Has the sun set on the Santa Ana Police Department?
One of our top sources is reporting that morale at the Santa Ana Police Department is now at an all-time low. We previously reported about the problems at the SAPD…
Are real police detectives getting punked by SAPD Police Chief Rojas?
The Santa Ana Police Department has for decades leased cars for use by detectives for undercover assignments like the gang detail, narcotics and vice. The detective staff relies on the…
Police Chief Rojas blames his own cops instead of dealing with the SAPD’s problems
Apparently our article about the low morale at the Santa Ana Police Department struck a nerve. SAPD Police Chief Carlos Rojas was reportedly so angry about it that he threatened to fire…
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Santa Ana parents should demand the return of the fired school crossing guards
Santa Ana parents are demanding that city officials reverse their decision to remove school crossing guards without warning, saying the move is putting children's lives in danger, according to the…
OCDA and SAPD to talk about their latest gang injunction today
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: (07/29/2014) Morning press conference on the OCDA's lawsuit against a dangerous, criminal, turf-oriented street gang. Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Santa Ana Police…
Surveillance video catches several Santa Ana cops beating up a suspect
They say that police often reflect who their leaders are and if that is true then we need to start pondering what is going on at the Santa Ana Police…
SAPD Police Chief Rojas to speak at a meeting of the Lacy Neighborhood Assn. on 7/25
[caption id="attachment_45929" align="aligncenter" width="400"] SAPD Police Chief Carlos Rojas and OC Sheriff Sandra Hutchens[/caption] Santa Ana Police Chief Carlos Rojas and Commander Ruben Ibarra will be speaking at a special meeting…
Morale at the understaffed Santa Ana Police Department at an all time low
[caption id="attachment_45838" align="aligncenter" width="229"] SAPD Police Chief Carlos Rojas[/caption] There has been a drop in police officers on the streets in Santa Ana since the last city budget was adopted. Reports from…
The OCDA imposes a new Santa Ana gang injunction without public comment
[caption id="attachment_45328" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Photo by Santa Ana CopWatch[/caption] The Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) filed for a preliminary gang injunction on Santa Ana's Townsend Neighborhood earlier this month…
Crime is increasing but our City Council Members say it’s an anomaly
Santa Ana's City Council Members are finally reacting to the increasing violence and crime in our city - but their reaction is not what anyone might have expected. In a…
Carlos Rojas appointed to head the Santa Ana Police Department
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert: Newly Appointed Chief of Police Rose Through the Ranks SANTA ANA, CA (April 29, 2014) –After an exhaustive nationwide recruitment and interviewing…
Is a major harassment scandal involving female cops brewing at the SAPD?
I got a tip yesterday from an anonymous source who said that the Santa Ana Police Department is dealing with a harassment scandal that will dwarf what happened when former…
Judge rules that Pham’s alleged killers must stand trial on murder charges
A judge has ruled that two women will stand trial on murder charges in connection with the death of a 23-year-old woman left unconscious and fatally injured after a fight…
Why isn’t the City Council conducting a national search for a new Police Chief?
Carlos Rojas, a 22-year veteran of the Santa Ana Police Department, was appointed Acting Chief of Police by then Santa Ana City Manager Paul Walters back in August of 2012,…
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Activists to ask the SAPD to stop collaborating with ICE, on June 18
The OC May Day Coalition is asking the public and their members to join them at the next Santa Ana Public Safety Committee meeting, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at…