The OCDA received a $2.9M state grant to combat DUIs
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is proud to announce that it has been once again chosen by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)…
O.C. children’s ministry director, music and dance teacher charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Orange County children’s ministry director who also taught music and dance and worked as an after school program leader has been charged with sexually assaulting…
The Tustin police recovered a stolen truck, a gun and drugs from a felon
Tustin Police Department officers located an occupied stolen vehicle which had been in Tustin. The driver, a convicted felon, was in possession of a loaded handgun, a controlled substance, access…
A Fullerton man was fatally shot in Santa Ana on Sunday night near Pacific Electric Park
On Sunday, November 20, 2022, at 10:25 p.m., Santa Ana Police Officers responded to the 1200 Block of South Oak Street (near Pacific Electric Park) regarding a report of shots…
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit and run driver in Santa Ana early this morning
On Sunday, November 20, 2022, at approximately 4:00 A.M., the Santa Ana Police Department received multiple calls regarding a pedestrian down on the roadway in the area of 2800 North…
Garden Grove man convicted of killing a transient in an alcohol-influenced collision
Victor Manuel Romero, a 28-year-old Garden Grove man, was convicted of killing Raymond MacDonald, a 33-year-old homeless bicyclist in Huntington Beach in a collision while under the influence of alcohol,…
Carjacking suspect who led police on a crazy pursuit in LA and OC facing up to 54 years in prison
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 33-year-old parolee who led multiple law enforcement agencies in a multi-county high speed pursuit that ended in an officer-involved shooting in Whittier has been charged…
Elderly man with dementia missing in Westminster
Thanh Huynh, age 84, was last seen leaving his house today, November 16, 2022, at 0800 hours, on the 7000 block of Stahov Ave. in the city of Westminster, CA.…
What led to today’s fatal shooting by SAPD officers
On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 2:05 PM, officers in a marked Santa Ana Police unit conducted a traffic stop at 100 S. McClay Street of a vehicle occupied by…
The SAPD is investigating an officer involved shooting near the DMV
The SAPD has advised this afternoon that there is police activity in the area of the 100 block of South McClay Street, near the DMV. They are currently investigating an…
Is the proposed Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission a blatant attempt to enrich lawyers?
Santa Ana Mayor Vicente Sarmiento's supervisorial campaign was funded in great part by attorneys who regularly sue police departments and cities on behalf of criminals, according to a recent Voice…
The Westminster police arrested a couple that had meth and fentanyl in their car
Over the weekend, a Westminster police officer was patrolling the area of Moran St. and Bolsa Ave. and observed a suspicious vehicle. The officer contacted the occupants of the vehicle…
The Westminster Police are searching for ten suspects who stole $16K worth of glasses from a Lenscrafter store
On Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 1850 hrs., the ten (10) pictured suspects entered the Lenscrafters store at 2056 Westminster Mall, hid several pairs of glasses in their pockets, bags,…
An SAPD Police Oversight Commission will be considered again at the next City Council meeting
The agenda for the Tuesday, November 15, 2022, Santa Ana City Council meeting is available. The agenda includes: Second reading of an ordinance establishing a Police Oversight Commission Consider a…