The Tustin police arrested a residential burglary suspect
In January, the Tustin Police Department investigated a residential burglary in the Old Town Tustin area. Surveillance video showed the suspect, Santos Diaz, trespass onto the property and enter it.…
How to prevent the theft of your catalytic converters and bicycles
The Tustin Police Department has investigated over 115 catalytic converter thefts since 1/1/2020. The thieves target this vehicle part due to the precious metals of platinum, palladium, and rhodium inside.…
Police arrested a crew of catalytic converter thieves in Orange
At 1:38 in the morning non Feb. 3, an observant resident or Orange called the police when they heard a saw cutting through metal and suspected a catalytic converter theft…
Theft suspect arrested in Tustin after threatening store employees with a stun gun
Emily Melheim attempted to leave a local Best Buy without paying for a speaker and brandished a stun gun in a threatening manner when confronted by employees. The Tustin Police…
Former Tustin bank branch sentenced after stealing over $1M from a customer with dementia
LOS ANGELES – A former Comerica bank branch manager was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison for stealing more than $1 million from an elderly customer with dementia,…
Tustin suspect facing multiple charges after being caught with a gun, meth, cash and stolen property
Tustin Police Officers investigated a suspicious occupied vehicle in the area of Tustin Ranch and Warner, in a commercial area across from Lowe's Home Improvement. Within the vehicle, officers located…
Santa Ana man and two others arrested for selling drugs
During the months of December 2020 and January 2021, the Fountain Valley Police Department Crime Suppression Unit (CSU) investigated an individual that was known to sell narcotics and firearms throughout…
BB gun robber arrested in Orange
24-year-old Eric Ramirez from Orange robbed the Arco at 2493 N Tustin. Ramirez on Jan. 21, in the morning. Ramirez brandished a BB gun and fled with over $100, Modelos,…
A pedestrian was killed after being struck by two cars near the O.C. Juvenile Hall
A 29-year-old male pedestrian died after being struck by two vehicles on Friday, Jan. 15. At approximately 6:00 p.m., a pedestrian from Tustin was crossing The City Drive South outside…
O.C. MLK Day food shopping spree for children set for Jan. 18
Operation Warm Wishes Presents: The Great! The Amazing Food Shopping Spree and Budgeting Lesson for Children in Need! A Shopping Spree like No Other on Monday, January 18, 2021. It's…
The Tustin Police arrested an identity theft suspect
In June of 2020, Tustin PD investigated a commercial burglary in the 17000 block of 17th Street. Detectives developed a break in the case in December of 2020, identifying suspect…