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…
The SAPD is looking for a transient who sexually assaulted a minor
Francis Manuel Garcia-Gamboa (37) is wanted for contacting a minor with the intent to commit a sex crime, and sexually assaulting a minor. Garcia is believed to be a transient…
A man was shot and wounded at Santa Ana’s Motel 6 on Sunday night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC81P9UBMO0&feature=emb_imp_woyt The SAPD received calls about a shooting victim at Santa Ana's Motel 6, located at 1717 E. Dyer Road, on Sunday night, at around 10:27 p.m. The responding police…
Guaranty Chevrolet somehow sold a car to a guy with a fake I.D. who defrauded them
On 8/22/21, a male suspect entered Guaranty Chevrolet and used a false CA driver’s license and fraudulent personal info to purchase a vehicle. Suspect Description: Male, Hispanic, 25-35 years-old, 5’11”…
A young man was fatally shot in Downtown Santa Ana last night
https://youtu.be/q1OqQQLvrlg On Saturday, January 22nd, 2022, at 10:40 PM, Officers responded to 300 W. 5th Street regarding reports of a shooting. The shooting happened outside of a recording studio in…
The SAPD busted a large illegal marijuana grow operation in north Santa Ana
Today, SAPD Vice Detectives, Directed Patrol Officers, and Code Enforcement Inspectors served a search warrant on a suspected illegal residential marijuana cultivation in the 2300 block of North Linwood, a…