The SAPD took down another illegal gambling operation

The SAPD took out an illegal gambling den on Saturday afternoon at S. Grand Ave. and E. St. Gertrude in what appears to be a light industrial area as reported by one of our readers via Facebook.

Pictures submitted by our reader show multiple SAPD cars and a SWAT team vehicle. Several suspects appear to have been arrested.

Illegal gambling dens have been a plague in Santa Ana for years. Their income is not reported or taxed and these operations attract prostitutes and drug dealers.

The SAPD did not issue a formal press release or acknowledge the raid on their social media pages.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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