The Santa Ana Poem of the Week is The First Drum (Black love is…) by Marcus Omari
The Santa Ana Literary Association will be presenting a new poem by a local poet every week this year. This week's poem is The First Drum (Black Love is…) In…
An elderly woman was struck by a vehicle and killed today near Lincoln Elementary
On Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 at 11:54 AM, the Santa Ana Police Department received several calls of a female down in the roadway at the intersection of Sullivan Street and…
COVID-19 vaccines available for Santa Ana residents over 65 years old
Are you over age 65 or do you have parents, grandparents, family members and friends who are? COVID-19 vaccination clinics for Santa Ana residents age 65 or older are available…
Four Garden Grove gang members arrested during a drug bust
The Garden Grove Police Department Gang Suppression Unit (GSU) had been conducting an ongoing investigation into gang members selling narcotics in Garden Grove. Over the weekend, GSU police detectives were…
Sen. Umberg is hosting a free virtual workshop on college financial aid on 2/24
Need money for college? Students and their families are invited to join Senator Thomas J. Umberg and representatives from the California Student Aid Commission for a FREE virtual workshop where…
O.C. CHP officer charged with using confidential police records to help a friend
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A California Highway Patrol officer has been charged with using a department computer to illegally access a confidential law enforcement database to provide vehicle information to…
The OCFA battled a large commercial fire in Santa Ana this morning
https://twitter.com/OCFA_PIO/status/1363813771911725056?s=20 The OCFA reported a 2 alarm commercial fire in Santa Ana this morning at an industrial strip center at the 2000 block of Yale, just south of Warner.Initial crews…
Costa Mesa police officers fatally shot a man who was backing up over another suspect
Costa Mesa Police Officers were involved in an Officer involved shooting on Friday morning. The Costa Mesa Police officers had made contact with three individuals in a car, outside a…
The SAPD tracked a convicted gun dealer down to Buena Park and seized several guns and drugs
While serving a warrant, in the City of Buena Park, to a convicted felon wanted for selling firearms in the city of Santa Ana, Gang Detectives attempted to detain the…
The OC SSA agency expands public assistance office hours
Orange County, Calif. (February 19, 2021) – The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) announced that it will extend in-person office hours at its four currently open public assistance…
Lane reduction on Bristol Street begins on 2/22
For four months, starting Monday, February 22nd through Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Bristol Street will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between Edinger Avenue and 1st Street. Additionally,…
Cars involved in Santa Ana street takeovers now getting impounded for 30 days
The Orange County Superior Court has been actively issuing 30-day impound orders to seize vehicles used in intersection takeovers in Santa Ana. The SAPD Traffic Division is actively carrying out…
Santa Ana College, Disneyland COVID-19 vaccination sites closing temporarily
Unfortunately, due to a delay in COVID-19 vaccine shipments, the County of Orange announced today that the new vaccination site at Santa Ana College will close temporarily beginning on Saturday,…
The SAPD is searching for a transient with several outstanding warrants
The SAPD is searching for a transient named Daniel Richard Robbins, age 26, who has several outstanding warrants and is currently wanted for questioning in an ongoing criminal investigation. Robbins…
The FBI arrested a Costa Mesa Trumper who rioted in the U.S. Capitol
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…