Two injured as gun shots are exchanged between the SAPD and gang suspects
The gang violence in our city reached a new peak today as a Santa Ana police officer was injured and one suspect was hit by gunfire, according to the O.C.…
Samuel Elijah Alvarez charged with beating up a Santa Ana grandfather
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 16CF0418 Date: February 17, 2016 MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR PUMMELING 71-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH BASEBALL BAT IN GAS STATION PARKING LOT SANTA ANA,…
Santa Ana man fatally shot near Newhope Elementary School
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD Detectives Investigating Shooting Death of 24 Year Man Victim: Francisco Sotelo Gonzalez (24) Santa Ana On February 16, 2016, at about 6:45pm, officers responded…
Man arrested after trespassing at John Wayne Airport and trying to hide in a helicopter
James Carroll, a 35-year-old man was arrested Monday after he ran from police and tried to hide in a helicopter at John Wayne Airport, in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.…
Santa Ana man and two others arrested for armed robberies and a high speed chase
Two men, from Santa Ana and Garden Grove, and a 17-year-old boy from Westminster were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of committing two robberies minutes apart in Westminster, according to the…
Santa Ana Community Emergency Response Team training starts on 2/20
City of Santa Ana Community Alert: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training Starts Next Saturday In the event of a major disaster or a more common emergency, learn how to…
18-yea-old homicide suspect who beat up a grandfather turns himself in to the SAPD
Samuel Elijah Alvarez, an 18-year-old man wanted in connection with the beating of a 72-year-old grandfather with a baseball bat, walked into the Santa Ana Police Department’s lobby and surrendered…
The SAPD is looking for an 18-year-old who beat up a grandfather with a baseball bat
Samuel Elijah Alvarez, an 18-year-old man, is wanted in connection with the severe beating of a 72-year-old great-grandfather with an aluminum baseball bat in Santa Ana last week, according to…
Car thieves arrested near Willard Elementary School with the help of a K-9
What started out as yet another Santa Ana car theft quickly escalated this afternoon, after several suspects in a stolen car took off when police tried to conduct a traffic…
Speeding car caused a fatal crash this morning that closed the N. Bristol and W. First St. intersection
A high-speed crash left one person dead and two others sought by police in Santa Ana Monday morning, according to KTLA News. The accident happened this morning just after 2…
Arrested taggers suspected in several robberies in Santa Ana and Garden Grove
A group of half-a-dozen losers were arrested today in Garden Grove after police officers spotted a vehicle that matched the description of a vehicle connected to a tagging incident on…
Santa Ana man sentenced to three years in prison after fatal DUI crash
Ulises Mendoza, a Santa Ana man who crashed while driving under the influence, leaving a passenger dead and three others seriously injured, was sentenced Friday to three years in prison,…
Man suspected of robbing several 7-11 stores arrested by the SAPD
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory - UPDATE: SAPD Robbery Detectives Arrest Suspect In Series Of 7-11 Robberies Arrested: Hernan Sanchez (25) Placentia, Booked on Charges of Robbery (2) On 01/28/2016, based…
Why has no one at the OC Central Men’s Jail been disciplined over the recent escape?
[embed]https://youtu.be/Jz_NPHObME4[/embed] January was a bad month for O.C. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens. Not only did three inmates escape from the O.C. Central Men's Jail - a Deputy Sheriff also left an…
538 crimes were reported from Jan. 25 through today in Santa Ana
It is hard to fathom how much crime happens in Santa Ana on a regular basis. There were 538 crimes reported in our city this week, from Monday, January 25, 2016…
