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The SAPD will conduct a DUI checkpoint on Saturday night at 500 W. 1st St.

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD conducting DUI/Drivers License checkpoint Saturday, December 19th, 9:00PM – 3:00AM, 500 W. First Street.

SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT

The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, December 19th, 2015. It will begin at 9:00 PM and is scheduled to conclude at 3:00 AM. It will be conducted in the area of 500 W. First Street, Santa Ana, CA.

The primary purpose of a DUI Checkpoint is to deter impaired driving, not to increase arrests. All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI/Drivers License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as ensuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. The DMV reports that unlicensed drivers are 4.9 times more likely to cause a fatal crash than a licensed driver. Continue reading→

Santa Ana receives more state funding for DUI checkpoints and traffic enforcement

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Santa Ana, Traffic Leave a comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES GRANT FOR SPECIAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND CRASH PREVENTION

The Santa Ana Police Department has been awarded a $343,480.00 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a year-long program of special enforcements and public awareness efforts to prevent traffic-related deaths and injuries. The Santa Ana Police Department will use the funding as part of the City’s ongoing commitment to keep our roadways safe and improve the quality of life through both enforcement and education.

“The Santa Ana Police Department is committed to traffic safety and doing everything within our power to ensure the roadways are safe for drivers and pedestrians. In fact, traffic safety is a major component of the City’s Strategic Plan and substantial efforts have been made in this area as we engage internal and external stakeholders on this issue. Working in partnership with the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), this grant will allow the Santa Ana Police Department to dedicate the necessary resources to target violations that contribute to dangerous driving conditions through education and enforcement, which will help meet our strategic goals to enhance the lives of our residents as well as visitors to Santa Ana.” — Chief Carlos Rojas Continue reading→

SAPD DUI checkpoint set for this Saturday night

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Santa Ana 1 Comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD conducting DUI/Drivers License checkpoint, Sat, Nov 21st 9:00PM – 3:00AM, 2000 W. First Street

SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT

The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, November 21st, 2015. It will begin at 9:00PM and is scheduled to conclude at 3:00AM. It will be conducted in the area of 2000 W. First Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading→

SAPD DUI checkpoint set for tonight at 1500 E. McFadden

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD conducting DUI/Drivers License checkpoint Friday, November 6th , 9:00PM – 3:00AM, 1500 E. McFadden

SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT

The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, November 6th, 2015. It will begin at 9:00 PM and is scheduled to conclude at 3:00 AM. It will be conducted in the area of 1500 E. McFadden Avenue, in the City of Santa Ana.

Good Samaritan tracks down a DUI hit and run driver who killed a pedestrian near Madison Park

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Santa Ana, Vince Sarmiento Leave a comment

Ramon Horta-Jaime

Marcello Bisarello, a 24-year-old resident of Santa Ana, has been identified as the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a car on Tuesday, according to the O.C. Register.

Bisarello was sitting on a curb just before 1:10 p.m. at the 800 block of East McFadden Avenue when he was fatally struck by Ramon Horta-Jaime (aka Jaime Ramon Horta), 55, who was driving a Ford Windstar van eastbound on the street before swerving, police said.

A witness, Cesar Guzman of Santa Ana, was driving behind Horta-Jaime’s minivan when he saw the vehicle swerve up onto the curb and make a loud bang. Then Guzman said that he “saw something rolling over under the car and when it came out it was … a person,” according to KTLA. Continue reading→

DUI checkpoint set for Oct. 30 in Costa Mesa

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Costa Mesa, Crime Leave a comment

Costa Mesa Police Department

Advisory: DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, October 30, 2015

The Costa Mesa Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, October 30th at an undisclosed location within the city between the hours of 8 p.m. and 3 a.m.

The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20 percent when well-publicized DUI checkpoints and proactive DUI patrols are conducted routinely. Continue reading→

Man stabbed at the Los Cristales Bar last night during a fight

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Santa Ana Leave a comment

A man was stabbed in the chest late on Thursday night, at around 10:25 p.m., at the Los Cristales bar, located at 1638 S Standard Ave., in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.

Apparently the man got into an argument with another man. The two stepped outside to continue their fight and then one man stabbed the other in the chest, with a knife, according to the SAPD.

The stabber took off on foot and was not seen again while the victim was taken to a local hospital. The victim is expected to survive. His identity was not revealed by the police. Continue reading→

Santa Ana man sentenced to prison after DUI hit and run accident that killed a woman

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Santa Ana 1 Comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Date: September 4, 2015

DRUNKEN DRIVER SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS IN PRISON FOR KILLING WOMAN BY THROWING HER FROM MOTORCYCLE IN CRASH

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken driver was sentenced today to six years and four months in state prison for killing a woman by crashing into her motorcycle after making an unsafe turn into an intersection. Steven Todd Newcomer, 47, Santa Ana, pleaded guilty June 22, 2015, to one felony count each of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated without gross negligence and hit and run causing death.

