Santa Ana man arrested on a murder charge by the Long Beach Police Dept.
On July 24, 2021, at approximately 9:00 p.m., detectives from the Special Investigations Division located and arrested Daniel Williams, a 24-year-old resident of the City of Santa Ana. Williams was…
A dead man was found in a lake at Mile Square Park
At 10:45 Friday morning, an OC Parks’ ranger discovered a body in the north lake at Mile Square Park. Fountain Valley Police and Fire along with OC Sheriff’s responded and…
Chapman law school student accused of killing his girlfriend with an iron at a Las Vegas hotel
On July 12, 2021 at approximately 8:16 a.m., Las Vegas Metro patrol officers responded to a motel located in the 4900 block of Dean Martin Drive for an injured female.…
Santa Ana suspect arrested in Mexico, 25 years after a cold case murder
Decedent: Julio Franco (24) Santa Ana Arrestee: Edgar Ortega Cervantes (51) Mexico On June 27, 1996, at 1:05 PM, Santa Ana Police officers responded to the 500 block of S.…
The SAPD is looking for a man who allegedly tried to kill his girlfriend
In 2019, Rafael Martinez Luna got into a verbal argument with his live-in girlfriend, which led to a physical altercation where he strangled the victim, causing her to pass out.…
The CHP has identified the vehicle used in the road rage killing of Adrian Leos
The CHP is seeking to identity and locate the pictured vehicle and occupants. On May 21, 2021, at approximately 8:04 a.m., a homicide of a six-year-old child, Adrian Leos, occurred…
A Santa Ana murder suspect turned himself in to the police at the Mexican border
Yesterday, May 26, 2021, Jose Jimenez, turned himself into law enforcement at the Mexican border. Jimenez was wanted in connection to the murder of Natalia Jaimes. Santa Ana PD Homicide…
The murder of an Anaheim woman was finally solved after 41 years
ANAHEIM, Calif. (April 30, 2021) – More than 41 years after 79-year-old Viola Hagenkord was found sexually assaulted and deceased in her Anaheim apartment, 64-year-old Andre William Lepere of Alamogordo,…
U.S. Customs employee indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on charges of kidnapping his wife in Santa Ana, leading to her death
SANTA ANA, California – A federal grand jury today returned an indictment that charges a Covina man with kidnapping his wife in 2016 in an incident that resulted in her…
The Anaheim police arrested murder suspect Fernando Garcia
ANAHEIM, Calif. (April 27, 2021) – Anaheim Police Investigators have located and arrested Fernando Garcia, 39, of Anaheim for the murder of 34-year-old Francisco Villagomez, also of Anaheim. On Sunday,…
Anaheim man convicted of murdering his wife on Christmas day, in 2011
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Anaheim man was convicted today of second degree murder for killing his wife on Christmas in 2011 and then propping her body on the couch…
Suspect turned himself in after a fatal shooting at a Santa Ana mobile home park
On Friday, March 26, 2021, at approximately 8:57 PM, SAPD Officers responded to the mobile home park located in the 3100 block of W. 1st Street in response to reports…
The ex-husband of a Santa Ana woman beat her to death and now could get the death penalty
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Lake Forest man has been charged with murder for beating his ex-wife to death with a tire iron after she arrived at her job as…
An Anaheim man was arrested for killing a transient at a shelter
ANAHEIM, Calif. (March 15, 2021) – The Anaheim Police Department Homicide Detail has arrested 57-year-old Alvaro Mendoza Sahagun, an Anaheim resident, for the fatal stabbing of 36-year-old Marcos Zavala, also…
