Santa Ana man’s body dumped in Anaheim after he was shot
The body of 26-year old Brian Mendez, a Santa Ana resident, was found in an industrial park at the 1600 block of South Sinclair Street in Anaheim at around 6:30 a.m. this…
Will anti-Trump protesters wreck Sanctuary City Santa Ana on Friday night?
The same folks who have rioted on Bristol in the past are planning to do so again tomorrow, January 20, in protest against the inauguration of Donald Trump as the…
There were two more shootings reported in Santa Ana on Jan. 17
On January 17, 2017 at about 11 p.m. SAPD police officers responded to reports of a shooting and a person shot and injured at the area of 3700 W. 11th Street…
Councilwoman Martinez discusses the spike in gang shootings in Santa Ana
By: Santa Ana City Councilwoman Michele Martinez. Last year , Santa Ana also started off the year with a high spike in gang shootings. One shooting is unacceptable just like…
Councilman Solorio addresses the high number of shootings this month in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA CITY COUNCILMAN JOSE SOLORIO ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING HIGH NUMBER OF VIOLENT SHOOTINGS ON JANUARY 14-15, 2017 He Calls for Immediate Filling of Vacant Positions in Santa Ana Police…
Man charged with damaging an apartment with a fire, a shotgun and his bare fists
An unidentified man in his 50s was arrested after SAPD police officers saw him smashing windows on a second floor balcony at the South Coast Springs apartment complex in the…
A new FBI report has verified a major rise in violent crime in Santa Ana last year
If you live in Santa Ana then it should come as no surprise violent crime increased in our city during the first half of 2016, according to a new FBI…
Another wild Saturday night in Santa Ana with three shootings and four injured men
It was another bloody and violent night in Santa Ana this evening as four men were hurt in three separate shootings, according to the O.C. Register. The SAPD received a…
Santa Ana man charged with beating and raping his estranged wife and stealing her car
Luis Javier Cervantes, a 26-year-old man, raped his estranged wife in a hallway outside a room where their two young sons slept in Santa Ana, punched her in the head,…
14 men including four from Santa Ana convicted of trying to hook up with prostitutes
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2017 14 MEN CONVICTED OF LOITERING WITH INTENT TO COMMIT PROSTITUTION OR AGREEING TO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION *Conviction details…
The SAPD has reported nine shootings in Santa Ana since Jan. 1
[caption id="attachment_64080" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Santa Ana 2017 Shootings[/caption] 2017 is starting off just like 2016 started….WITH A BANG!!! And by BANG we mean lots of SHOOTINGS. In the first 9…
The SAPD has arrested a heroin addict suspected in many shoplifting cases
Hector Maldonado Ibarra, 29, was arrested on Tuesday morning on suspicion of being a serial shoplifter – repeatedly terrorizing retailers and their employees in at least eight Orange County cities…
Man charged with sexually assaulting three underage girls in Santa Ana
Jose Manuel Escobar, a 32-year-old man, was charged Tuesday with sexually assaulting three underage girls in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register. Escobar is facing six counts of committing…
A shooting was reported on Monday night near Santa Ana High School
On Monday, January 9 at about 8 p.m., SAPD officers were sent to the area of 400 S. Birch regarding calls about a shooting, according to SAPD Case Number 17-846. When the…