At approximately 8:40 p.m. on April 12, 2012, 32-year-old Kimberly Krause was riding her motorcycle eastbound on Chapman Avenue approaching the intersection at Pioneer Lane in Garden Grove. Newcomer was driving under the influence of alcohol traveling westbound on Chapman Avenue toward the same intersection. Continue reading→

SAPD DUI checkpoint set for Sep. 4 at 500 W. 1st St.

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD conducting DUI/Drivers License checkpoint Friday, Sept 4th, 2015, 9:00PM – 3:00AM, 500 W. First Street

The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, September 4th, 2015. It will begin at 9:00PM and is scheduled to conclude at 3:00AM. It will be conducted in the area of 500 W. First Street, Santa Ana, CA.

The Green Party presents “Call all Rebels” at the Delhi Center on Sep. 20

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Entertainment, Food, Green, Literature, music, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana Leave a comment

The Green Party of Orange County presents “Calling All Rebels: The Moral Imperative to Revolt,” hosted by KPFK 90.7 FM’s Andrew Tonkovich, on Sep. 20, 2015, starting at 5 p.m., at the Delhi Center, located at 505 E. Central Ave., in Santa Ana.

After the event there will be a 1 hour Reception for Chris Hedges in a smaller room at the Delhi Center. Tickets will be $100. It will include Cheese and Wine. Only 70 tickets will be available. Chris will be at the event signing books. at 6 p.m.

Chris Hedges 8:00 p.m. Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist and Best Selling Author and Occupy Wall Street Icon.
Jill Stein 7:10 p.m. Green Party Presidential Candidate
Gayle McLaughlin 6:20 p.m. Former Green Party Mayor of Richmond, CA who challenged Wall Street
Originalites: 5:40 p.m. Local Reggae Outfit
Melted: 5:00 pm. Local Rock Outfit

Continue reading→

The SAPD will conduct a DUI and license checkpoint tonight at Main and the 5 Fwy.

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Fri, August 21st, 2015, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM 2100 N. Main Street.

SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT

The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, August 21st, 2015. It will begin at 9:00 PM and is scheduled to conclude at 3:00 AM. It will be conducted in the area of 2100 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA.

The O.C. Avoid DUI Task Force will be out in full force through Labor Day weekend

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Orange County, Santa Ana Leave a comment

NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, 714.904.7042, JHallock@ocsd.org; Emily Osterberg, 714.647.1840, EOsterberg@ocsd.org

The Orange County Avoid DUI Task Force Will Be Out in Full Force to Catch Drunk Drivers

SANTA ANA, Calif. (August 21, 2015) – The Orange County Avoid DUI Task Force is increasing its enforcement efforts as part of a national crackdown on drunk driving. The 18-day, high-visibility campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, is a partnership with the California Office of Traffic Safety to curb impaired driving and save lives.

From August 21, 2015 until Labor Day, September 7, 2015, law enforcement partners in Orange County, across the state and nationwide will have zero tolerance for drunk driving. Increased state and national messaging about the dangers of driving drunk, coupled with checkpoints and increased officers on the road, aim to drastically reduce the toll of drunk driving. The County’s DUI Task Force kicks off Friday night by deploying a DUI/Driver License checkpoint during the first weekend along with several special DUI Saturation Patrols. The California Highway Patrol will deploy all available officers onto freeways and county roads as part of their Maximum Enforcement Period over the three-day holiday weekend. Continue reading→

SAPD DUI checkpoint set for 8/7 at 1000 W. First Street

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Fri, Aug 7th, 2015, 9:00PM – 3:00AM, 1000 W. First Street

The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, August 7th, 2015. It will begin at 9:00PM and is scheduled to conclude at 3:00AM. It will be conducted in the area of 1000 W. First Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Santa Ana resident Francisco Martinez arrested after DUI crash in Tustin

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Accidents, Alcohol, Crime, Tustin Leave a comment

Tustin DUI crash on August 2, 2015

Tustin Police Department

At 5:06 PM today officers were sent to the area of Edinger Ave. and Jamboree to investigate the report of an injury accident. When officers arrived at the location they discovered a white Audi RS 6 had struck a street sign and several trees in the center island of Edinger Ave.

The car impacted one of the trees with enough force to uproot it. The vehicle sustained severe damage. Continue reading→

The SAPD will conduct a DUI checkpoint on July 17

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint Friday, July 17th, 2015, 9:00PM – 3:00AM, 1500 E. McFadden Ave.

The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, July 17th, 2015. It will begin at 9:00PM and is scheduled to conclude at 3:00AM. It will be conducted in the area of 1500 E. McFadden Avenue, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading→