Man charged with pimping and pandering a woman in Santa Ana
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Date: January 15, 2016 Case # 15CF2734, 13CF3365 MAN CHARGED FOR PIMPING AND PANDERING WOMAN IN SANTA ANA SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man has been…
SAPD DUI checkpoint set for tonight
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD conducting DUI/Drivers License checkpoint Fri, January 15th, 9:00PM to 3:00AM, 500 W. Warner Avenue SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT The Santa Ana…
The OCDA has cleared an SAPD policeman who killed a suspect with six gunshots
Re: Officer-Involved Shooting on Feb. 27, 2015 Fatal Incident involving Ernesto Canepa District Attorney Investigations Case # S.A. 15-003 Dear Chief Rojas, Please accept this letter detailing the Orange County…
Car thieves arrested while hiding at the Smart and Final store on Bristol and Edinger
A reader told us yesterday that there were a lot of SAPD police cars and a police helicopter near the Smart & Final store, located at 1308 W. Edinger Ave.…
The SAPD police chief finally admits that gang violence in Santa Ana is at a new high
Did you know that there are about 1,200 adults on probation in Santa Ana? They are supervised by only 17 deputy probation officers and two supervising probation officers, according to the Orange County…
Victim shot in the chest today in a possible gang shooting at 1400 W. 10th St.
The SAPD has issued additional information about one of the shootings we reported about earlier today. In this latest incident a person was shot around noon today, in what is being…
The shootings have continued in Santa Ana this week with four incidents reported since Monday
There have been 12 Weapons Reports, Assaults with a Deadly Weapon and Armed Disturbing the Peace Reports incidents in Santa Ana since yesterday, January 11, 2016, according to CrimeMapping. None…
Three more shootings reported last night as Santa Ana’s gang war continues unabated
Friday was another bloody day in Santa Ana as yet another shooting took place. This time a man in his 20's was shot in the face, at the 3300 block…
Two more shootings reported in Santa Ana since last night
The SAPD is finally acknowledging the increase in shootings, mostly gang-related, in Santa Ana since New Year's Day. There have been 16 shootings since Jan. 1, according to the O.C.…
Estranged husband stabbed his wife after divorce filing then fled to Mexico with their son
An unidentified 23-year-old woman was apparently stabbed by her estranged husband Thursday after they argued following her filing for divorce, according to the O.C. Register. SAPD police officers responded at around…
Another shooting reported today at Broadway and Pine, in Santa Ana
One of our readers has reported a shooting today, just after 1 p.m., at Broadway and Pine in Santa Ana. That area is just east of Santa Ana High School. There…
Santa Ana man will only be in prison for three years despite charges involving drugs, theft and a police pursuit
Westley Alvarez , a 27-year-old man with a prior conviction, pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple felonies charging him with shooting another man with a pellet gun before leading police on…
Woman dies after being struck by a car at W. McFadden Ave. and Harbor Bl.
An unidentified woman in her late 50's lost her life today as she was crossing the street at an unmarked crosswalk at the 4000 block of West McFadden Ave., according…
Two Santa Ana men arrested after another gang shooting and robbery on S. Laurel St.
Yet another gang shooting took place very early this morning, at around 12:30 a.m., at the 3400 block of West Chestnut Ave., in Santa Ana, just west of Santa Anita…
Two more Santa Ana men injured this evening in gang-related shootings
In case you were wondering why the SAPD closed the eastbound lanes of West McFadden Ave., from South Fairview to South Sullivan Streets, late this afternoon, it was because of…