Sup. Andrew Do seeks public’s input on changes to the CalOptima Board
Sup. Andrew Do Seeks Public’s Input on Changes to CalOptima Board Proposal Will Be Considered at January 26 Board of Supervisors meeting (Santa Ana, California)— Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do…
Young man injured in gang shooting in Garden Grove
A young man was shot in his upper body early this morning, before 4 a.m.,at the 10600 block of Tibbs Circle, in Garden Grove, in what police are calling a gang-related attack, according…
Community policing forum set for Jan. 30 at Godinez Fundamental H.S.
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 15, 2016 Contact: Chris Schmidt, West End Community Oriented Policing, westendcop1@gmail.com; Connie Hamilton, Connect-to-Council, 714-745-1692 West End Community Oriented Policing to present Community Policing Forums for Santa Ana residents Santa…
A man was shot by an SAPD police officer on North Parton St. last night
We reported last night about a drive by shooting that wounded a man in his 20s at the 1000 block of North Parton. Our readers indicated that there was a…
Another drive-by shooting in Santa Ana reported tonight on N. Parton St.
[embed]https://youtu.be/TkJVvhhHmFA[/embed] A man in his early 20s was shot in the upper body tonight at around 7:20 p.m. at the 1000 block of North Parton St., according to the O.C.…
Free tax preparation for those who earned less than $60,000 in 2015
If you earned less than $60,000 in 2015 you can file your state and federal taxes for free this year at MyFreeTaxes.com, which is part of the United Way. You can…
A Playground for cucarachas?
I wrote about Downtown Santa Ana's upscale hipster restaurant, The Playground, back in January of 2013. At the time their owner, former food truck chef Jason Quinn, was flaming customers…
It was another bloody week in Santa Ana with 31 weapon-related crimes
It was another bloody week in Santa Ana with 31 crimes involving weapons, from January 11 to January 15, 2016, according to CrimeMapping. Nine of these crimes involved "Assaults with…
Smash and grab robbers hit the Rolex store at South Coast Plaza tonight
The Rolex store at South Coast Plaza was burglarized tonight when at least one suspect smashed a glass case and stole several watches, according to the O.C. Register. Shoppers reportedly…
Man charged with pimping and pandering a woman in Santa Ana
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Date: January 15, 2016 Case # 15CF2734, 13CF3365 MAN CHARGED FOR PIMPING AND PANDERING WOMAN IN SANTA ANA SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man has been…
SAPD DUI checkpoint set for tonight
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD conducting DUI/Drivers License checkpoint Fri, January 15th, 9:00PM to 3:00AM, 500 W. Warner Avenue SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT The Santa Ana…
Discovery Cube to host 10th Annual Kid’s Summer Jamboree event
The 10th Annual Jamboree — Get Cubed or Be Square SANTA ANA, CA (January 14, 2016) - Parenting OC magazine has partnered with Discovery Cube in Santa Ana to present…
Santa Ana transient originally sentenced to death resentenced to life in prison
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # C-57572 Date: January 14, 2016 INMATE PREVIOUSLY SENTENCED TO DEATH TO BE RESENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE SANTA ANA,…
The OCDA has cleared an SAPD policeman who killed a suspect with six gunshots
Re: Officer-Involved Shooting on Feb. 27, 2015 Fatal Incident involving Ernesto Canepa District Attorney Investigations Case # S.A. 15-003 Dear Chief Rojas, Please accept this letter detailing the Orange County…
O.C. Mexican Mafia leader Peter Ojeda convicted again and is facing life in prison
Peter Ojeda, the head of an Orange County wing of the Mexican Mafia, and his former girlfriend, Suzie Rodriguez, have been convicted of racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder and assault…