Anti-deportation protest set for today at Sasscer Park in Santa Ana
An anti-deportation protest is set for today in Santa Ana at Sasscer Park, located at 4th St. and Ross, at 10 a.m. A GoFundMe page has been set up to…
SAPD and probation officers arrested six suspects and seized meth and heroin
AB-109 and Directed Enforcement Officers teamed up with Probation Officers assigned to the SAPD for a successful nighttime compliance operation, resulting in: 6 arrests 16 grams of meth Heroin Penalties…
A murder suspect was fatally shot this morning after an SAPD police pursuit that ended at the Newport Pier
This morning at approximately 6:50 AM, the Newport Beach Police Department was notified that the Santa Ana Police Department was in an active vehicle pursuit entering Newport Beach. The pursuit…
The SAPD is searching for two men who beat up a victim at a 7-Eleven store
On January 15th, at around 7:15 pm, two suspects attacked a victim at the parking lot of the 7-Eleven located at 400 N. Grand Ave., according to the SAPD. They…
Rock climber who trained in Santa Ana falls to her death at Red Rocks Canyon
Micah Manalese, a 30-year-old rock climber, died recently after falling at Red Rocks Canyon in Nevada. According to a GoFundMe page, Manalese would frequently train at Sender One Climbing in…
Orange County bolsters crime-fighting tools with a $742K investment in DNA technology
SANTA ANA, CA - At the January 28 Board of Supervisors meeting, the Supervisors unanimously approved $742,000 in Prop 69 funds to support local law enforcement, the OC Crime Lab,…
Santa Ana Councilman Phil Bacerra will Chair the OCFA’s Board of Directors this year
The City of Santa Ana is proud to announce Councilmember Phil Bacerra’s appointment as Chair of the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Board of Directors. This is a significant appointment…
DUI driver gets only six years in prison after killing a motorcycle rider in Santa Ana
Mario Celestino Torres, a 30-year-old man, pleaded guilty on Monday and he was sentenced to only six years in prison for an alcohol-related DUI collision that killed Flor Mecon Granados, a…
The SAPD is searching for an elderly missing man who suffers from epilepsy
Police officers are attempting to locate a 70-year-old man named Cheyenne Viltz whose family members state they have not heard from since Monday, January 13th, according to the SAPD. Viltz…
The O.C. Sheriff speaks out on enforcing immigration laws
As the debate about immigration and local law enforcement’s role has increased with the new presidential administration, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes has been asked by members of the media…
L.A. man facing felony charges after carjacking an O.C. police car and fleeing from the officers
Lilton Bernardt Dooley, a 56-year-old man from Los Angeles County, was charged on Thursday with carjacking a Huntington Beach police car and leading officers on a pursuit that ended in…
Santa Ana man pleads guilty to killing his neighbor and could serve up to life in prison
Alfonso Jassogarcia, a 40-year-old man, pleaded guilty last Friday to fatally shooting his neighbor in Santa Ana. Jassogarcia was immediately sentenced to 18 years to life in prison. However, he…
Santa Ana residential fire claimed a dog’s life, but a storage unit fire was contained
Santa Ana firefighters were busy this weekend as they battled a deadly residential fire and a commercial fire at a storage unit complex. The residential fire broke out on Sunday…
SAPD police officers seized guns from a guy playing peekaboo and a vehicle stop suspect
While conducting proactive enforcement at the 800 block of N. Van Ness, police officers noticed a suspect attempting to hide near a parked vehicle as they drove by, according to…
A father of two was fatally struck by a vehicle in Santa Ana
A 37-year-old man was struck by a vehicle in Santa Ana and later pronounced deceased at a local hospital, according to the SAPD. On January 22, 2025, at approximately 6:15…