Young boxer’s murder featured in the SAPD’s new For the Record video
https://youtu.be/9VTIFwEN16Y This month’s segment of the SAPD's “For the Record: A Homicide Spotlight” highlights the murder of Isaac Gonzalez. Isaac and his friend were walking in the area of 2300…
The SAPD and their partners made five street racing arrests in early December
The SAPD announced that, in partnership with other law enforcement agencies which are part of the STEARRD program, they conducted enforcement from 12/4 – 12/5 which resulted in 55 Cites,…
The SAPD responds to the aftermath of the Santa Ana Trump melee on Dec. 6
The SAPD Police Chief, David Valentin, as posted a response on Facebook to the aftermath of the Trump rally that turned into a melee, on Dec. 6, across from Santa…
The SAPD and their partner agencies issued 154 street racing citations from Nov. 19 to 28
The SAPD, in partnership with other agencies as part of the STEARRD program conducted street racing enforcement from 11/19 – 11/28. Their enforcement efforts resulted in 154 Cites, 4 Impounds,…
The SAPD is searching for a man who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old relative
In 2019, Suspect Alejandro Mendoza sexually assaulted his 15-year-old female relative on multiple occasions. In the latest incident, the victim was in a room within her residence when Mendoza entered…
The SAPD is looking for a young woman missing since 11/23
Kailey Coyolt was last seen in the area of the 1100 block of West Civic Center Drive on 11/23/2020, at approximately 7 a.m. Coyolt has the mental capacity of 8…
The SAPD arrested a suspect in an Oct. 31 auto theft
The SAPD has arrested Walter Luna, a 28-year-old man, in connection with the theft of an automobile on Oct. 31. On 10/31/2020 at approximately 9:14 PM, the victim parked his…
A man was arrested after allegedly setting fires behind Saddleback H.S.
https://youtu.be/F0dbDUAdcaQ A man set multiple fires along the bike trail behind Saddleback High School, in the 900 block of West Alton Avenue, in Santa Ana early on Thursday morning, at…
The SAPD is searching for two women who defaced statues at a Buddhist Temple
https://youtu.be/sbI5skXhplk On 11/22/2020, the wanted female suspects entered the Hu’o’ng Tich Buddhist Temple's property and defaced several statues by use of spray paint, at 4821 W. 5th Street, Santa Ana.…
Santa Ana police oversight community feedback survey
What kind of oversight should the Santa Ana Police Department have? At the direction of the Santa Ana City Council, the City has created a survey to find out the…
A fire was put out after a car ran into a Santa Ana building
Firefighters wer e at the 2000 block of W. 1st St. in Santa Ana for a fire incident. https://twitter.com/OCFA_PIO/status/1330365331752198144?s=20 Firefighters quickly knocked down a fire caused by a vehicle that…
77 street racing citations and 6 arrests were made in Orange County this week
The SAPD, in partnership with other agencies as part of STEARRD (Selective Traffic Enforcement Against Reckless Driving) program conducted additional street racing enforcement this week. From 11/12 – 11/14 their…