Homeless man shot by the police at Santa Ana’s Plaza of the Flags
BREAKING NEWS - Richard Gene Swihart, a 32-year-old homeless man, has been shot by an SAPD police officer, at Santa Ana's Plaza of the Flags, at the Civic Center. The man…
Caltrans proposes modifications to the 55 Freeway
Caltrans Proposes Modifications to State Route 55 By: O.C. Supervisor Todd Spitzer, Portions courtesy of Lauren Averill After years of discussion with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Orange…
Parole agent arrested for allegedly embezzling state funds in exchange for narcotics
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case #16CF1898 Date: July 28, 2016 PAROLE AGENT ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF EXCHANGING EMBEZZLED CDCR FUNDS FOR PAROLEE’S PRESCRIPTION NARCOTICS SANTA ANA, Calif. –…
Increase in Meningococcal Disease in So. Cal.’s men who have sex with other men
For Immediate Release: July 25, 2016 Contact: Jessica Good, Public Information Officer, (714) 834-2178, JGood@ochca.com Increase in Meningococcal Disease in Men Who Have Sex with Men in Southern California (Santa Ana, CA) –…
Michele Martinez is hosting a First District campaign kickoff on July 28
Santa Ana City Councilwoman Michele Martinez is hosting a kickoff to her campaign for the First Supervisorial District on July 28, 2016, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Chapter One: The…
Parolee gets six years in prison for trying to pimp a girl that turned out to be a cop
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 16NF0935 Date: June 29, 2016 PAROLEE STRIKER SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR FALSE IMPERSONATION AND PANDERING FICTITIOUS MINOR GIRL ON…
Statue of Miguel Hidalgo to be unveiled at Mile Square Park on July 8
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 29, 2016 Contact: Brian Probolsky, (714) 834-3110, Brian.Probolsky@ocgov.com Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do and Consul of Mexico Mario Cuevas to Unveil the Statue of Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico’s Founding Father…
Public input sought to shape a new O.C. Drug Medi-Cal pilot project
For Immediate Release: June 29, 2016 Contact: Jessica Good, Public Information Officer, Email: JGood@ochca.com OC HEALTH CARE AGENCY SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT TO SHAPE DRUG MEDI-CAL PILOT PROJECT (Santa Ana, CA) - Beginning…
Free OC Animal Care Annual Pet Fair set for today in Orange
Have Some “Fun in the Sun” at OC Animal Care’s Annual Pet Fair (Orange, CA) OC Animal Care will be hosting its annual Pet Fair event this Saturday, June 25 from…
B of A awards a $25K grant to Goodwill of O.C. to serve O.C. veterans
GOODWILL OF ORANGE COUNTY AWARDED $25,000 GRANT FROM BANK OF AMERICA TO SERVE O.C. VETERANS Funds will further Goodwill’s Tierney Center for Veteran Services, resources for vets and their families,…
Man charged with pimping a woman at gunpoint in Orange County
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 16NF1713 Date: June 13, 2016 FELON ARRAIGNED FOR TRAFFICKING WOMAN AND PIMPING HER BY USING FIREARM TO FORCE HER TO SOLICIT COMMERCIAL SEX…
The O.C. Zoo will host Star Wars Day on June 25
Star Wars Day at OC Zoo June 25 By OC Supervisor Todd Spitzer May the Force be with you! Join the County of Orange and OC Parks at Star Wars…
Orange County employee charged with $55K workers’ compensation fraud
County Efforts Continue to Target Worker’s Compensation Fraud (Santa Ana, CA) — An ongoing effort by the County of Orange to target suspected instances of worker’s compensation fraud resulted in…
O.C. Sheriff Hutchens addresses the Jail Special Handling Log fiasco
Sheriff Hutchens Addresses Jail Special Handling Log SANTA ANA, Ca. (June 09, 2016) – Today in court there was discussion of the jail informant notes and special handling/classification log. I…
The OCDA turns over a recently discovered Sheriff’s jail log to defense attorneys
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 12ZF0137 (Wozniak)/12ZF0128 (Dekraai) Date: June 9, 2016 OCDA TURNS OVER RECENTLY UNCOVERED OCSD SPECIAL HANDLING LOG TO COURT AND FILES BRIEFS REQUESTING HEARING…