SAPD Police Chief Valentin will retire this year
After over 33 years of distinguished service to the City and community of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD), the last six years as Chief of Police,…
Newport Beach doctor charged with sexually assaulting 9 male patients
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Newport Beach infectious disease doctor who specializes in treating members of the LGBTQ+ community has been charged with sexually assaulting nine male patients under the…
The SAPD arrested a suspect who stole equipment from Santa Ana College last year
On 9/17/2023, SAPD burglary detectives received a Crime Stoppers tip from an individual who saw our 11/30/2022 wanted Wednesday post and recognized one of the suspects. The information of the…
Santa Ana nursing home caretaker gets one year in jail for raping an elderly woman with dementia
Juan Sandoval, 35, of Orange, a nursing home caretaker, was sentenced to only one year in jail after sexually assaulting an 87-year-old woman with dementia at a senior living facility…
Enjoy a coffee with an SAPD cop on Sep. 28
Join the SAPD for a cup of coffee on Thursday, September 28th from 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. at the Starbucks located at 1702 N. Bristol Street. This location is at 17th…
Classic spooky movies coming to Santa Ana’s Birch Park starting on Oct. 5
Spooky movies are soon coming to Santa Ana's Birch Park during the month of October! Get excited as the City of Santa Ana Birch Park Movies Series officially begin on…
Santa Ana International Older Adults Festival set for Sep. 29
The Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Senior Services section invites the older adult community to come together and join us for our International Older Adults Celebration on Friday, September 29,…
Firefighters put out a 2-alarm fire at a light industrial building in Santa Ana
OCFA firefighters saw a visible smoke column as they responded to an industrial building just south of 2500 South Fairview Street in the city of Santa Ana at 8:52 a.m.…
The MainPlace Mall is hosting a Hispanic Heritage Month event today
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, MainPlace, a three-story super-regional shopping center in Santa Ana, California, invites the community to a fun-filled Hispanic Heritage Celebration from noon to 3 p.m.…
Firefighters responded to an incident at a high-rise residential building in Santa Ana today
https://twitter.com/i/status/1705355870417355050 OCFA firefighters were joined by fire crews from the City of Anaheim and the City of Orange this morning as a fire broke out at a high-rise residential building…
DUI driver convicted after a fatal crash that killed a Santa Ana man
David Stephen Kennedy II, a 60-year-old Huntington Beach man, was convicted of misdemeanor manslaughter Wednesday for a collision that killed Long Ta, a 34-year-old Santa Ana man, in Fountain Valley…
Teens step up to help shape O.C.’s transportation future
ORANGE – It’s often said that the best way to predict the future is to create it. With that idea in mind, two dozen local teens are stepping up to…
Santa Ana street closures and permitted events for September 21 to 27
Here are the locations of upcoming permitted events and road closures in Santa Ana so you may plan accordingly. Please drive slowly and safely in construction zones and around crowded…
The SAPD is searching for two gorditos who stole a pit bull puppy
https://youtu.be/HgoZzZm0uPg?feature=shared On 09/10/2023 a victim posted a Pit Bull 3-month old puppy for sale on Craigslist and received a text message from a potential buyer. The victim agreed to meet…
Santa Ana man sentenced for sexually assaulting several young girls he met on Instagram
Brayan Padilla-Gomez, a 25-year-old Santa Ana man, was sentenced last Friday to 33 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting several girls in Santa Ana and Anaheim. He lured…