An unidentified man was shot twice and critically injured in Santa Ana on Tuesday evening, according to the O.C. Register.
The shooting apparently happened at around 6:30 p.m. at the 1300 block of South Bristol Street, according to the SAPD.
A man in his 30s was found by SAPD police officers sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle with two gunshots wounds to his upper body. Continue reading→
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Detectives Arrest Suspect Real Estate Fraud – Believe There May Be Additional Victims
On April 5, 2016, Santa Ana Police Department Economic Crimes Detectives arrested Andres Pacheco, 39, of Yorba Linda, for the theft of over a half million dollars. Pacheco was arrested at the Orange County Courthouse after making an appearance on an unrelated case.
Andres Pacheco is a Real Estate Broker and owner of Franklin Equity Corporation/Signature Escrow, based in Santa Ana. In July of 2015, Santa Ana Police Economic Crimes Detectives were contacted by a victim, who claimed he was defrauded by Pacheco. The investigation revealed Pacheco’s escrow company was holding $186,000 in escrow, pending completion of a real estate transaction. When the real estate transaction was cancelled, the victim was due his $186,000; however Pacheco’s escrow company failed to return the money. Continue reading→
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 16CF0858
Date: April 5, 2016
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Tustin Police Department (TPD) are seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of an 80-year-old missionary charged with sexually assaulting two girls under the age of 10. Douglas Dale Whinery, 80, Tustin, is charged with four felony counts of lewd acts upon a child under the age of 14, and two felony counts of oral copulation or sexual penetration with a child 10 years old or younger, with a sentencing enhancement allegation for committing lewd acts upon multiple victims. If convicted, Whinery faces a maximum sentence of 100 years to life in state prison. Whinery was arraigned today, and is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on April 12, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. in Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.
At the time of the crime, Whinery was a former pastor and missionary and was actively involved at Olive Crest Church in Santa Ana, Foothills Church in Rancho Santa Margarita, and Grace Church in Yorba Linda. The defendant had access to children. Continue reading→
California Highway Patrol
THIS MESSAGE IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
LOS ANGELES, VENTURA, SAN DIEGO, ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO AND IMPERIAL.
ON APRIL 4, 2016, AT 1315 HOURS, AYDEN AVALOS WAS ABDUCTED BY HIS FATHER FROM LOS ANGELES, CA.
AYDEN AVALOS IS AN 18 MO OLD HISPANIC MALE WITH BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES, WEARING UNKNOWN CLOTHING. Continue reading→
A Peace & Unity March and Rally has been set for Saturday, April 30, 2016. This is a community city-wide event that will take place at Jerome Park, located at 2215 McFadden Ave., in Santa Ana.
The march will start at 11 a.m. and the rally will start at 12 noon.
The event will include:
Santa Ana’s latest gang-related shooting happened on Friday at Centennial Park at around 5:30 p.m. when three male Hispanic adult suspects shot confronted a lone Hispanic man and one of the suspects ended up firing a single round, hitting the victim in his upper torso, according to the O.C. Register.
The injury was not considered to be life-threatening. The victim was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive. Continue reading→
Leonel Bucio, 37-years-old, died after being shot in the neck at the El Coral Bar in Santa Ana, at 1902 South Standard Ave., just south of Edinger Ave., at around 9:30 p.m. on Friday night, according to the O.C. Register.
When the SAPD police officers arrived at the scene they found the victim on the ground, bleeding, according to the SAPD. Continue reading→
Jose Angel Gutierrez, a 42-year-old man suspected of multiple 7-Eleven armed robberies since September was caught on Tuesday, just hours after his latest heist, according to the O.C. Register.
Gutierrez had already been identified by the Garden Grove Police Department as a suspect when he walked in to a 7-Eleven at the 11000 block of S. Brookhurst Street at 4:05 a.m. and brandished a gun so he could steal cash and cigarette cartons, according to the Garden Grove Police Department.
Police detectives from Garden Grove and Santa Ana tried to search a warrant at his home, but Gutierrez was not there. They did however find his stash of “tools” – a sawed-off shotgun, handguns, illegal drugs and a mask worn in other robberies. Continue reading→
Ignacio Gaytan Hernandez, a 40-year-old Santa Ana man, was acquitted Tuesday of molesting the two daughters of his former girlfriend, according to the O.C. Register.
