Violent crime, particularly gang-related shootings, are up this year in Santa Ana by historic numbers, as most of our readers know. But the new reality in our city might be worse than you think:
An unidentified male pedestrian died late on Saturday after he was struck while walking at the 700 block of South Newhope St., in Santa Ana, at around 11 a.m., according to the O.C. Register.
The man whose vehicle struck the pedestrian stayed at the scene and cooperated with the police. Continue reading→
Santa Ana Police Department
Identification of the three female victims pending notification of families
On Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 12:19 am officers responded to a vehicle vs. multi-pedestrian, hit and run collision on Hazard Av. just west of Harbor Blvd.
Based on evidence at the scene, it appears three female pedestrians were standing in the two-way turn lane of Hazard Av. just west of Harbor Blvd. when they were struck by a dark colored SUV. The driver of the SUV failed to stop at the scene and continued eastbound on Hazard Av. out of sight. Continue reading→
One of our readers has reported that a male hit and run driver in a dark SUV, plowed into three alleged prostitutes, killing one, at about 12:15 a.m. this morning. This happened on Hazard Street 1 block west of Harbor.
Paramedics put the deceased victim in an ambulance but they stayed at the scene. Apparently they were waiting to transfer the victim to the O.C. Coroner. Continue reading→
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PRESS RELEASE 07/08/2016-3
Case # 13CF1853
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison today for killing an innocent pedestrian after crashing into him at the conclusion of a high speed chase with officers from the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD). Victor Manuel Sanchez, 24, Santa Ana, pleaded guilty May 17, 2016, to one felony count of murder and one felony count of evading a peace officer while driving recklessly causing serious bodily injury and death with a sentencing enhancement for great bodily injury.
On May 30, 2013, Sanchez was driving a white Dodge Charger in a known criminal street gang area in Santa Ana with two associates. SAPD officers were patrolling the area in a marked police vehicle at the time. Continue reading→
City of Santa Ana
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Santa Ana on November 8, 2016 at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measure:
Council Compensation Charter Reform
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Santa Ana’s City Council voted to give themselves a big pay raise – but the voters will have to approve it via a ballot measure that we will vote on in the upcoming November General Election, according to the O.C. Register.
Think about the last time you got a raise. Did you deserve it? Probably – but did you ever get a raise despite not doing a good job? Continue reading→
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: DETECTIVES MAKE ARREST IN SEXUAL ASSAULT SERIES
A series of sexual assaults occurred in Santa Ana involving the same male suspect and three self-admitted female prostitute victims. One attack took place in August 2015, and two additional crimes happened in January 2016. In each assault, the suspect posed as a police officer and lured the victims into his car. The suspect then drove the victims to secluded locations, where he forcefully raped two of them. The third victim had escaped before the rape occurred.
On June 2, 2016, the Santa Ana Police Department released information to the public regarding the sexual assaults. Santa Ana Police detectives asked people to come forward with any tips that might lead to the suspect’s identification. As a result of the news release, Joseph Raymond Stanton, 42, of Long Beach, was identified as a possible suspect. Continue reading→
Santa Ana Police Department
Deceased – Anthony Ramirez (20) Santa Ana
On July 6, 2016 at approximately 10:06PM Santa Ana Police Officers were dispatched to the area of 2100 West Washington regarding shots fired and a subject down. When officers arrived, they found the victim, 20 year old Anthony Ramirez from Santa Ana, unconscious and unresponsive in the middle of the street. Ramirez was suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper torso. Orange County Fire Authority paramedics arrived on scene and pronounced Ramirez deceased. Continue reading→
Luis Flores-Mendoza of Santa Ana, a 26-year-old, was arrested after he pretended to be a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and threatened to deport a woman if she didn’t give him money, according to the O.C. Register.
The victim, an unidentified woman, said that on June 6, the suspect went to a restaurant in Anaheim, where she worked. The suspect was dressed in a green uniform with a vest, gun, and a badge. He said that he was a Federal agent, according to the Placentia Police Department. Continue reading→
A man was shot at the intersection of Washington Ave. and King Street, in Santa Ana, on Wednesday night, just after 10 p.m., according to the O.C. Register.
When the police arrived they found the man had been injured with multiple gun shots. He was declared dead at the scene by OCFA paramedics. The police then closed down the adjacent streets while they investigated the murder. Continue reading→
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, July 5, 2016
SANTA ANA, California – A Garden Grove man who worked for the United States Postal Service for more than two decades appeared in federal court this morning after agreeing to plead guilty to stealing from the mail and selling at least 6,240 credit cards.
Chinh Vuong, 48, was summonsed into federal court this morning. Continue reading→
The City of Santa Ana talked tough about cracking down on illegal fireworks but last night was insane. The entire city was a war zone. Even the nicer neighborhoods in north Santa Ana were inundated in mortar rounds.
One young man, 21-years-old, paid the ultimate price for playing with illegal fireworks when he apparently blew most of his hands off, according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading→
Calling the crime one of the most “stupid, crazy and asinine” he’s seen, a judge on Friday sentenced Gladys Remigio, a Santa Ana woman, to 16 years in prison for attempting to kidnap her roommate’s 2-week-old baby, according to the O.C. Register.
Remigio was 17 years old when she askeed two gangbangers to help her to kidnap her roommate’s newly born baby daughter back in November of 2011. Remigio and the two men, who were armed with a fake gun, did exactly that when they entered the home and ordered the baby’s mother into a bedroom, according to the OCDA. Continue reading→
Former Santa Ana City Councilman Jose Solorio, who currently serves on the Rancho Santiago Community College District’s Board of Trustees, has announced that he will be moving into Ward 3 and running once more for the Santa Ana City Council, this November.
Solorio, who previously served in the State Assembly (from 2006 to 2012) , currently works for a law firm in Irvine. He was known in Sacramento for his prowess in raising campaign funds for himself and his fellow Democrats. He worked for the OCTA, in public affairs, when he first served on the Santa Ana City Council, from 2000-2006. Continue reading→
