Santa Ana named to the Top 10 National Burglary Safezones list
The City of Santa Ana has been named #10 on the "Top 10 National Burglary Safezones" list by a national home security company, Protect America. Santa Ana made their Top 10 List for…
Transient robs the B of A in Downtown Santa Ana but a tracking device leads to his arrest
Dia Chanh Diep, a 43 year-old transient who robbed a Bank of America branch located at 102 W. Fourth Street in Downtown Santa Ana, on Tuesday at 5 p.m., was arrested…
Big A Bandit arrested by the FBI and he turned out to be a Santa Ana resident
Another embarrassment for Santa Ana. Turns out the so-called "Big A Bandit," who got that name because he habitually wore an Angels baseball hat while committing a series of bank…
Owner of a Santa Ana payment processing company charged with multi-million dollar fraud
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 25, 2015 Owner of California Payment Processing Company Charged with Fraud The Justice Department announced today that the owner…
Santa Ana pest control company employee gets huge sentence for distributing kiddie porn
Billie Joe Harris, Jr., a 53-year-old Santa Ana pest control company employee, was sentenced on Tuesday to a prison term of 210 months for distributing child pornography on the Internet,…
Rep. Sanchez questions the FBI’s aircraft surveillance program
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Representing California’s 46th Congressional District PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 5, 2015 MEDIA CONTACT: Eduardo Lerma, 202-225-2965; eduardo.lerma@mail.house.gov REP SANCHEZ QUESTIONS FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ON AIRCRAFT SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM WASHINGTON –…
Two Anaheim men arrested by the OC Joint Terrorism Task Force
The OC Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested two Anaheim men Thursday after an investigation, according to the O.C. Register. One man was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, and the second…
Michigan man indicted for a sextortion plot against a 16-year-old Santa Ana teen
A Southern California Grand Jury has indicted Nicholas Glenn Wilcox, who resides in Michigan, for allegedly threatening a 16-year-old Santa Ana boy and demanding the teen take pornographic photos and…
The FBI recovers 168 juveniles involved in Child Sex Trafficking
FBI Washington, D.C. June 23, 2014 FBI National Press Office, (202) 324-3691 168 Juveniles Recovered in Nationwide Operation Targeting Commercial Child Sex Trafficking During the past week, the FBI; its local,…
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Pulido lawyers up – should the Council Members do so as well?
[caption id="attachment_44731" align="aligncenter" width="391"] Mayor Miguel Pulido[/caption] Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido has received at least $25,000 in contributions toward a legal defense fund that he established in January as he…
With all her baggage, should Janet Nguyen even be running for SD34?
From the OC Political Blog The heat's still on. First District County Supervisor Janet Nguyen, the Orange County GOP's Local Elected Official of the Year, has been fingered AGAIN by…
Santa Ana comes in at #45 in the FBI’s 2012 Safest Cities report
If you live in Thousand Oaks, Irvine, Simi Valley, Murrieta, Glendale, or Santa Clarita, you can go ahead and leave your doors unlocked at night: your cities have named some…
FBI arrests Garden Grove man with possible Al Qaeda ties, in Santa Ana
A Garden Grove man, Sinh Vinh Ngo Nguyen, was charged Friday with trying to support Al Qaeda and making false statements on his passport, according to the U.S. Attorney's office…
Santa Ana gangs raided as authorities go after the Mexican Mafia again
UPDATE: We have received the official press release regarding this multi-agency gang sweep. It is posted at the end of this article. Pre-dawn raids at about 75 locations throughout the…
Santa Ana immigration officer, who was bribed with egg rolls and cash, indicted
An immigration officer who worked in Santa Ana has been indicted on charges that she took bribes in cash and egg rolls from immigrants seeking citizenship and green cards, according…