2017 started with 27 shootings in Santa Ana in the month of January
January 2017 was another violent month in Santa Ana with a total of 27 shooting incidents which resulted in 2 deaths. That includes the SAPD shooting incident on Jan 29.…
Death penalty for sex offender who kidnapped and murdered three Santa Ana women
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Case #14ZF0337 Date: February 3, 2017 REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER SENTENCED TO RECEIVE DEATH PENALTY FOR SPECIAL-CIRCUMSTANCES MURDER OF FOUR WOMEN AFTER KIDNAPPING THE VICTIMS *Co-defendant…
A man was shot and wounded early this morning near Spurgeon Intermediate School
[caption id="attachment_64508" align="aligncenter" width="397"] Shooting at W 5th and N Fairview in Santa Ana[/caption] There was yet another shooting in Santa Ana, early this morning. A male adult shooting victim transported himself…
Possible kidnapper fled from the SAPD but then crashed his car into a tree in Irvine
A man believed to be a possible kidnapper was arrested by the SAPD after leading them on a fifteen minute police pursuit on Wednesday night, that ended at about 11:30…
Santa Ana man who sodomized a 3-year old girl re-sentenced to 25 years to life in prison
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Case # 14CF1874 Date: January 31, 2017 COURT OF APPEAL REVERSES TRIAL JUDGE’S ILLEGAL SENTENCE OF MAN WHO SODOMIZED TODDLER *Defendant was originally sentenced to…
A vigil will be held on Jan. 31 in memory of Steve Salgado, who was shot by the SAPD
[embed]https://youtu.be/BQ3epWoPPyk[/embed] The family of Steve Salgado, an 18-year old young man who was shot to death by the SAPD's gang unit on Jan 29, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. on 400 South…
A man was shot and wounded early this morning at Santa Ana’s Casa Del Rey bar
[caption id="attachment_64444" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Casa Del Rey in Santa Ana[/caption] An unidentified man was shot once in his torso after he reportedly got into a fist fight with two other…
Steve Salgado was shot dead this afternoon in Santa Ana’s Heninger Park Neighborhood
Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a young man named Steve Salgado dead on Sunday afternoon at around 5 p.m. at 500 South Birch St., in Santa Ana. At least…
Santa Ana woman arrested for mail theft in Murrieta
Murrieta Police Department Murrieta Police Department FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PRESS RELEASE 1701M-5789 Subject : Call from Citizen Leads to Arrest for Mail Theft Contact : Tony Conrad 951-461-6309, tconrad@murrieta.org On 1/26/17 at…
A man was wounded in another shooting early this morning on Santa Ana’s west side
[caption id="attachment_64418" align="aligncenter" width="399"] Shooting at 100 South Mountain View in Santa Ana[/caption] On Friday morning, January 27 at about 1 a.m. SAPD police officers responded to the area of…
Santa Ana man on trial after killing his sister’s boyfriend and fleeing to Mexico
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Case # 15CF0763 Date: January 27, 2017 MAN TO FACE TRIAL FOR SHOOTING-MURDER OF SISTER’S BOYFRIEND BEFORE FLEEING TO MEXICO SANTA ANA, Calif. – A…
Two men were shot and wounded on Thursday night near Willard Intermediate School
While the Santa Ana City Council considers blowing $123 million in Federal funds, while stubbornly clinging to their new Sanctuary City status, folks keep getting shot. Two more men were…
Paroled gangbanger to be charged with attempted murder after shooting in a Santa Ana gang safety zone
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE January 26, 2017 THIRD-STRIKER GANG MEMBER ON PAROLE TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER OF FATHER AND SON BY SHOOTING AT THEIR CAR IN SANTA…
The SAPD raided the unlicensed Sky High marijuana dispensary again
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT SERVES SEARCH WARRANTS ON ILLEGAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES During the morning hours of Thursday, January 26, 2017, Police Detectives assigned to the…
Santa Ana woman facing felony charges after crashing a stolen car into a police cruiser
SAPD police officers tried to pull over 21-year old Daisy Oropeza on Tuesday during a routine traffic stop at the 500 block of S. Sullivan Street however she refused to…