Mater Dei High School closed for the week due to a credible threat
A credible threat has compelled the administration at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana to close their campus this week through Friday. The closure will occur during the last…
The OCDA says the recent violent hazing incident at Mater Dei was not a crime
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issued the following statement: The Orange County District Attorney’s Office does not normally comment on investigations involving juveniles. However, the…
Suspect arrested in the murder of Tik Tok star Anthony Barajas
Corona, CA – On July 27, 2021, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Corona Police Department detectives served a search warrant in the 19000 block of Envoy in El Cerrito at the…
Human bones found at a Santa Ana sidewalk repair job near Mater Dei High School
On Tuesday, 10/27/20 at approx. 9a.m., at the 1600 block of W. Borchard Ave., a few blocks west of Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana Public Works Staff was digging…
A man was shot dead while driving near Mater Dei High School on Friday night
Advisory: Detectives Investigating Homicide - 1300 Block Of South Bristol On Friday, December 15, 2017, at 10:42 PM, the Santa Ana Police Department received reports of shots fired and a…
Poll – should Santa Ana spend $2.5M to help Mater Dei’s expansion?
The City of Santa Ana has spent a fortune over the years accommodating the requests of Mater Dei High School, a private Catholic school. Now Mater Dei is asking for…
Man badly injured in a car-to-car shooting near Mater Dei High School
An unidentified man was shot twice and critically injured in Santa Ana on Tuesday evening, according to the O.C. Register. The shooting apparently happened at around 6:30 p.m. at the…
Car thieves arrested while hiding at the Smart and Final store on Bristol and Edinger
A reader told us yesterday that there were a lot of SAPD police cars and a police helicopter near the Smart & Final store, located at 1308 W. Edinger Ave.…
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There is a lot to love about Santa Ana despite the ongoing gang war
I get a little tired about the constant bashing of Santa Ana. Yes the ongoing gang war sucks but there is still a lot to love about our city, such…
Two robbery suspects may have also run down a pedestrian with their car
The SAPD arrested two robbery suspects on Monday, a few hours after a gang-related attack in which a pedestrian was struck by a car that appeared similar to the one…
Boy shot by unknown suspects in a vehicle not far from Mater Dei High School
A 13-year-old boy was shot while walking early Wednesday afternoon at around 12:30 p.m., at the intersection of South Pacific Avenue and West Wilshire Avenue, in Santa Ana, just north of Mater…
CBS News Analyst Juan C. Zarate to speak at Mater Dei
On May 23, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm, the Mater Dei High School Alumni Association, in conjunction with the Alumni Circle, will launch a speaker series to share the experiences…