The U.S. Justice Dept. is finally investigating the OC Sheriff and the OCDA
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 15, 2016 Justice Department Opens Investigations of Orange County, California, District Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Department The Justice…
Santa Ana’s El Calamar restaurant will pay $96K in unpaid overtime and damages to their workers
SANTA ANA RESTAURANT WORKERS WILL RECEIVE $96K IN UNPAID OVERTIME, DAMAGES AFTER US LABOR DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION Employer: El Calamar Inc. Site: 315 West 17th St., Santa Ana, California Investigation findings: The…
Toy Drive in the Barrio set for Dec. 18 at Jerome Park
Unidos Para Ti is hosting their yearly community event, the 9th Annual Toy Drive in the Barrio, on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 4 pm, at Jerome…
The third suspect in the M&Toi Cafe robbery has been arrested by the SAPD
[embed]https://youtu.be/sp1Cx7cNfuQ[/embed] A third suspect in a Santa Ana cafe robbery, Marc Louis Gold of Fountain Valley, 21, was arrested Wednesday, according to the O.C. Register. Gold was arrested at his home…
A man says he was shot and injured early today near Edinger and Flower
The SAPD is investigating a possible altercation in Santa Ana that led to the shooting of a man early Wednesday, according to the O.C. Register. The shooting victim showed up…
Tustin woman charged with DUI and crashing into an Orange police officer
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Case # 16CF3123 Date: December 13, 2016 DRUNKEN DRIVER CHARGED WITH CRASHING INTO POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS STANDING BEHIND PATROL VEHICLE SANTA ANA, Calif.…
Santa Ana gangbanger in his late 50s arrested on suspicion of tagging two walls
Joe Fugencio Mirabel, a 57-year-old man, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of vandalizing two walls with gang graffiti, according to the O.C. Register. SAPD police responded to the scene at about…
Santa Ana couple suspected of beating up and stabbing a gas station customer arrested
[caption id="attachment_63737" align="aligncenter" width="151"] Concepcion Estrella Perez[/caption] Concepcion Estrella Perez, 42, and Lisa Marie Herrera, 38, a Santa Ana couple (Perez is a man although his name is feminine) were…
New national study finds youth drug and alcohol use is at a new low
Dec. 13, 2016 Contacts: Jared Wadley, jwadley@umich.edu, Janice Lee, mtfinformation@umich.edu Teen use of any illicit drug other than marijuana at new low, same true for alcohol ANN ARBOR - Teenagers' use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco declined significantly in 2016 at rates…
The Angels have traded for Santa Ana native Danny Espinosa
[caption id="attachment_63722" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Danny Espinosa[/caption] The Anaheim Angels (I refuse to acknowledge their fake L.A. moniker) have acquired a baseball player, Danny Espinosa, who grew up in Santa Ana…
Homelessness increasing along the Santa Ana River
[caption id="attachment_63714" align="aligncenter" width="392"] Photo by Tim Houchen[/caption] HOMELESSNESS ALONG THE SANTA ANA RIVER By the Fountain Valley Police Department The Department has received inquiries regarding an increase in homeless/transient…
Santa Ana gangbanger extradited from Mexico charged with multiple felonies for a 2011 murder
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE GANG MEMBER EXTRADITED FROM MEXICO TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR 2011 MURDER OF 16-YEAR-OLD RIVAL IN SANTA ANA *Co-defendant was arrested shortly after the murder and…
Man attacked by four people and stabbed at a Santa Ana Chevron gas station
An unidentified 53-year-old man was stabbed on Monday night in Santa Ana after four people attacked him at the Chevron gas station located at Bristol Street and McFadden Avenue, according to the…
Groundbreaking at the new Roosevelt and Walker elementary schools’ Community Center set for 12/16
SANTA ANA RESIDENTS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN TO BENEFIT FROM A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART COMMUNITY AND RECREATION FACILITY – GROUNDBREAKING: DECEMBER 16, 2016 AT 11:00 A.M. SAUSD and the City of Santa…
The new Nicholas Academic Center will open on 12/14 at Century High School
HUNDREDS OF SANTA ANA STUDENTS HAVE A CLEARER PATHWAY TO COLLEGE WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW NICHOLAS ACADEMIC CENTER AT CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL Nicholas Academic Centers (NAC) is partnering…