ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 13CF3891
Date: June 8, 2017
MAN CONVICTED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TWO WOMEN IN PARKING LOTS AND KIDNAPPING AND ROBBING A THIRD
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted by a jury today of sexually assaulting two women and kidnapping and robbing a third in mall, fast food, and church parking lots.
Defendant: Raymond Martin Boykin, 21, Anaheim
Convicted of Felony Counts: Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 13CF3891
Date: May 23, 2017
MAN TO FACE TRIAL FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THREE WOMEN IN PARKING LOTS
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man is scheduled to face trial tomorrow for sexually assaulting three women in mall, fast food, and church parking lots.
Defendant: Raymond Martin Boykin, 21, Anaheim
Felony Charges: Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Officers Arrest Four In Stolen Vehicle Pursuit – Possession Of Firearms
On Tuesday, 04/11/2017, at approximately 12:05 a.m., SAPD police officers were in the area of McFadden and Newhope when they attempted to stop a gray Toyota with no plates for vehicle code violations. The vehicle failed to yield and a pursuit was initiated.
The pursuit terminated when the suspect vehicle crashed into the rear bedroom of a residence at Newhope and Holly in the city of Fountain Valley. Three suspects were immediately taken into custody and a fourth suspect fled on foot. Continue reading
Esli Samaria Vasquez, the 16-year old Santa Ana resident who police said was missing has been located and reunited with her family, according to the SAPD.
Vasquez was spotted on Tuesday arguing with an unknown man in Anaheim, outside Sami’s Liquor at 1845 W. Katella Ave. in Anaheim, according to the O.C. Register. Then, the pair walked away from the store – southbound. Continue reading
Anthony Gálvez
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: UPDATE: CRITICAL MISSING 13 YEAR OLD LOCATED INSIDE ANAHEIM CHURCH
Child was located inside an Anaheim church save and sound. He is being returned to his family
Original: Location: 614 North Jenkins
On Thursday, 3/9/17, at 3:53 pm, officers responded to a critical missing call. Anthony Gálvez, a 13 year old boy, with a mental capacity of a 5 year old, walked away from his residence in the 600 block of N. Jenkins. He was last seen in the area of 300 N. Euclid Way. Officers coordinated a grid search with marked units and OCSD airship Duke. Continue reading
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713, Eric Carpenter (714) 560-5697
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 7, 2017
53Xpress Route to Speed Up Main Street Commute
New weekday service will have fewer stops along Route 53 between Anaheim and Santa Ana
ORANGE – Working, shopping or dining along Main Street is about to become more convenient, thanks to the Orange County Transportation Authority’s new OC Bus limited-stop 53Xpress service.
The new service, launching Monday, Feb. 13, runs along Main Street through downtown Santa Ana, with fewer stops along the popular Route 53 to speed up the commute for those riders traveling longer distances. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case #14ZF0337
Date: February 3, 2017
*Co-defendant is also facing the death penalty
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A registered sex offender was sentenced to receive the death penalty today for the special-circumstances murder of four women after kidnapping the victims. Steven Dean Gordon, 48, Anaheim, was indicted by the grand jury on Oct. 2, 2014. He was found guilty by a jury on Dec. 15, 2016, of four felony counts of special circumstances murder with sentencing enhancements for kidnapping and multiple murders. The OCDA announced on Dec. 11, 2015, that it would seek the death penalty against Gordon, and a jury recommended the death penalty for Gordon on Dec. 21, 2016.
Co-defendant Franc Cano, 30, Anaheim, was also indicted by the grand jury on Oct. 2, 2014, and is charged with four felony counts of special circumstances murder and four felony counts of forcible rape. The special circumstance sentencing enhancements are for murder during the commission of rape, multiple murders, lying in wait, and kidnapping. The OCDA announced on March 15, 2016, that it would seek the death penalty against Cano. He is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on May 12, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-40, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading
The Achievement Institute of Scientific Studies (AISS) is hosting their 5th Annual Bridging the Gap celebration on Thursday, May 11 from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Highway 39 Event Center, located at 1563 South State College Blvd., in Anaheim. Come to support and celebrate 4.0 and above students as they get into the right university for their STEM program. Click here to buy your tickets, starting at only $5.99. Continue reading
The body of 26-year old Brian Mendez, a Santa Ana resident, was found in an industrial park at the 1600 block of South Sinclair Street in Anaheim at around 6:30 a.m. this Monday, according to the O.C. Weekly.
Mendez suffered at least one gunshot wound and the case is believed to be gang related, according to the Anaheim Police Department. Continue reading
Danny Espinosa
The Anaheim Angels (I refuse to acknowledge their fake L.A. moniker) have acquired a baseball player, Danny Espinosa, who grew up in Santa Ana and played baseball at Mater Dei High School, according to MLB.
Espinosa was traded to the Angels by the Washington Nationals, a perennial playoff team in the National League, in exchange for Minor League right-handers Kyle McGowin and Austin Adams. Continue reading
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County’s ReStore (Habitat OC ReStore) locations in Anaheim and Santa Ana are partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County for the seventh annual year. The Habitat OC ReStores will be drop-off locations for the holiday food drive from Saturday, November 19, to Friday, December 23. Those who participate will receive a Habitat OC ReStore discount coupon each time they donate a minimum of three cans or packages of nonperishable food items. The public is encouraged to participate each week to increase their savings at the Habitat OC ReStores and to help end hunger in Orange County.
The holiday food drive will be held Saturday, November 19, 2016 to Friday, December 23, 2016 at: Continue reading
Orange County Approves $8 Million in Housing for Homeless, Selects Mercy House to Run Shelter
(Santa Ana, California) — Orange County is taking action on homelessness.
Just one week after adopting Supervisor Andrew Do’s plan to transform a Santa Ana bus terminal into a transitional homeless shelter, the Orange County Board of Supervisors has approved $8 million to provide housing for people who currently living on the streets or at risk of becoming homeless. Continue reading
Anaheim added the new sport of FootGolf to their Mtz, at the Dad Miller Golf Course in May, and it has since then generated $7,000 from fees. Officials expect revenues to increase to $25,000 next year, according to the O.C. Register.
What exactly is footgolf? FootGolf is a combination of the popular sports of soccer and golf. The game is played with a regulation #5 soccer ball at a golf course facility on shortened holes with 21-inch diameter cups. The rules largely correspond to the rules of golf.
There are 10 basic rules to FootGolf: Continue reading
For Immediate Release: August 3, 2016
Contact: Jessica Good, Public Information Officer, (714) 834-2178, JGood@ochca.com
Three New OC Meningococcal Disease Cases, Including a Fatality, Confirmed in Past 7 Days
Men Who Have Sex with Men Strongly Encouraged to Get Vaccinated
(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency strongly encourages men who have sex with men (MSM) in Orange County to get meningococcal vaccination as an outbreak of meningococcal disease, which has disproportionately affected MSM, has led to three new cases and another death here within the past 7 days.
The outbreak, which was reported earlier by the California Department of Public Health, has been occurring in the last several months in Southern California, particularly in Orange and Los Angeles Counties. Continue reading
Apparently somebody stole a BMW drove it into the front of the entrance to Santa Ana’s Walmart and then fled from his car on foot and hid inside the store last night.
The police ordered everyone to stay put and to not move so they could do a search in the store. There had to have been at least 30 policemen with dogs and tasers, according to a Facebook poster named David Vargas. Continue reading