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The FBI arrested a Westminster man in connection with the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Editor Posted in Crime, Donald Trump, FBI, Politics, Republican Party, Westminster Leave a comment

Kevin Louis Galetto, 61, a Westminster man, was arrested by FBI agents early in the morning on Friday, April 23, at a home in connection with the Jan. 6 Trumper attack at the U.S. Capitol.

Galetto was taken arrested on a variety of suspected offenses, including:

Assaulting, resisting or impeding officers or employees
Obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder
Obstruction of justice
Entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds
Committing an act of physical violence in any restricted building or grounds
Violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds

The Westminster police were not notified of the arrest in advance nor where they involved in the arrest.

Galetto will appear in a Federal court at 2 p.m. Friday, April 23.

In related news, the New Mexico city of Albuquerque has sent an unpaid bill for former President Donald Trump to a collection agency. The bill for $211,175.94 stems from an event organized by Trump’s reelection campaign in 2019 in the nearby city of Rio Rancho, The Albuquerque Journal reported Thursday.

Trumper finally arrested for assaulting a Santa Ana resident at a Stop the Steal rally

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Editor Posted in Crime, Donald Trump, FBI, Federal Government, OCDA, Republican Party, Santa Ana 2 Comments

A Trumper named Kim Sorgente has been arrested for “assault with a deadly weapon” at the Santa Ana “Stop the Steal” rally last Dec. 6, according to Vern Nelson, the Editor of the Orange Juice Blog.

Sorgente allegedly bashed a Santa Ana resident over the head with his megaphone when the guy was trying to escape to safety.

Trump rally turns into a melee, near Santa Ana College

Apparently Sorgente was found when he was protesting outside the O.C. Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

Sorgento is in custody at Theo Lacy (booking #3193242, case #21CF0788). Arraignment set for today in CJ1, C59. His bail has been increased to $125K. The OCDA prosecutor told the Judge that Sorgente is probably wanted by the FBI for assault on a federal officer on Jan. 6. The Judge declared him a danger to the public and raised his bail!

The FBI arrested a Costa Mesa Trumper who rioted in the U.S. Capitol

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Editor Posted in Costa Mesa, Crime, Donald Trump, FBI, Justice, Politics, Republican Party, Santa Ana 1 Comment

Christian Secor, 22, a UCLA student from Costa Mesa, has been arrested by the FBI due to his alleged participation in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Secor is facing five federal offenses after he rioted in the Capitol and was seen inside the building, on the Senate floor and also sitting on former Vice President Mike Pence’s chair in the Senate chambers during the insurrection, according to CBS News.

Footage and images recorded during the riot at the Capitol show Secor forcing his way past at least three police officers blocking a set of double doors leading into the building while wearing a red hat bearing the slogan “Make America Great Again,” according to the O.C. Register.

Secor broadcasted a livestream from the Capitol during the riot using a fake name of a man who murdered six people in Isla Vista, back in 2014. He had bragged that he would not be caught!

Secor was repeatedly accused of inciting racism through comments and tweets about immigrants and Jews last year at UCLA where he also founded a student group called America First Bruins at the university. Secor has openly espoused white supremacy views online as well.

Secor is being held without bail after his first hearing at the federal court in Santa Ana.

Secor is among more than 200 defendants accused of participating in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, which caused dozens of injuries and resulted in the death of a Capitol police officer.

The FBI has posted pictures of the Capitol riot Trumpers online. Several Orange County residents have already been arrested and more are likely to be charged soon.

The FBI needs your help to identify the Trumpers who rioted in the U.S. Capitol

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Editor Posted in Crime, Donald Trump, FBI, Justice, Politics, Republican Party 1 Comment

The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals who made unlawful entry into the U.S. Capitol building and committed various other alleged criminal violations, such as destruction of property, assaulting law enforcement personnel, targeting members of the media for assault, and other unlawful conduct, on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

If you have witnessed any related unlawful violent actions—or have any information about the cases on the FBI Capitol Violence Page—please contact the FBI.

You can call ‪1-800-CALL-FBI (1-‪800-225-5324) to verbally report tips and/or information related to this investigation, or submit at tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

View the Department of Justice’s list of defendants charged in federal court in connection with crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol.

