Active shooter reported at the O.C. School of the Arts in DTSA
UPDATE: A reader has reported that the scene has been cleared by the police. Initially police thought that a large caliber gun was fired near OCSA. However now the school…
Home invasion thwarted by the Costa Mesa Police Department
An unidentified man tried to break into a house while the homeowners were home, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department. The suspect used a large rock to break the…
Repeat DUI driver arrested after a car crash that killed a passenger in Santa Ana this morning
On Sunday, April 21, 2024, at approximately 2:08 a.m., the Santa Ana Police Department received multiple calls regarding a single-vehicle collision involving three occupants in the area of 800 S.…
A Santa Ana man was apparently murdered by his roomate this morning
On Sunday, April 21, 2024, at 8:29 a.m., Santa Ana Police Communications received a report of unknown trouble at a residence in the 1500 block of S. Lowell Street. Santa…
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in Santa Ana last night
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, at approximately 10:05 p.m., the Santa Ana Police Department received multiple calls regarding a pedestrian down in traffic lanes in the area of 2100 N.…
The Tustin Police Dept. is conducting a DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint tonight
Tustin, CA - The Tustin Police Department's Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver's License Checkpoint on April 21, 2024, at an undisclosed location, within the city limits, between the…
A vehicle crashed into an apartment building after a collision in Costa Mesa
Earlier on Saturday, before 1:30 p.m., a driver in a Honda, going westbound on Center Street, did not yield the right of way to the Mercedes-Benz that was traveling southbound…
Transient ex-con who repeatedly kicked a small dog arrested by the Anaheim Police
Patrol Officers arrested Joseph Michael Sanders, a 34-year-old transient with a criminal record, on 4/18/2024 at approximately 6:30 p.m., on charges of kicking a small dog, as seen on a…
A former O.C. Boys and Girls Club counselor was arrested for allegedly molesting young girls
Last March, a female reported to police that she was inappropriately touched by a Boys & Girls Club counselor, who was later identified as Elijah Domminic Barrera, 29 years-old, of…
The Irvine Police arrested a baby buggy burglar suspected in a series of package thefts
On Wednesday, a police officer responded to a burglary call where a suspect stole a stroller from a garage in Quail Hill, according to the Irvine Police Department. When a…
Two suspects were arrested for fatally shooting a 13-year-old in Anaheim
ANAHEIM, Calif. (April 18, 2024) – Anaheim Police Detectives have arrested a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old male for their involvement in a fatal gang-related shooting of a 13-year-old boy.…
O.C. thief nabbed right under under a “Crime doesn’t pay” billboard!
Apparently a suspect was too busy stealing at the Outlets at Orange to see the OCDA's giant billboard in the middle of the shopping center that reads “Crime Doesn’t Pay…
A Santa Ana woman got swindled out of $6K by lottery ticket scammers
On March 27, 2024, Suspect 1 and Suspect 2 entered the Ross Store located at 2200 E. 17th St., according to the Santa Ana Police Department. The male suspect approached…
An Irvine police officer chased down a porky purse thief and arrested him
A police officer was patrolling the Irvine Spectrum Center when he saw a call holding at Costco (about a mile from the Spectrum) indicating a woman had her wallet stolen…
Santa Ana is not included in a new list of California’s Safest Cities of 2024
Safewise has published a list of California’s Safest Cities of 2024 and it does not include the City of Santa Ana. Several Orange County citites did make the list including:…
