Man fatally shot in the neck at the El Coral Bar in Santa Ana
Leonel Bucio, 37-years-old, died after being shot in the neck at the El Coral Bar in Santa Ana, at 1902 South Standard Ave., just south of Edinger Ave., at around 9:30…
Jury acquits a Santa Ana man who was accused of molesting his ex-girlfriend’s daughters
Ignacio Gaytan Hernandez, a 40-year-old Santa Ana man, was acquitted Tuesday of molesting the two daughters of his former girlfriend, according to the O.C. Register. The girls, ages 11 and 14,…
The SAPD’s Easter Cruising enforcement resulted in the arrest of a wanted felon
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD Traffic Officer Working Easter Weekend Cruising Enforcement Arrest One Of Mariposa County Sheriff’s Most Wanted Suspects Arrested: David Santiago Garcia (25) Santa Ana Current…
The OCDA seeks additional victims of a Vietnamese entertainer who sexually assaulted a boy
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 16WF0648 Date: March 28, 2016 OCDA SEEKS PUBLIC’S HELP IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF WELL-KNOWN VIETNAMESE ENTERTAINER “MINH BEO” CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING…
Santa Ana third striker charged with the shooting murder of a Tustin MMA gym owner
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 16CF0804 Date: March 28, 2016 THIRD STRIKER TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR THE SHOOTING MURDER OF MMA GYM OWNER IN TUSTIN SANTA ANA, Calif.…
Victim Identified in fatal shooting at the Santa Ana Riverbed
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD Homicide Detectives Investigating Shooting Death - Victim Identified Victim: Angel Quintero, 41, of Garden Grove On 3/27/16, at 21:36 hours, officers responded to a…
Unidentified man killed last night at the Santa Ana Riverbed
While most of us were wrapping up our Easter Sunday, someone was shooting a 41-year-old man, fatally, at the Santa Ana riverbed, just east of Edna Park, at around 9:36…
Funeral service for Santa Ana gang violence victim Vanessa Rodriguez set for 3/30
Santa Ana resident Vanessa E. Rodriguez, a 25-year-old, was murdered on March 16, 2016, when two suspects entered into an alley, pulled open a garage door and began shooting at the…
Two victims were killed in separate gang-related shootings in Santa Ana on Thursday night
Thursday night was a hot one for the SAPD. There were two gang-related fatalities that kept them very busy. In the first incident, Kevin Sotelo, 24 was riding a bike at…
Woman facing multiple felony charges after stealing gold statues from a Buddhist temple
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 16CF0751 Date: March 22, 2016 WOMAN CHARGED WITH HATE CRIME, GRAND THEFT, AND VANDALISM FOR STEALING THREE GOLD STATUES FROM BUDDHIST TEMPLE IN…
The SAPD will crack down on cruisers once more this Easter Sunday
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD Easter Cruiser Enforcement Program Each Easter holiday, the City of Santa Ana experiences a high volume of unsanctioned cruising activity on Bristol St. This…
Brazen gangbangers shoot one and pistol whip two at Centennial Park in broad daylight
One of our readers reported yesterday on our Facebook page that there was a shooting at Centennial Park. Today that was verified by the O.C. Register as they reported that…
Community Policing forum for northeast Santa Ana residents set for March 30
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2016 West End Community Oriented Policing to present third Community Policing Forum for Santa Ana residents in North East District Santa Ana, CA, – West End Community…
The SAPD had to be called in on Saturday at Santa Ana College when campus security was MIA
An unidentified suspect described as a 6-foot tall Caucasian male between 50-60 years old terrorized a classroom at Santa Ana College on Saturday and prompted a professor to call 911 after…
Santa Ana man arrested in Costa Mesa after allegedly attacking a police officer
Yeison Alvarez-Perez, a 21-year old resident of Santa Ana, was arrested today on suspicion of being drunk and he was also accused of attacking a police officer, according to the…