A reward of up to $100,000 is available for information leading to the location, arrest, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the placement of pipe bombs in Washington, D.C., on January 5, 2021. Details

Open Up CA protest coming to Santa Ana on April 24

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Editor Posted in Crime, Disease, Health and Medical, OC Health Care, Public Safety, Republican Party, Santa Ana 16 Comments

Looks like the Trumpers are coming to Santa Ana this Friday, April 24, for a protest against what they are calling the “Unconstitutional Lock Down” – a reference to the current health orders regarding COVID-19.

The protest is set for 1 p.m. at the City Place shopping center, at the corner of N. Main St. and Memory Lane, at 2777 N. Main St.

These protests have been taking place elsewhere in Orange County. The protestors are generally not engaging in social distancing and are not using face masks for the most part.

The new proposed SAUSD Bond Measure will cost taxpayers up to $1.2 B with interest

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Editor Posted in Education, Politics, Republican Party, Santa Ana, SAUSD, Taxes 2 Comments

For Immediate Release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 3, 2018

Statement on Proposed Santa Ana School Board Bond Measure

ORANGE COUNTY, CA – Hon. Fred Whitaker, Chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County, releases the following statement in response to the proposed $479 million bond for the Santa Ana Unified School District:

“Recently, the Santa Ana School Board has proposed putting a bond on the ballot in the November election. In order to do so, a resolution to place the bond on the ballot will go before the Santa Ana School Board this month. This proposed bond would be for a staggering $479 million and would require only a simple majority to pass. This unnecessary bond represents nothing more than a tax increase on the citizens of Santa Ana. In the meantime, the school board is spending thousands of dollars of taxpayer money to get this ballot measure passed. Continue reading→

Gerrie Schipske says Janet Nguyen should be ashamed for “Walking Out on Families”

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Editor Posted in 2018 elections, Democratic Party, Gerrie Schipske, Janet Nguyen, Politics, Republican Party, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Gerrie Schipske Says Nguyen Should Be Ashamed For “Walking Out on Families”

Long Beach, CA — Gerrie Schipske, the Democratic candidate for the 34th State Senate District, today blasted Republican Janet Nguyen for “walking out on families when she failed to vote for SB 63, ‘The New Parent Leave Act‘.” Schipske is running to unseat Republican Janet Nguyen.

“The New Parent Leave Act “, which was signed into law by Governor Brown on October 12th, ensures that more California workers who have been paying into the Paid Family Leave insurance program are able to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave to care for a new child. Continue reading→

Heroic police officer to speak at the next Santa Ana Republican Womens Federated meeting

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Editor Posted in Politics, Republican Party, Santa Ana, SAPD, Women Leave a comment

Local Hero Sgt. Mike Gonzalez, 24-year veteran of the SAPD and a Navy combat veteran with extensive training in treating trauma victims, was a hero in time of need. He was at the recent mass shooting at a concert in Las Vegas and tended to 11 injured concertgoers and helped another 15 or so into vehicles for transport to the hospital.

Now Gonzalez will be sharing his story of the mass shooting in Las Vegas at the next Santa Ana Republican Womens Federated meeting, on Monday, Oct. 23 @ 7 p.m., at Marie Callendar’s Restaurant, located at 1821 N. Grand Avenue, in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

The Lincoln Club of Orange County supports allowing the Dreamers to stay in the U.S.

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Editor Posted in immigration, Orange County, Politics, Republican Party Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The Board of Directors of the Lincoln Club of Orange County today issued a formal statement in support of federal legislation to afford an opportunity for Dreamers who qualify to remain in the United States.

“We stand with President Trump in supporting a legislative solution to provide relief to those individuals who were brought into this country as children. While we support the rule of law, these children were brought here illegally through no fault of their own. Securing our border must be an essential first priority of any proposed legislation to avoid repetition of the problems experienced following the 1986 amnesty. We must address the core problems of our immigration system not just the symptoms.” – John Warner, President of the Lincoln Club of Orange County Continue reading→

Trump picked a 19-year old realtor to decide who gets drafted in Orange County

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Editor Posted in Anaheim, Federal Government, Military, Politics, Republican Party Leave a comment

Mark Vladimir Prizmic, a 19-year-old Realtor from Anaheim, California, was recently appointed by president Trump to serve as the new board member of the Orange County Selective Service System (SSS) Board.

