O.C. bogus wealth guru charged with $62.5M fraud scheme
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man who was the founder and CEO of a private equity fund has been charged with defrauding hundreds of investors out of approximately $62.5…
Street closures planned for the Santa Ana Fiestas Patrias festival and parade from Sep. 12-15
Street closures will be in effect for the Santa Ana Fiestas Patrias celebration from Friday, September 12, to Monday, September 15. Festival area closures on 4th Street and surrounding streets will…
The SAPD arrested a home burglar but his accomplice is still on the loose
On August 14, 2025, two suspects broke into a home in the area of the 1300 block of E. 4th Street through an unlocked rear window, stealing over $2,000 in…
The SAPD is searching for a transient who stole $15K worth of copper wire from a building
Police detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a homeless man wanted for commercial theft, Jason Ray Sentz, age 43, according to the SAPD. Sentz is wanted for…
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…