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…
The SAPD arrested 30 transients in a Quality of Life sweep at several locations
On Thursday morning, January 22nd, the SAPD's Quality of Life Team, in collaboration with the Santa Ana Jail and City Net, conducted quality of life operations across key locations, including…
Two men overpowered a Santa Ana postal worker and stole totes full of mail
On Friday, January 17th, at approximately 4:40 p.m., patrol officers responded to a robbery at a post office at 3101 W. Sunflower Ave., according to the SAPD. Two male suspects…
The State of California grants $755K to the SAPD to fund traffic safety programs
The Santa Ana Police Department was awarded a $755,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). The grant will support our ongoing enforcement and education programs to help…
South Carolina family seeks answers and return of body after a mysterious death in SAPD custody
Freddie Washington, of Aiken, South Carolina, died after being arrested by the SAPD. He was arrested after an altercation with police officers at a Santa Ana hotel but there are…
Two arrested after a Santa Ana motel probation check on gun and drug charges
SAPD AB109 police officers assisted probation officers with a compliance check at the Grand Inn Motel, at 1519 E 1st St. (A one and a half star motel, per Yelp,…
Woman gets a two-year sentence after embezzling over $1.2M from two Santa Ana companies
Kathy Lynn Martinez, a Garden Grove woman (51-years-old), was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in jail after she embezzled more than $1.2 million from two companies based in Santa…
The SAPD is searching for a man who broke into and vandalized a vehicle
Santa Ana police detectives are attempting to identify and locate a male suspect captured on video surveillance breaking into and vandalizing the victim’s vehicle in the area of Bristol St.…
The police can now ticket CA drivers for parking too close to crosswalks
California’s new Daylighting Law (AB 413) took effect on January 1, 2025. The law prohibits stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle within 20 feet of a marked or unmarked crosswalk.…
The SAPD is searching for a man who defrauded a property owner out of over $22K
Police detectives are attempting to locate Frank Sanchez, wanted for theft by false pretenses and criminal conspiracy, according to the SAPD. Sanchez targeted a homeowner in Santa Ana whose property…
The SAPD arrested a man suspected of a fatal stabbing and an assault at a McDonald’s parking lot
On Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 3:04 p.m., the police received a report of a stabbing in the McDonald’s parking lot located at 3810 S. Bristol Street, according to the…
A man was fatally stabbed outside a Santa Ana McDonald’s this afternoon
Update: The SAPD arrested a man suspected of a fatal stabbing and an assault at a McDonald’s parking lot A man was fatally stabbed and his body was found at…
A Costa Mesa man died after getting struck by three cars in Santa Ana
January 4, 2025 – A 63-year-old man was struck by multiple vehicles and later pronounced deceased at a local hospital, according to SAPD. On January 3, 2025, at approximately 5:57…