According to the official site of the United States Government: Selective Service System, the mission statement of the SSS is “to furnish manpower to the Defense Department during a national emergency, to manage alternative service for men classified as conscientious objectors, and to register, with only a few exceptions, all male U.S. citizens and male immigrants residing in the United States who are ages 18 through 25…”. Continue reading→

The owners of DTSA’s ESports Arena caught red-handed mollifying the Trumpers

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Editor Posted in immigration, Politics, Republican Party, Santa Ana 12 Comments

To the Owners of ESports /Santa Ana – Tyler Endres and Paul Ward

Re: Make Cali Great Event at ESports “Summer of Conservatism”

Note – a friend wrote this on Facebook but asked us to keep her name out of it

Upon learning that your establishment was being rented to the Make Cali Great organization for their “Summer of Conservatism” event. I, along with other community members of Santa Ana became extremely alarmed and upset to see that your venue (the ESports Arena in DTSA) would be given hate speech a platform to speak in the middle of Downtown Santa Ana/LA CUATRO.

The event highlighted keynote speaker Kyle Chapman a.k.a. “Based Stickman” who became famous when he got arrested in Berkeley for assault with a deadly weapon after hitting a protestor in the head. He is currently out on bail. Continue reading→

The Trumpers disrupted an immigration Town Hall meeting at the Delhi Center yesterday

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Editor Posted in Crime, immigration, Lou Correa, Politics, Republican Party, Santa Ana 2 Comments

U.S. Rep. Lou Correa tried to conduct an Immigration Workshop and Town Hall meeting yesterday at Santa Ana’s Delhi Center but a fracas broke out between Trump supporters and immigration supporters.

In the end a man was arrested for assault and two women who got into a fight were also detained, according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading→

The anti-immigrant Trumper event set for July 9 in DTSA has been cancelled

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Editor Posted in Politics, Republican Party, Santa Ana Leave a comment

The ESports Arena has decided to cancel the “Summer of Conservatism” event planned for DTSA. Apparently the ESports Arena was not affiliated with the event, instead the event was booked using an online form and they were not aware that their venue was being used by anti-Latino Trumpers until we posted about it. Here is the full notice from the ESports Arena: Continue reading→

The Trumpers are coming to DTSA on July 9 to complain about immigration

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Editor Posted in Politics, Republican Party, Santa Ana 6 Comments

It is hard to believe this but apparently a bunch of very right-wing conservatives are hosting a “Make Cali Great” event called the “Summer of Conservatism” at the eSports Arena, in Downtown Santa Ana on July 9, 2017, right across from Mariscos Hector, to talk about subjects including Sanctuary State Policies, Over Taxation, Voter Fraud, 2nd Amendment Rights, Illegal Immigration, and Conservative Activism.

Do these people realize that the Santa Ana City Council recently declared Santa Ana to be a Sanctuary City? And that the Santa Ana City Council cost our city several million dollars a year by canceling a contract with ICE to hold their detainees at our City Jail? Continue reading→

SAUSD Trustee Ceci Iglesias beat the Santa Ana teachers’ union

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, Alfonso Alvarez, Angie Rosario Cano, Beatriz Mendoza, Bruce T. Bauer, Cecilia Iglesias, Education, John Palacio, Mark McLoughlin, Politics, Republican Party, Rigo Rodriguez, Santa Ana 14 Comments

The Santa Ana Educator’s Association – the union that represents local public school teachers at the SAUSD, spent months attacking SAUSD Trustee Ceci Iglesias and her fellow conservative Republican, Angie Cano, while promoting their own slate of SAUSD School Board candidates – Rigo Rodriguez, Mark McLoughlin and Alfonso Alvarez. But in the end Iglesias emerged as the top vote-getter in the 2016 General Election while Cano barely lost by only 183 votes.

As for the teacher’s slate, only Rodriguez and Alvarez emerged victorious (assuming that Cano doesn’t edge out the latter when the final vote tally is announced this week).
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