The girls, ages 11 and 14, accused their mother’s boyfriend of molesting them when they were 9 and 11 years old, according to Hernandez’ attorney, O.C. Deputy Public Defender Sara W. Ross said.
Ross said that the girls “had credibility issues and there was a lot of doubt. They had lied before – they had made false accusations before. And their statements were pretty inconsistent.” Continue reading→
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 16WF0648
Date: March 28, 2016
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of a well-known Vietnamese entertainer “Minh Beo” charged with sexually assaulting a minor boy. Minh Quang Hong, who goes by the stage name “Minh Beo”, 38, Garden Grove, was charged Friday, March 25, 2016, with one felony count of oral copulation of a minor, one felony count of attempting to commit a lewd act upon a child under the age of 14, and one felony count of meeting with a minor with the intent to engage in lewd conduct. If convicted, Hong faces a maximum sentence of five years and eight months in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration. Hong is currently being held on $1 million bail and is scheduled for a continued arraignment on April 15, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana.
At the time of the crime, Hong is accused of traveling from Vietnam and visiting Orange County and Atlanta, Georgia. Hong is a well-known Vietnamese entertainer with access to children. Continue reading→
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 16CF0804
Date: March 28, 2016
THIRD STRIKER TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR THE SHOOTING MURDER OF MMA GYM OWNER IN TUSTIN
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A third striker is scheduled to be arraigned today for the shooting murder of a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym owner in Tustin. Kirk Vernell Price, 53, Santa Ana, is charged with one felony count of murder and one felony count of possession of a firearm by a felon, with a sentencing enhancement for the personal discharge of a firearm causing death, and three prior strike convictions for robbery with the use of a firearm in 1983 in Orange County. If convicted, Price faces a maximum sentence of 100 years to life in state prison. Price is scheduled to be arraigned today, March 28, 2016, in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana. The time is to be determined. Continue reading→
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Homicide Detectives Investigating Shooting Death – Victim Identified
Victim: Angel Quintero, 41, of Garden Grove
On 3/27/16, at 21:36 hours, officers responded to a call of a shooting with a male down at Edna Park, located at 2140 W. Edna. When officers arrived on scene, they found the victim, a 41 year old male, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Upon the arrival of medics, the victim was pronounced deceased. Continue reading→
While most of us were wrapping up our Easter Sunday, someone was shooting a 41-year-old man, fatally, at the Santa Ana riverbed, just east of Edna Park, at around 9:36 p.m., according to the O.C. Register.
The shooting occurred at the 2100 block of Edna Drive. SAPD police officers who responded found the victim with gunshot wounds in his upper torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene by OCFA paramedics. Continue reading→
Santa Ana resident Vanessa E. Rodriguez, a 25-year-old, was murdered on March 16, 2016, when two suspects entered into an alley, pulled open a garage door and began shooting at the three people inside, hitting all of them, at a residential garage behind a Catholic church the west alley of the 700 block of North Lacy Street, as we previously reported.
Rodriguez was not a gang member. She was an innocent victim of this city’s ongoing gang war. Apparently one of the other victims was a gang member (a Loper) and he likely was the target of the attack. She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Rodriguez’ mother told us that her daughter was a happy funny caring women who always helped people out and was a big-hearted person who was full of life. She was well-loved and had many friends and family, who are all mourning her loss. Continue reading→
Thursday night was a hot one for the SAPD. There were two gang-related fatalities that kept them very busy.
In the first incident, Kevin Sotelo, 24 was riding a bike at the 4000 block of West Hazard Ave., when he was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting. Multiple shots were directed at the unfortunate bicyclist from a vehicle, according to the SAPD.
SAPD police officers responded to the scene of the shooting at approximately 8:38 p.m. Police officers found the victim, Sotelo, at the intersection of Hazard and Morse suffering from several gunshot wounds. Orange County Fire Authority Medics pronounced Sotelo deceased at the scene. Continue reading→
