The OCDA charged Romanian Nationals with hate crimes for posing as ICE Agents to rob Hispanic victims
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Two Romanian nationals have been charged with hate crimes for posing as United States immigration agents while targeting Hispanic victims across Orange County whom they believed…
The OCDA focuses on protecting the elderly on World Elder Abuse Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is an opportunity for communities around the globe to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of senior citizens through raising awareness of the…
Chilean burglars charged in head-on collision during a wrong way pursuit on an O.C. freeway
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Two Chilean nationals in the United States on a visa waiver from the Department of Homeland Security have been charged in connection with a head-on collision…
Santa Ana man who molested two girls sentenced to almost 20 years in prison
Alejandro Heredia-Santana, a 53-year-old man, was sentenced on Friday to almost 20 years in prison for ongoing sexual relationships with a pair of teenage girls he lived with years apart…
Third Striker convicted of murdering a man outside an O.C. sober living home
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 53-year-old third striker who Orange County prosecutors warned posed a significant risk to public safety due to his violent criminal history has been convicted of…
Sex offender charged with sexually assaulting a mom and chasing two teen girls while exposing himself
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 30-year-old registered sex offender has been charged with sexually assaulting a mother while she was walking with her five-year-old daughter and baby near a Santa…
Man convicted after an O.C. crime spree that included punching a pregnant woman in the stomach
Sean Anthony Aguilera, a 30-year-old man, was convicted on Monday after a crime spree in Tustin over two years ago that included punching a pregnant woman in the stomach, groping…
Anaheim man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend after throwing her over a fence four months earlier
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 37-year-old man was found guilty today of beating and strangling his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend to death at his Anaheim apartment on St. Patrick’s Day 2023 while…
Fontana man facing felony charges for hitting and killing a 14-year-old girl in Newport Beach
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 30-year-old twice previously convicted drunk driver has been charged with murder for driving under the influence and hitting and killing a 14-year-old girl walking across…
UPS driver who fatally shot his coworker and friend in Irvine charged with murder
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Rhean Jalipa Fontanoza, a 46-year-old UPS employee who was on work disability, has been charged with the special circumstance murder for executing his longtime friend and…
Santa Ana mother charged with brutally beating her 5-week-old baby boy
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 34-year-old mother has been charged with repeatedly beating her 5-week-old baby when he refused to stop crying, leaving the infant with 16 broken bones, including…
Orange County man convicted after murdering a friend and leaving her body in Santa Ana
A murder suspect was convicted this week for killing a woman and leaving her in a vehicle in Santa Ana. He had fled to Mexico but later turned himself in…
The SAPD explains their involvement in the ouster of pro-Palestinian protestors at UCI
The SAPD has issued a statement about their involvment in the arrest of protestors at UCI on Wednesday: Yesterday afternoon, at approximately 2:45 p.m., the University of California, Irvine (UCI)…