Homelessness in Santa Ana increased in 2024 by over 44%
According to the 2024 Orange County Point in Time Count, over the two-year period from 2022 to 2024, the number of homeless individuals counted in Santa Ana increased by 44.2%,…
Santa Ana man gets a three year sentence for robbing a sex worker after throttling her
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man identified by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office’s (OCDA) Rapid DNA Program as a suspect in a Buena Park robbery has been sentenced to…
The SAPD is searching for two commercial burglary suspects
SAPD detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects involved in a burglary investigation. On April 28, 2024, at approximately 11 p.m., Suspects #1 and #2 forced entry…
The SAPD has identified the suspect and victims of a murder-suicide on May 2
After an extensive investigation, SAPD Homicide Detectives believe an incident that happened on Thursday, May 2, at 4:27 p.m., at a business unit at the 1200 block of E. Chestnut…
A boyfriend fatally stabbed his girlfriend and her uncle at a Santa Ana business
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 4:27 p.m., Santa Ana Police Department Communications received a call from a female who reported that her boyfriend stabbed her and her uncle, according…
SAPD officers found two dead and one injured after a storage unit melee
A truly bizarre case unfolded yesterday in Santa Ana when SAPD police officers were called to a Santa Ana storage facility where they found a dead man and a woman…
Santa Ana man wanted by the SAPD for exposing his toddler to Fentanyl
Police detectives are seeking the public’s help in locating the pictured suspect who is wanted for child endangerment, according to the SAPD. On February 2, 2024, Gustavo Palma Solorio (26)…
Hit and run driver who killed a pedestrian in Santa Ana arrested
On Thursday, April 25, 2024, at approximately 4:31 a.m., the Santa Ana Police Department received a call regarding a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in the area of…
Santa Ana teen driver facing manslaughter charge after a passenger was killed during a police pursuit
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An 18-year-old unlicensed driver was charged today with vehicular manslaughter for killing a 15-year-old girl during a high-speed pursuit from Orange into Long Beach when the…
A violent woman assaulted several victims at a Santa Ana retail store
SAPD Detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying the pictured suspect involved in an assault investigation On January 30, 2024, the suspect entered a retail story in the 1510…
Santa Ana man who burglarized homes in Tustin and Anaheim arrested
A residential burglary detective recently identified a possible person of interest in numerous daytime residential burglaries, according to the Tustin Police Department. Detectives conducted surveillance and identified the suspect's usual…
Santa Ana gangbanger gets life in prison without parole for killing an innocent man
Alexis Ascencion, a 25-year-old Santa Ana resident, was sentenced on Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the gang-related fatal shooting of a man outside an…
The SAPD will conduct Distracted Driving enforcement on April 23
Beginning Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Santa Ana Police Department’s Traffic Division will conduct an enforcement operation focused on drivers suspected of violating the hands-free cell phone law. Under current…
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…
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.…
