Today, members of Santa Ana Family Crimes Unit served a $100,000 arrest warrant at the home of Gary Dalton Derusha (21) in the city of Anaheim. Derusha is charged with eight counts of sexual battery, carrying a switchblade knife and resisting an officer. Seven of the charged cases occurred in Tustin and one in Santa Ana. Continue reading
Since September, 2013, the Santa Ana Police Department has had several cases where victims receive a call from a suspect posing as a debt collector. The victims are then told they would be arrested if the debt is not paid and are instructed to pay through PayPal or other electronic means. Continue reading
There were 27 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Wed., Nov. 13, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, (714) 904-7042/Gail Krause, (714) 647-1840
Villa Park High School Wrestling Coach Arrested for Felony Battery on a Student
VILLA PARK, Calif. – (November 14, 2013) – On Wednesday, November 13, 2013, Emmanuel Hugo Hernandez, 26 years old, Orange, was arrested for felony battery on a student at Villa Park High School. Hernandez is a “walk-on” wrestling coach at the school and is accused of committing felony battery on a student member of the wrestling team. Continue reading
There were 32 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.
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There were 29 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.
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Orange County District Attorney Media Advisory
For Immediate Release, Case # TBA: November 12, 2013
WHO: Ryan Anthony Kevorkian, 34, and Naomi Josette Kevorkian, 33
WHAT: Are scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow for their role in the kidnapping, torturing, and sexual mutilation of a marijuana dispensary owner whom they believed to be burying large amounts of cash in the desert. The defendants are each charged with two felony counts of kidnapping for ransom and one felony count each of aggravated mayhem, torture, and first degree residential burglary, with a sentencing enhancement for inflicting great bodily injury. If convicted, they each face a maximum sentence of life in state prison without the possibility of parole. Continue reading
DATE: 01/20/2013
TIME: 20:57
LOCATION: 718 East First Street (Parking Lot)
VICTIM: JAIME MEJIA ZARAGOZA (Age 38 at time of death)
Santa Ana Police Department Homicide Detectives requests the public’s assistance. Investigating Detectives believe there were possibly witnesses to this murder or individuals who have information regarding the crime that have not come forward. Continue reading
There were 29 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.
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There were 25 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Saturday, