Santa Ana School Police Department
At approximately 6:40 PM, Thursday evening, Santa Ana School Police received a call from the custodian at Adams Elementary school of a suspicious person on the campus. School Police Officers responded and began searching for the subject. Continue reading
Author and attorney James Ballidis will be holding a free seminar to educate Orange County residents about the importance of purchasing uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance next Tuesday and Wednesday, January 21 and 22.
When you attend this informative seminar, you will learn: Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
SANTA ANA, CA (January 16, 2014) – The Santa Ana Mayor and City Council are embarking on the creation of a comprehensive 5-year strategic plan to guide our city towards the future. This plan has involved numerous community stakeholders and the City invites all to attend an informational meeting to see the 5-year strategic plan draft and to provide comment, before it is presented to the City Council. Comments will be received and incorporated into the final draft, which will later be presented to the entire City Council for adoption. Continue reading
Orange County District Attorney, Media Advisory
For Immediate Release: January 16, 2014
MEDIA ADVISORY
SANTA ANA – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) has posted a video slideshow and concert footage on YouTube from the Beat H.E.A.T. Rocking & Rally event that took place on Sept. 9, 2013. The message of the fight against human exploitation and trafficking, which victimizes women and children throughout Orange County, reached over 177,000 citizens through the Internet and by e-mail, and countless others through the media. In addition, 6,500 flyers were distributed to the Anaheim neighborhood surrounding Twila Reid Park and the event connected more than 50 non-profit groups with each other and the community to further their future outreach against human trafficking. Continue reading
Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 12NM11481: January 16, 2014
PASTOR FACES TRIAL FOR SEXUAL BATTERY OF 18-YEAR-OLD FEMALE CHURCH MEMBER
FULLERTON – A pastor is scheduled to face trial today for sexual battery of an 18-year-old female church member. Joseph Angel Olvera, 55, Fullerton, is charged with two misdemeanor counts each of sexual battery and battery. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of two years in jail, $4,000 in fines, and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration. Opening statements are expected to begin this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. in Department N-11, North Justice Center, Fullerton. Continue reading
Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 13CF3815: January 16, 2014
SANTA ANA – Law enforcement is seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of a man who is charged with kidnapping and raping a woman. Michael Curtis Hernandez, 37, Tustin, is charged with four felony counts of forcible oral copulation, two felony counts of forcible rape, one felony count each of sodomy by force, sexual penetration by foreign object and force, kidnapping to commit a sex offense, false imprisonment by violence or deceit, and sentencing enhancements and allegations for kidnapping, kidnapping which substantially increased the risk of harm to the victim, and a prior strike conviction of kidnapping from 2003 in Riverside County. If convicted on all counts, Hernandez faces a maximum sentence of over 100 years to life in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration. He is being held on $1 million bail and is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow, Jan. 17, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in Department CJ-1, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading
Santa Ana High School’s Wrestling Team beat Oceanview and Orange tonight in a dual to win their 22nd League championship in a row. The Saints now have a record of 104 – 0 in league duals since 1993.
Kudos to this year’s coaching staff: Continue reading
Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 13CF3012: January 15, 2014
SANTA ANA – A pimp was convicted and sentenced yesterday for having a woman perform commercial sex acts after meeting her through a social networking website. Christopher Dominic Harper, 28, Los Angeles, pleaded guilty yesterday, Jan. 14, 2014, to one felony count of conspiracy to commit pandering. He was sentenced to six years in state prison stayed pending completion of three years of formal probation, one year in jail, and restitution. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
SANTA ANA, CA (January 15, 2014) – The new joint-use community garden and basketball court renovation project has been completed and will be commemorated with a ribbon cutting event on Tuesday, January 21 at the new garden in Madison Park at 11:30 a.m. Madison students, neighborhood families, teachers, Santa Ana Unified School District leaders and City leaders will come together and celebrate the opening of this unique partnership. This is the first joint-use garden in the city, creating a unique venture that will provide fresh produce for the community and an experiential site for the school’s science and health curriculum. It will add much needed open space for community members to convene, grow and access healthy food, and be active. Continue reading
SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, January 17th, 2014. It will begin at 7:30PM and is scheduled to conclude at 1:30AM. It will be conducted in the area of 400 N. Fairview Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading
Santa Ana School Police received a call of a person on the roof of Carver Elementary School at 5:20 AM Wednesday morning, January 15, 2014. When Officers arrived, they found one male adult suspect still on the roof of the school attempting to hide from the Officers. The suspect was detained without incident. The suspect was cutting and removing copper piping from an ice harvester unit. Continue reading
For Immediate Release Jan. 15, 2014
Questions? Call (714) 834-2500
Clerk-Recorder Extends Hours for Valentine’s Day Marriages
The Orange County Clerk-Recorder will be offering extended hours and is now accepting reservations for couples who wish to be married on Valentine’s Day at the department’s three marriage offices.
Ceremony rooms and marriage services will be available at the Old County Courthouse in Santa Ana from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Ceremony rooms and marriage services will be available at the department’s branch offices in Laguna Hills and Fullerton from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. In addition, the branch office locations offer free parking. Continue reading
Everest College-Santa Ana will partner with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive on Monday, Jan. 27th. The blood drive will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the campus of Everest College (500 West Santa Ana Boulevard in Santa Ana). Everest College staff and students will be welcoming donors to help them achieve their goal of 27 participants. Continue reading
NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Special Agent Jennifer Cicolani, PIO, Office: 213-798-1542, Jennifer.Cicolani@atf.gov
Contact: Lt. Jeff Hallock, OCSD, Office: 714-904-7042, JHallock@ocsd.org
UNDERCOVER OPERATION TARGETS STANTON-AREA GANGS
STANTON, Calif. – A task force made up of special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and officers with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD), today arrested 10 people for various firearm and narcotics violations as the result of an investigation dubbed “Operation Western Front.” Continue reading
Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release: January 14, 2014
SEVEN MEN CONVICTED OF LOITERING OR AGREEING TO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION
SANTA ANA – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) convicted six men of loitering or agreeing to engage in prostitution in December 2013 and one man in November 2013. The defendants in these cases approached a woman, whom they believed to be a prostitute, in areas known for prostitution and human trafficking in Orange County. They agreed to engage in commercial sex or loitered with intent to commit prostitution to engage in prostitution with a woman or an undercover officer and were subsequently arrested by law enforcement.
Buena Park Police Department, Orange County Sheriff’s Department, and Santa Ana Police Department investigated these cases. Deputy District Attorney Michael Bardeen of the HEAT Unit prosecuted these cases. Continue reading