Santa Ana felon convicted of killing a young man in a drive-by shooting
Edgar Macias Martinez, a 25-year-old man, was convicted on Wednesday of fatally shooting Alex Ruiz (pictured above) of Garden Grove, 20-years-old, in a drive-by shooting in Santa Ana in the…
A hit and run driver killed a pedestrian near the MainPlace Mall early this morning
On Monday, April 24, 2023, at approximately 5:34 A.M., the Santa Ana Police Department received multiple calls regarding a pedestrian down in traffic lanes at 2700 North Main Street. Officers…
Man who fled to Mexico pleads guilty to killing his roommate in Santa Ana back in 1996
Edgar Ortega Cervantes, a 52-year-old man, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Thursday after he pleaded guilty halfway through his trial for fatally stabbing his roommate, Julio Franco,…
The SAPD is hosting an Open House and Hiring Expo on Saturday morning
Join the SAPD tomorrow, Saturday, April 22nd from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for their Annual Open House and Hiring Expo in front of the Police Department. Meet their officers…
SAPD Chief Valentin selected as Co-Chair of the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force
https://youtu.be/BcAM4quNYOE Given Chief Valentin’s involvement, commitment, and dedication to immigration issues in the community, the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force (LEITF) has selected Chief David Valentin as Co-Chair of the…
A Santa Ana man was arrested for possession of child porn materials
A Civilian Investigator from the Santa Ana Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force learned that Rafael Gil-Segura, 40, was downloading Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) over the…
The SAPD arrested a young man for shooting a woman at the Proof Bar and Lounge
On Sunday, April 16, 2023, at 1:05 AM, Santa Ana Police Communications received a report of a shooting inside the Proof Bar & Lounge located at 215 N. Broadway. Officers…
The SAPD arrested a felon on weapon, drug and criminal threat charges
On March 31, 2023, a victim reported a road rage incident where the suspect brandished a firearm before fleeing the scene. SAPD MET detectives conducted a follow-up investigation and identified…
The SAPD arrested two probationers and seized drugs and cash
SAPD Directed Patrol Officers conducted a probation compliance check inside the hotel room, registered to two subjects on active Probation. During a search of their room, officers located: 177 alprazolam…
The SAPD is searching for a hit and run driver who struck two juveniles
https://youtu.be/hQI6heOrda0 On 03/29/2023 at approximately 1:36PM , two juvenile pedestrians were crossing the roadway west from the east sidewalk of the 700 block of S. Birch Street. One of the…
The OCDA found that the SAPD breached their duty of care when an inmate hangedhimself
The Orange County District Attorney's Office's has concluded their investigation concerning the November 4, 2020, custodial death of 47-year-old inmate Jason Ray Jones. The investigation revealed evidence that the Santa…
The SAPD is investigating an officer involved shooting that happened at a traffic stop
On Friday, April 7, 2023, at 6:41 PM, a two-man marked Santa Ana Police Unit conducted a traffic stop at 500 S. Rosewood Avenue of a vehicle occupied by two…
Why is the SAPD going to crack down on the Easter cruisers again this Sunday?
https://youtu.be/2MM3O4nyc5E Remarkably the SAPD has announced that they are still intending to go after the Easter cruisers this weekend despite the fact that we now have a liberal all-minority majority…
The SAPD is searching for burglars who targeted the O.C. School of the Arts
On 04/05/2023 at approximately 3:55 AM, a male and female suspect entered and burglarized a building on the campus of Orange County School of the Arts (OCHSA). The suspects stole…