping
Last Friday, the Costa Mesa Police Bike Detail, which includes three patrol officers, Community Policing officers, and Park Rangers, rode 30 miles to proactively address quality of life issues and…
Orange County seeks residents to join the Commission on Homelessness
The Orange County’s Office of Care Coordination is seeking applications from Orange County residents to serve on the Commission to Address Homelessness. Recruitment is being conducted to fill six seats on the…
Two transients with multiple warrants were arrested during a cleanup by O.C. train tracks
Yesterday, the Huntington Beach Police Department’s Homeless Task Force, in collaboration with the Union Pacific Police Department and the Huntington Beach Public Works Department, conducted a coordinated clean-up and outreach…
OC Rescue Mission appeals for canned food amid homelessness crisis
Orange County, Calif. (June 5, 2025) – Orange County Rescue Mission (OCRM) is urgently seeking donations of canned and packaged food to support the rising number of homeless individuals and…
O.C. man gets 30 years to life for the decapitation and murder of a transient woman
Antonio Padilla of Huntington Beach was sentenced today by Orange County Superior Court Judge Gary Paer to 30 years to life in state prison, for the murder of 60-year-old Regina…
An O.C. transient was arrested for shooting another transient in the face
Today at approximately 6:35 a.m., deputies were dispatched to an unknown trouble call in an abandoned industrial building near Cerritos and Magnolia, according to the OC Sheriff's Stanton Police Services.…
The hunt is on for a transient who stabbed an O.C. deputy
Today at approximately 2:15 p.m., a dn Orange County deputy was on foot patrol doing routine homeless outreach near the 1700 block of Avenida Estacion in San Clemente, according to…
Six O.C. transients were arrested and a homeless camp under the 405 Freeway was cleaned up
This morning at 6 a.m., the Huntington Beach Police Department's Homeless Task Force, Union Pacific Railroad, and the Westminster Police Department joined forces to address ongoing issues at the 405…
CalOptima Health expands street medicine program for the unhoused in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The CalOptima Health Board of Directors voted Thursday, March 6, to expand its Street Medicine Program to Santa Ana to provide urgent medical and social services…
A transient was arrested in Costa Mesa on charges of unlawful camping, narcotics and resisting arrest
Yesterday, at about 5:30 a.m., police officers proactively patrolling the city while driving in the area of Wilson Street and Fairview Road, spotted a recent arrestee unlawfully camping on a…
A suspect living at a Santa Ana apartment complex for the homeless was caught selling narcotics
As part of an ongoing investigation, SAPD Directed Enforcement Officers obtained a search warrant for a subject’s residence in connection with the sale of narcotics. Officers executed the search warrant…