The SAPD seized several guns, ammo and cash from two suspects including a felon
SAPD MET detectives conducted a traffic stop in the area of 1400 E. 1st Street on Feb. 5. Search warrants led to the recovery of multiple firearms, large amounts of…
A Santa Ana man was stabbed in the neck while trying to sell Fentanyl pills at a park in Irvine
Eric Quintanilla, an 18-year-old suspected of stabbing a Santa Ana man at a park in Irvine while trying to steal fentanyl from him was arrested, according to the Irvine Police.…
Two died in a fatal multi-car crash in Santa Ana yesterday
On February 4, 2022, at about 5:48pm, the Santa Ana Police Department received a call for service related to a traffic collision in the area of Bristol Street and Saint…
The SAPD is investigating a suspicious package
SAPD police officers are investigating a suspicious package found in the area of 400 E. MacArthur Blvd. and First American Way. The SAPD asks that residents please stay out of…
SAPD detectives arrested a Downtown Santa Ana murder suspect
On Saturday, January 22nd, 2022, at 10:40 PM, Officers responded to 300 W. 5th Street regarding reports of a shooting. Officers arrived on scene and discovered a male adult victim…
The SAPD is still trying to find out who killed security guard Jaime Villacorta back in 2011
https://youtu.be/pvLthjIipx4 This month’s segment of the SAPD's “For the Record: A Homicide Spotlight” highlights the murder of Jaime Alberto Villacorta. On June 9, 2011, Jaime Villacorta was working as a…
The SAPD is searching for a cowardly man who tried to strangle his girlfriend
On 01/31/2022, wanted suspect Angel Garcia assaulted an adult female victim. During the assault, Garcia attempted to suffocate the victim. Garcia also strangled the victim while making threats to end…
Two victims were wounded by a shooter who allegedly barricaded himself in a Santa Ana home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyb1RbC9pWI&feature=emb_imp_woyt Two men were injured early Sunday morning in Santa Ana by a suspect who shot them then barricaded himself as the situation turned into a police standoff. The shooting…
A Santa Ana man was fatally shot early this morning
On Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 12:56 AM, Santa Ana Police Communications received several reports of shots fired in the area of 500 E. Pine Street. Officers responded and located…
The SAPD busted an illegal marijuana grow operation with over 5,000 plants
SAPD detectives discovered an illegal large-scale commercial cannabis cultivation operation at a building near E. Dyer Road and Oak Street on the evening of Jan. 26. The SAPD had obtained…
The SAPD arrested a male suspect for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl
Santa Ana Police arrested Brayan Padilla-Gomez, a 22-year-old resident of Santa Ana for child molestation. Police investigated allegations made by a 13-year-old female victim that she had been sexually molested…