An elderly homeless man was murdered in Westminster
WESTMINSTER, Calif. -On January 5, 2024, at 3:38 PM, Westminster Police responded to a church located in the 13500 block of Goldenwest Street to conduct a welfare check on an…
Anaheim transient with a felony record convicted of sexually assaulting a Lyft driver
Samuel Nicholas Rodriguez, a 27-year-old transient with a very long criminal record, has been convicted of sexually assaulting and robbing a Lyft driver in Anaheim more than a year ago,…
The OC Board of Supervisors agreed to relocate a Santa Ana homeless center by the end of 2024
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Today, Councilmember Phil Bacerra, Councilmember David Penaloza, a representative of Mayor Valerie Amezcua, and over two dozen residents, neighborhood leaders and City staff spoke at the…
The City of Santa Ana is opposing an O.C. homeless shelter for the mentally ill
The City of Santa Ana is opposing a contact with Mental Health Association of Orange County to provide homeless services at 2416 S. Main St., which is in a light…
Garden Grove Man charged for fatally shooting a homeless man who threw a shoe at him
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Garden Grove man has been charged with felony voluntary manslaughter for shooting and killing a homeless man he had just woken up for blocking the…
A homeless intruder killed an elderly man in Garden Grove during a home burglary
Garden Grove police officers arrested , Mario Brancato, a 26-year-old man who was described as a transient for allegedly killing Chuong Pham, an 97-year-old Garden Grove man, at his home.…
A Costa Mesa bike patrol arrested two sex offenders and a parolee and a homeless camp was cleaned up
Last Friday, a Costa Mesa Police Department Community Policing Unit bike patrol resulted in three arrests. Two of the arrested suspects were registered sex offenders and one of them was…
Homeless man rescued from a storm drain in Tustin
Early this morning, Tustin Public Works heard a subject yelling underneath a manhole in the interior of the city. Tustin police officers arrived on scene and removed a man who…
CalOptima Health awards $52.3M to build 706 housing units for the homeless
ORANGE, Calif. (October 11, 2023) — Reflecting CalOptima Health’s ongoing commitment to Orange County’s vulnerable population of people experiencing homelessness, the Board of Directors approved awarding $52.3 million in grants…
Homeless man gets life in prison for murdering a soul singer who lived on the streets in Santa Ana
Betty Jane Willis SANTA ANA, Calif. – A homeless man was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole Thursday for the special circumstance murder of a 76-year-old former soul…
Buy lunch on Wed. at the Lucille’s pop-up food truck in Tustin and help the needy too!
Join Lucille's on Wednesday, September 20th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a great cause. Their one-day-only Day of Giving pop-up, with Lucille's on Wheels, will be servin' up…
The OC Coroner is trying to identify a dead woman found in Irvine
SANTA ANA, Ca. (July 31, 2023): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department – Coroner Division is requesting assistance to identify a decedent, referred to at this time as Jane Doe, found…
The Santa Ana City Council votes to explore solutions to drunk and drugged out people in public spaces
A majority of Santa Ana City Council members voted last night to direct their city staff and the SAPD to explore ways to deal with intoxicated and drugged out suspects…
Drugs and ammo were recovered from a convicted felon who was pulled over in H.B.
A convicted felon made a huge mistake when he committed a California Vehicle Code violation in Huntington Beach. Huntington Beach Homeless Task Force police officers recently conducted a traffic enforcement…