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…
Homeless man on parole arrested for stealing a $2,000 bike from Orange Cycle
At 4:09 this morning, an alarm company for Orange Cycle reported a window smash activation. When the police officers arrived, they observed a window smash and found a $2,000 bicycle…
Flag nabbing transient arrested in Orange
This evening, an astute witness observed a transient walking from the City Hall in Orange with a POW-MIA flag wrapped around his waist and an American flag 🇺🇸 draped over…
The Costa Mesa Police conducted enforcement at a homeless camp by the Santa Ana River
The Costa Mesa Community Policing Unit, who conducts enforcement activity citywide for all type of quality of life issues, assisted Caltrans in contacting three people experiencing homelessness underneath the 405…
11 transients were arrested during a cleanup at Santiago Park
The Santiago Creek area, in Santa Ana's Santiago Park, got cleaned up again on Wednesday morning, as a large scale, multi-agency initiative involving the City of Santa Ana, the City…
CA Senate Republicans call for a Special Session to combat the homeless crisis immediately
SACRAMENTO – Today, Legislative Republicans in both the Senate and Assembly called on Governor Newsom to convene an Extraordinary Special Session of the Legislature to immediately address homelessness, rather than waiting for action through…
The Santa Ana City Manager’s latest homelessness update noted that there were 81 arrests/citations in Nov.
https://youtu.be/JEUb4zjfh0M The Santa Ana City Manager, Kristine Ridge, gave an update on the homelessness issue at the last City Council meeting, as seen in the embedded video above. Ridge said…
The OC Rescue Mission needs your holiday gift donations for families in need
Orange County, Calif. (December 10, 2021) – Orange County Rescue Mission is calling on the local community to help deliver holiday cheer to the 219 formerly homeless men, women, and…