David Valentin selected as the new acting interim police chief of the SAPD
We finally have some very good news to report about the Santa Ana Police Department - a once proud agency that was wrecked by former SAPD Police Chief Carlos Rojas…
A homeless man was arrested for robbing a gas station in Costa Mesa
Orange County's homeless population is becoming a big criminal problem, not just in Santa Ana but in surrounding areas. On Monday, June 19, at about 5 p.m., when it was…
Santa Ana man arrested for a DUI hit and run collision with a pedstrian in Costa Mesa
On Sunday, June 18, 2017, at about 2:20 a.m., Costa Mesa police officers were dispatched to West 19th Street and Harbor Boulevard regarding a vehicle versus pedestrian hit and run…
Santa Ana man gets 22 years in prison after a DUI hit and run crash that killed a nurse
[caption id="attachment_66911" align="aligncenter" width="250"] Pearleen Hopkins[/caption] Dallas Frank Reichstein, a 48-year-old Santa Ana resident and repeat drunken driver, admitted guilt on Friday, June 16 and he faces 22 years in…
A woman was struck by a Toyota Tacoma as she left St. Joseph Church in Santa Ana this evening
Charlene Hanson, 71, was hit by a vehicle tonight, June 17, as she crossed the street away from her church, and was in critical condition at a hospital, according to the…
Santa Ana gangbanger gets life in prison after murdering an innocent bystander
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Case # 12CF0764 Date: June 16, 2017 GANG MEMBER SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE FOR MURDERING INNOCENT…
A burglary suspect fell through the ceiling at a Santa Ana 7-Eleven while hiding from the police
A man suspected of burglary who attempted to hide inside a 7-Eleven located at 2745 W. McFadden Ave., was arrested late Thursday, June 15, after he crashed through the store’s…
Monroe Elementary placed on lockdown as the SAPD bomb squad investigates a nearby suspicious package
[caption id="attachment_66878" align="aligncenter" width="393"] Monroe Elementary in Santa Ana[/caption] Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD/OCSD Bomb Squad Working Suspicious Package at Armory Location: 612 E. Warner - National Guard Armory…
Transient arrested in Garden Grove for the stabbing death of a Santa Ana man on Friday
Daniel Jones-Hoebel, a 19-year old transient, was arrested by the Garden Grove police on Saturday, June 10, in the Friday, June 9 stabbing of 20-year-old Genaro Diaz of Santa Ana, who…
O.C. man who posed as a police officer facing several felony charges including kidnapping
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Case # 17NF1372 Date: June 9, 2017 OCDA SEEKING PUBLIC’S HELP IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF MAN CHARGED WITH POSING AS POLICE OFFICER AND KIDNAPPING…
The SAPD is once again reporting their daily crime data online
Remember a few weeks back when we noticed that the SAPD was no longer reporting crime data to Crimemapping - a website that logs crime activity throughout the U.S.? Well…
Transient arrested for stealing packages from homes in Orange, Irvine and Tustin
The Greenwood Homes in the Tustin Legacy development have been experiencing a spike in theft related property crimes since the beginning of the year. In addition to regular Neighborhood Watch…
A woman was shot and wounded at Santa Ana’s Guest Inn & Quality Suites this morning
[caption id="attachment_66798" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Guest Inn and Quality Suites[/caption] Do you remember when the Guest Inn and Quality Suites, located at 2151 E. First St., was converted into the first large-scale permanent…
Man who flipped out at a Santa Ana 7-11 store pleads guilty and gets probation
[embed]https://youtu.be/7ewYXJyt5jE[/embed] Daniel Jonas Fine, 42, a Santa Ana man, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, June 7, to misdemeanor charges for hitting a clerk in the head, hurling bananas at another employee…
Anaheim man convicted of raping a woman at the MainPlace Mall
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Case # 13CF3891 Date: June 8, 2017 MAN CONVICTED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TWO WOMEN IN PARKING LOTS AND KIDNAPPING AND ROBBING A THIRD SANTA ANA,…