57 criminal cases unraveled because of the OCDA’s snitching program; DOJ probe ends
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the use of…
Man charged for biting officer, firing weapon at Fountain Valley Police Station
SANTA ANA – A 29-year-old man on probation for resisting a police officer has been charged with multiple felonies after he grabbed a Fountain Valley police officer’s gun, fired a…
OCTA offers free New Year’s Eve bus rides
ORANGE –The Orange County Transportation Authority will provide free bus rides from 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31 to 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, giving passengers a safe and convenient way to…
O.C. gymnastics/parkour coach arrested for inappropriate relationship with a minor
Yorba Linda, Calif. On Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail (SVD) investigators arrested Jacob Alexander Demmin, 25, of Yorba Linda, following allegations he groomed and had an…
Mandatory Evacuation Order issued for Trabuco Creek, Bell Canyon and Hot Springs Canyon near Airport Fire Burn Scar
Santa Ana, Calif. (December 23, 2025) – Effective Wednesday, December 24 at 8 a.m., an Evacuation Order (Mandatory) will be issued for areas in Trabuco Creek including the RC Airport, fire station, campground/park and…
Santa Ana Street Sweeping canceled from Dec. 24-26 and Jan. 1; free sandbags available
Street sweeping in Santa Ana is canceled on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, due to forecast rain. Trash service will continue as scheduled. There is no street sweeping on December 25,…
Police seek public’s help identifying hit-and-run driver in serious Irvine collision
On December 21, around 9:45 p.m., a man around 30 years old was walking across the intersection of Irvine Center Drive and Spectrum when he was hit by a vehicle,…
The Irvine Police arrested four suspects after wine theft from a Target store
On Friday, four people found out the hard way what happens when you shoptlift in Irvine, when they were arrested minutes after one of them stole wine from Target on…
Santa Ana Target theft suspect identified as a weightlifter from Fountain Valley
Santa Ana police detectives were able to identify a male suspect who stole approximately $700 worth of merchandise from the Target on S. Bristol Street. The suspect was identified as…
An illegal gun was seized when a suspect in a stolen car was arrested in Orange
The graveyard crew located an occupied stolen vehicle in the area of W. Garden Grove and Lewis last week, according to the Orange Police Department. After arresting the driver, they located…
Five adults were displaced by a massive residential fire in Santa Ana
Santa Ana - A family woke up to the sound of glass breaking when an exterior fire rapidly spread into their home on W. Kent Ave., in Santa Ana, and…
The SAPD arrested 86 transients during a citywide sweep
The Santa Ana Police Department’s Quality of Life Team, in collaboration with City Net and Landscape West, conducted an early-morning quality-of-life operation to help keep the community safe and clean…
A female pedestrian was fatally struck by two vehicles and one driver took off
The SAPD sent out a sigalert yesterday morning warning residents to avoid the area of S. Main Street between E. Dyer Road and Alton Avenue due to a fatal hit-and-run…
Santa Ana School of Rock Band to perform at the Winterfest OC tonight
Catch the School of Rock Santa Ana band live tonight at 6:30 PM & 8:15 PM at Winter Fest OC! https://youtu.be/7H6xEGGAsN4?si=_XuBACSRrObjPwi8 Get there early—first 2 hours: $5 Eats & $5…