Santa Ana pastor convicted of assaulting three little girls at churches in the O.C. and the I.E.
Carlos Ramirez Valdez, 61, a Santa Ana pastor, was convicted Monday of s*xually assaulting three girls he met at churches in Riverside, Garden Grove and Santa Ana. Valdez was arrested…
Who will show up to Santa Ana’s Fiestas Patrias event with ICE returning to our city?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruled yesterday that U.S. immigration officers may continue to make stops based solely on a person’s location, the type of work they do, the language they…
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The City of Santa Ana’s free Fiestas Patrias event is set for Sep. 13-14
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Sept. 5, 2025) – The City of Santa Ana is keeping tradition alive with an annual celebration of Hispanic and Latino cultures throughout Southern California that goes…
O.C. Mosquito and Vector Control will spray mosquito-killing chemicals in Santa Ana from Sep. 10-12
Based on mosquito abundance and surveillance data, Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District staff will conduct residential adult mosquito control in the City of Santa Ana on September 10th,…
Long Beach man arrested for stealing detergent and wine bottles from a Ralphs store in Irvine
On Thursday, police officers were called to Ralph’s for a theft that had just "uncorked," according to the Irvine Police Department. Luckily, IPD officers were already in the area and…
The Irvine Police arrested a suspect in Santa Ana on burglary and narcotics charges
Last Tuesday, the Irvine Police Department's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) conducted surveillance on a suspect wanted for narcotics sales and burglary. The police officers located the suspect at a storage…
An L.A. man was arrested for allegedly brutally assaulting a woman in Santa Ana
Police officers responded to the area of Greenville Street and Warner Avenue after a woman reported she had been kidnapped and r*ped the night prior, according to the SAPD. The…
The SAPD is trying to identify a woman who viciously attacked a food truck vendor
On August 9, at approximately 6 p.m., a victim was working at a food truck near Washington Avenue and Santiago Street when a female suspect assaulted her without provocation, according…
Alabama man calling himself the ‘Angel of Death’ charged after threatening a Catholic Orange County monastery
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man claiming to be Michael the Angel of Death who drove from Alabama to St. Michael’s Abbey in Silverado Canyon after sending an email threatening…
Two Santa Ana men were arrested while trying to burglarize a home in Irvine
Last Sunday, officers were called to a home on Sequoia Tree Lane, according to the Irvine Police Department. The homeowner checked his security cameras and saw a truck parked in…
Santa Ana man and an accomplice arrested on theft and narcotic charges at the Irvine Spectrum
On Wednesday, a police officer at the Spectrum saw a suspicious vehicle parked near LuluLemon. He quickly determined the car had been associated with previous theft and narcotics incidents, according…
O.C. skinhead sentenced to 27 years for hate crime against a pregnant black woman
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A third-strike self-proclaimed skinhead with a history of violence and committing hate crimes was sentenced to 27 years to life for criminal threats and a hate…