SANTA ANA, Calif. – A teenager has been charged with murder for stabbing his 14-year-old Santa Ana High School classmate, Armando Morales, to death just after school ended Wednesday afternoon.…
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A 14-year-old Santa Ana High School student died and two other students at that school were injured after a stabbing near the school just after the school day ended on…
Today, at approximately 3:25 p.m., SAPD police officers responded to Santa Ana High School regarding a stabbing involving three victims, all believed to be students. The victims were transported to…
Santa Ana's gangbangers are generally not the smartest individuals. Time and again they get arrested and prove once more that they are a few sandwiches short of a picnic. Case…
A driver ran a red light and ended up causing another vehicle to collide with an SAPD vehicle, on April 30. The driver ran the red light at the intersection…
Detectives are attempting to identify and locate a suspect who attempted to steal an item from Superior Grocers, located at 1710 S. Main St., according to the SAPD. When confronted…
Santa Ana's criminals sure love their guns. In fact they rarely leave them at home. Unfortunately for these cirminals our local SAPD police officers are always keeping an eye out…
Around 100-200 people gathered outside the home of alleged serial cat killer Alejandro Oliveros Acosta on Sunday night, according to OC Community Cats. Acosta was recently arrested on suspicion of…
On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, police officers responded to a commercial burglary in progress at the 200 block of W. 1st St., according to the SAPD. As the officers arrived,…
The use of nitrous oxide (commonly known as laughing gas) for recreational purposes has seen a notable increase in California over the past three years. But many residents don't seem to…
The SAPD will once again be paying their officers overtime to crack down on cruisers on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025. The SAPD is calling this a "large-scale unpermitted event…
While conducting proactive enforcement at the 800 block of S. Townsend St., police officers contacted a known parolee, according to the SAPD. The investigation led to the seizure of: 195g…
Detectives are attempting to locate Jorge Luis Tapia (24), who is wanted for assaulting his pregnant girlfriend, causing significant injuries, according to the SAPD. Tapia also reportedly assaulted her 5-year-old…
Luis Manuel Partida of Santa Ana, a 38-year-old man, was arrested for possession of child p*rnography, according to the SAPD. An SAPD Civilian Investigator assigned to the Los Angeles Regional…