The SAPD is searching for two men who beat up a victim at a 7-Eleven store
On January 15th, at around 7:15 pm, two suspects attacked a victim at the parking lot of the 7-Eleven located at 400 N. Grand Ave., according to the SAPD. They…
DUI driver gets only six years in prison after killing a motorcycle rider in Santa Ana
Mario Celestino Torres, a 30-year-old man, pleaded guilty on Monday and he was sentenced to only six years in prison for an alcohol-related DUI collision that killed Flor Mecon Granados, a…
The SAPD is searching for an elderly missing man who suffers from epilepsy
Police officers are attempting to locate a 70-year-old man named Cheyenne Viltz whose family members state they have not heard from since Monday, January 13th, according to the SAPD. Viltz…
SAPD police officers seized guns from a guy playing peekaboo and a vehicle stop suspect
While conducting proactive enforcement at the 800 block of N. Van Ness, police officers noticed a suspect attempting to hide near a parked vehicle as they drove by, according to…
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 Ivan Sanchez, wanted for theft by false pretenses and criminal conspiracy, according to the SAPD. Sanchez targeted a homeowner in Santa Ana whose…