A Santa Ana woman got swindled out of $6K by lottery ticket scammers
On March 27, 2024, Suspect 1 and Suspect 2 entered the Ross Store located at 2200 E. 17th St., according to the Santa Ana Police Department. The male suspect approached…
Santa Ana is not included in a new list of California’s Safest Cities of 2024
Safewise has published a list of California’s Safest Cities of 2024 and it does not include the City of Santa Ana. Several Orange County citites did make the list including:…
The SAPD will conduct a DUI and Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, April 19, 2024
The Santa Ana Police Department will conduct a DUI and Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, April 19, 2024. It will begin at 7:00 PM and conclude at 1:00 AM. The primary purpose of a DUI…
Man facing felony DUI charges after rear-ending and killing a motorcyclist in Santa Ana
Mario Celestino Torres, 29-years-old, was charged this Monday with killing Flor Mecon Granados 44-years-old, of Santa Ana, when he rear-ended the motorcycle driven by Granados just before 3 a.m. last…
A man died after being bitten by a K9 dog but the OCDA cleared the SAPD officers
The Orange County District Attorney's Office's has concluded their investigation into the custodial death of 73-year-old Miguel Chavez, in an incident involving his September 13, 2022, arrest and subsequent death…
The SAPD arrested a woman who stole a purse and a vehicle at a local Wal Mart
Police officers have arrested a woman who was featured in the SAPD's Wanted Wednesday Facebook post that was posted on Thursday, April 11, 2024. She was arrested on March 13,…
A DUI driver rear-ended and killed a female motorcyclist in Santa Ana today
On Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 2:56 a.m., Santa Ana Police officers responded to a traffic collision at the intersection of Bristol Street and Segerstrom Avenue involving a vehicle and…
DUI driver who killed four in a Santa Ana collision gets 30 years to life in prison
Vincent Michael Calvo, a 33-year-old man, will spend the next 30 years to life in prison after being sentenced on Tuesday for a DUI crash that killed four innocent people…
The SAPD is searching for a woman who may have witnessed a homicide
Homicide Detectives are attempting to locate Roxanne Briseno of Santa Ana who is wanted as a person of interest in a homicide that occurred in November 2019. Roxanne is known…
A motorcyclist was killed in a fatal collision at Bristol St. and Central Ave.
On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 10:58 p.m., the Santa Ana Police Department received multiple calls regarding a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a motorcycle in the area of…
A former SAPD employee’s discrimination and retaliation case was not successful
The City of Santa Ana has prevailed in an employment discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by a former police department employee in 2019. On Tuesday, April 9, an Orange County…
Driver arrested by the SAPD after a police pursuit ended with several vehicle collisions in Costa Mesa
Yesterday, around 4:30 p.m., a vehicle evading police from Santa Ana came into Costa Mesa, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department. The driver only stopped when he crashed into…
The SAPD is hunting for a man who exposed himself and sexually battered a teenage boy
On March 12, 2024, at approximately 5:20 PM, a 16-year-old male juvenile entered the bathroom of the Metrolink Station located at 1000 E. Santa Ana Blvd., according to the SAPD.…
A hit and run driver is still on the loose after killing a young Santa Ana man almost a year ago
A hit and run driver killed a pedestrian and left another victim with lifetime injuries after a collision at approximately 2:07 a.m., on April 2, 2023, at 500 West St. Gertrude…