Mon. Nov 25th, 2024

By now you have read about the ruckus in Santa Ana yesterday when there was a “after a confrontation between a large crowd and police officers Wednesday evening,  in the area of West Camille Street,” according to the O.C. Register.

Shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday, an Orange County Fire Authority crew responding to a medical call in the 3300 block of West Camille Street requested police assistance, telling dispatchers that two men were harassing them while they were trying to attend to a patient, Cmdr. Steve Colon said. As a result, three men and a juvenile were arrested, said Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.

But hold the presses.  The community is fighting back.  Apparently the 17 year old who was arrested, Sergio Galan, is a 4.0 student who speaks English quite well.  But the cops who beat him up and arrested him did not know that as they allegedly made anti-Mexican statements.

Galan says he was just a bystander.  And then all hell broke loose and he got beat up and dragged off to jail.

Please don’t expect the Santa Ana City Council to do anything about this.  They already sold out to the police union and are preparing to give them a big raise.

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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