Sheriff Barnes names 24-year OCSD veteran Jeff Hallock as new Undersheriff
SANTA ANA, Ca. (January 13, 2021): Sheriff-Coroner Don Barnes has named Jeff Hallock, a 24-year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, as the new Undersheriff. Hallock will be responsible…
Santa Ana woman charged with murdering a man on New Year’s Eve
Toetu Tesarina Lavea, a 35-year-old Santa Ana resident, was arrested on Saturday on charges of murdering Manuel Ramos, a 46-year-old resident of Santa Ana. Lavea, a security guard, is being…
The Coast Guard seized 333 pounds of meth from a Mexican boat near Huntington Beach
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO), Office of Field Operations (OFO), U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) worked jointly…
The reported AutoZone kidnapping turned out to be an extortion attempt
Remember the kidnapping we reported yesterday at the AutoZone on South Bristol Street and McFadden in Santa Ana? Turns out it was actually a bizarre extortion attempt! The incident began…
California Credit Union seeks scholarship applications from O.C. students
Glendale, CA – January 12, 2021 – California Credit Union invites college-bound students in Orange County to apply for its 2021 College Scholarship Program. Through the program, the credit union…
Former Orange Unified School District employee heading to prison for distributing child porn
LOS ANGELES – A former employee of the Orange Unified School District was sentenced today to 72 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography, specifically sending image and video…
Former O.C. social worker pleads guilty to distributing child porn videos
SANTA ANA, California – A former Orange County social worker pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge that he distributed computer video files that contained sexually explicit videos depicting…
The Santa Ana City Council will vote today on a resolution condemning the Trumper insurrection
The Special Meeting agenda for the January 12, 2021, City Council meeting is available here. The City Council will consider two resolutions: RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE INSURRECTION AND VIOLENCE THAT OCCURRED…
A Santa Ana robbery suspect kidnapped an AutoZone employee
A male suspect robbed the AutoZone at the 1100 block of South Bristol St., in Santa Ana, this evening. He claimed he was armed as he demanded cash. Then things…
This week’s Santa Ana poem is “History” by Liliana G. Montes de Oca
The Santa Ana Literary Association will be presenting a new poem by a local poet every week this year. This week's poem is "History" by Liliana G. Montes de Oca:…
The OCDA is assisting efforts to hold Trump rioters accountable for the siege on the U.S. Capitol
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issued the following statement to condemn the violence at the U.S. Capitol building and discuss the actions the Orange County…
The first O.C. regional COVID-19 mass vaccination will be held at Disneyland
Santa Ana, Calif. (January 11, 2021) – In a vital step to help battle the spread of COVID-19, the County of Orange has established the first large Point-of-Dispensing (POD) site…
The SAPD made 40 street racing spectator arrests last week
The SAPD, in partnership with other agencies as part of the STEARRD (Selective Traffic Enforcement Against Reckless Driving) program, conducted additional street racing enforcement from 01/08 – 01/09. Their enforcement…
The SAPD seized more guns, drugs and cash in five incidents last week
SAPD Gang Detectives recently stopped a vehicle in the area of Sullivan and McFadden Streets for minor traffic violations. The driver did not have a valid driver’s license and all…
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This week’s Cochino List includes Jobento and the One Seventeen Food Store
The O.C. Health Care Agency has released a list of the eateries (including restaurants, caterers and even school kitchens) that they inspected and shut down for the week of Jan.…