A new report concludes the previous OCDA’s prosecutors exhibited misconduct and malpractice on a mass murder case
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Prosecutors handling the case against Orange County’s deadliest mass murderer exhibited prosecutorial misconduct in the performance of their duties and there is clear and convincing evidence…
An inmate from Orange died at the O.C. jail on Sunday
SANTA ANA, Ca. (July 20, 2020) –At approximately 12:30 a.m. Sunday, July 19, an inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana was pronounced deceased at a local…
The SAPD arrested two gangbangers on probation and seized a semi-auto handgun
SAPD Gang Detectives attempted to contact a group of male subjects early this morning, according to their Twitter account. Two male subjects ran holding their waist area and they attempted…
A man was found shot to death in his vehicle near the Flower St. Park tennis courts
Monday, July 20, 2020, at 12:24 AM, SAPD Officers responded to reports of a man down in a vehicle in the 500 block of South Flower Street (near the Flower…
The SAPD arrested a gangbanger near Madison Park and took his handgun
SAPD MET Police Detectives stopped a vehicle the in area of 1600 S. Cedar. this morning, according to their Twitter account. During the traffic stop, the driver admitted to possessing…
This week’s Cochino List includes a Nguyen’s Kitchen and a Wok-In
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 July…
Dangerous sex offender Cary Smith has moved out of Orange County
The Orange Police Department announced that Cary Smith, a dangerous sex offender who was recently released from a mental hospital, is no longer living at a facility in Orange. Smith…
A pedestrian was killed by a hit and run driver last night in Santa Ana
On Friday, July 17th, 2020 at approximately 9:25 PM, the Santa Ana Police Department(SAPD) received several calls of a male down in the roadway at the intersection of S. Harbor Blvd. and W. McFadden Ave. Officers responded to the area and…
Dangerous sex offender recently released from a State mental hospital is now living in Orange
Orange, Calif. - On July 14, 2020, the Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) issued a press release to warn the county residents of Cary Jay Smith's release from a state…
A kidnapping suspect died at the O.C. jail yesterday
SANTA ANA, Ca. (July 16, 2020) –At approximately 8:40 a.m. today, an inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana was pronounced deceased at a local hospital. The…
The City of Santa Ana releases its latest Water Quality Report
ANTA ANA, Calif. — The City of Santa Ana has released its 2019 Water Quality Report, also known as the annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). The report details the quality…
The Santa Ana City Council is going back to virtual meetings due to COVID-19
In response to Governor Newsom’s latest action on COVID-related closures statewide and for counties on the State’s targeted engagement list, the Santa Ana City Council will revert to virtual meetings…
A man and his dog carjacked a Caltrans truck and crashed it at John Wayne Airport
The Irvine Police Department arrested 31-year-old Erik Baumle after he carjacked a Caltrans truck on Thursday, July 16, by tossing a large dog into the passenger seat of the vehicle,…
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Two new defendants charged in the fatal kidnapping of a Santa Ana car dealer
LOS ANGELES – Two men from the San Gabriel Valley were charged today in federal court for allegedly participating in the kidnapping of Ruochen “Tony” Liao, a Chinese national (who was…
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Santa Ana now has 5,225 cases of COVID-19 as of July 16
The O.C. Health Care Agency has finally made COVID-19 case information available by zip code. There are currently 27,904 cases and 466 deaths to date in Orange County as of…