A Costa Mesa traffic stop ended in drug, gun and other charges for a parolee
A Costa Mesa police officer pulled over a suspect for a vehicle code violation as the suspect was leaving a motel on Newport Blvd., on Jan. 19. It turned out…
Professional MMA fighter Ralph Gracie sentenced for unprovoked attack on a five-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A professional mixed martial artist and owner of several Gracie Barre Jiu-Jitsu academies was sentenced to six months in the Orange County Jail today after pleading…
Man arrested for selling psychedelic shrooms in Fountain Valley
On January 18, 2021, the Fountain Valley Police Department Crime Suppression Unit received a citizen complaint regarding a Fountain Valley resident selling psilocybin mushrooms online. Detectives conducted an investigation into…
BB gun robber arrested in Orange
24-year-old Eric Ramirez from Orange robbed the Arco at 2493 N Tustin. Ramirez on Jan. 21, in the morning. Ramirez brandished a BB gun and fled with over $100, Modelos,…
The SAPD responded to a domestic violence call and found a dead man and an injured wife
The SAPD is trying to unravel a murder involving a man who was found dead at a Santa Ana home located at the 1000 block of West Bishop St., just…
An O.C. inmate died after testing positive for COVID-19
SANTA ANA, Ca. (January 21, 2021) –A 37-year-old male inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died this morning of medical complications after testing positive for COVID-19.…
The SAPD is looking for an armed ARCO gas station robber
https://youtu.be/buRSfuWlWEw On 1/18/2021, at approximately 4 AM, the wanted suspect entered the Arco gas station and approached the sales counter. The clerk walked behind the counter to the cash register…
O.C. inmate released due to ACLU lawsuit escapes electronic monitoring and is re-arrested
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Jan. 19, 2021): An inmate ordered released by Orange County Judge Peter Wilson escaped at-home confinement by removing her electronic monitoring device and was re-arrested less than…
A Santa Ana man was fatally shot at a Garden Grove hotel
A 28-year-old man from Santa Ana died after being shot at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, located at 11999 Harbor Boulevard, in Garden Grove, early on Sunday morning, according to the…
The OCTA’s ‘Be The One’ campaign helps to combat human trafficking
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority is stepping up its ongoing efforts to combat human trafficking this month, fully wrapping a bus with the message to join O.C. in…
The OCDA reduced or dismissed charges in 67 cases due to OC Sheriff’s Department shenanigans
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has completed its review of the Sheriff’s Evidence Booking Audit. In mid-November 2019, District Attorney Todd Spitzer became aware of…
A new court ruling means clinics cannot inject drug addicts with illegal drugs
The Drug Needle Mobile Remember when the Democratic Party of Orange County endorsed setting up a clinic in Downtown Santa Ana where drug addicts could go to get free drug…
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…