OCDA Spitzer says homelessness has gone down since he was elected in 2019
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issued the following statement about Orange County’s 16.65% reduction in the number of people experiencing homelessness since he became the…
Two men convicted of killing a fellow transient at 2525 N. Main St. in Santa Ana
Daniel Rubin Gallegos Daniel Rubin Gallegos, 49, and Gustavo Nunez Jr., 34, both transients, were sentenced on Friday for the beating and fatal stabbing of Cesar Gamaliel Gonzalez, 39, near…
The City of Santa Ana is hosting a community session this afternoon regarding homelessness
We want your opinion! The City of Santa Ana Homeless Services Division is hosting a community listening session for the development of a local Homelessness Action Plan. The information collected…
A transient died at the O.C. Intake Release Center in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA, Ca. (April 21, 2022) – On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, an inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died at the jail. The inmate, Nicholas…
Homeless man arrested for assaults at a Target and the Anaheim Central Library
Anaheim Police Department Criminal Investigation Detectives have identified and arrested Ivory Julian Anderson Jr. connection with two unprovoked assaults in the city of Anaheim. On Thursday, March 3, 2022, at…
The County of Orange has been awarded over $6M to buy a motel for homeless housing
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (March 16, 2022) – The County of Orange (County) has been awarded $6,070,000 in funding under Round Two of the State Homekey program to acquire the former…
Operation Warm Wishes Presents a BBQ for the O.C. homeless and needy
Operation Warm Wishes Presents: I Stand Against Addiction! I Stand For Love - BBQ a Day of Serving and uplifting our Homeless and Families in need, on Saturday, March 19,…
The SAPD is looking for a transient who assaulted a man and tried to set a woman on fire over a cell phone
The SAPD is on the lookout for Damon Domici, a 50-year-old who was caught on a surveillance video attacking a man for his cell phone and pouring gasoline on a…
Governor Newsom announces $38M in grants to combat youth homelessness
https://youtu.be/3yWGLfDmzvI SACRAMENTO – Taking action to support teens and young adults experiencing homelessness, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced $38 million in new grants for community-based organizations across the state through…
The OC Rescue Mission urgently needs hygiene item donations for formerly homeless residents and Veterans
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (February 14, 2022) – The Orange County Rescue Mission is urgently seeking help from the local community to provide critically-needed hygiene items to the formerly homeless men,…
A homeless man was arrested after stabbing a man near the Stater Bros. in Westminster
Sang van Phan, a 47-year-old homeless man, apparently stabbed another homeless man several times in the back, head and neck outside of a Westminster supermarket early on Saturday morning. The…
Two homeless men were arrested for an attempted homicide shooting in Garden Grove
Two transients were arrested by Garden Grove police officers for an attempted homicide shooting that took place on Sunday at the 11000 block of Trask Avenue, east of Euclid Street.…
O.C.’s first Homeless Death Review Committee commissioned by the OC Sheriff
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Jan. 26, 2022): Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Don Barnes announced today that he has commissioned the County’s first Homeless Death Review Committee to review deaths of people experiencing…
The SAPD is looking for a transient who sexually assaulted a minor
Francis Manuel Garcia-Gamboa (37) is wanted for contacting a minor with the intent to commit a sex crime, and sexually assaulting a minor. Garcia is believed to be a transient…