Man convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl at Cabrillo Park
Cornelio B. Chairez Velasquez, a 37-year-old man, was convicted on Wednesday of raping a 14-year-old girl in Cabrillo Park in Santa Ana and attacking another woman a few months later,…
Garden Grove man charged with killing his mother
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 28-year-old Garden Grove man has been charged with beating and stabbing his mother to death, according to the OCDA. Jonathan Michael Warner, 28, of Garden…
O.C. Gang member charged with killing four and severely injuring two others during a violent crime spree
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 33-year-old documented gang member with an extensive criminal history is facing 11 felonies in connection with an hours-long stabbing spree that left four people dead…
The suspect in yesterday’s stabbing spree is Zachary Castaneda, a gang member
https://www.facebook.com/GardenGrovePD/videos/337413337147533/ The 33-year-old man who went on a stabbing spree that left four dead and two wounded was identified Thursday, August 8 as Zachary Castaneda, a documented gang member with…
Westminster mother and daughter charged in the largest Section 8 housing fraud case in O.C. history
SANTA ANA, Calif.- A mother and daughter from Westminster have been charged with felony welfare fraud charges for bilking Orange County’s Housing Authority (Section 8) and the County’s In Home…
Charges filed in family brawl caught on video at Disneyland
https://youtu.be/zN_1eNqMARI SANTA ANA, Calif. – Three adults are facing criminal charges for their involvement in a brawl in the middle of Disneyland’s Toon Town that endangered their children on July…
A registered sex offender was charged with raping a developmentally delayed woman in Garden Grove
Matthew Jason Weaver, a 45-year-old registered sex offender was charged Monday, July 22, on suspicion of raping a 19-year-old developmentally delayed woman in Garden Grove, according to the O.C. Register.…
Santa Ana gang member looking at life in prison after trying to kill a police officer
After serving 8-years in prison for assault with a firearm on a Santa Ana police officer, a documented gang member-parolee again violently assaults another SAPD police officer, according to the…
Former SAUSD volleyball coach and security guard gets only one year in prison after having sex with four girls
Omar Rojas, 28, a high school volleyball coach and security guard for the Santa Ana Unified School District’s police force pleaded guilty to having sex with four girls and has…
Santa Ana Quinceanera dance instructor charged with molesting a 14-year old male student
SANTA ANA, Calif. –An Orange County dance instructor who specializes in preparing teenagers for Quinceaneras has been charged with one felony count of child molestation for sexually abusing one of…
A Santa Ana man pleaded guilty to a fatal DUI pedestrian collision
Alberto Solano Diaz of Santa Ana, a 38-year-old convicted drunken driver, pleaded guilty Wednesday, May 15, to an alcohol-fueled hit-and-run collision that killed a homeless woman in April, according to…
Pastor who volunteered at the Fountain Valley police and fire departments charged with 11 counts of child molestation
Victims Ranged in Age from Five to 15 Years Old SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man who served as a head pastor at several Southern California churches faces 11 child…
Two men charged with murder in dragging death of woman while trying to steal her purse
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Two men have been charged with murder in the dragging death of a 32-year-old Santa Ana woman while attempting to steal her purse. A third suspect…