The SAPD arrested a Tustin school employee for hooking up with a teenager in a car
February 4, 2025—Santa Ana Police have arrested a 32-year-old Tustin Unified School District classified employee on charges of s*xual assault involving a student. On February 4, 2025, at approximately 7:30…
The SAPD Chief addresses misinformation on alleged ICE raid involvement
The SAPD Police Chief, Robert Rodriguez, responded on social media today to lies being spread online about the SAPD's alleged involvment with ICE raids. PUBLIC ADVISORY - Community message from…
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a motorcycle in Santa Ana on Saturday morning
A 58-year-old man was struck by a motorcyclist and later pronounced deceased at the scene. On February 1, 2025, at 7:02 p.m., the Santa Ana Police Department received a call…
SAPD and probation officers arrested six suspects and seized meth and heroin
AB-109 and Directed Enforcement Officers teamed up with Probation Officers assigned to the SAPD for a successful nighttime compliance operation, resulting in: 6 arrests 16 grams of meth Heroin Penalties…
A murder suspect was fatally shot this morning after an SAPD police pursuit that ended at the Newport Pier
This morning at approximately 6:50 AM, the Newport Beach Police Department was notified that the Santa Ana Police Department was in an active vehicle pursuit entering Newport Beach. The pursuit…
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…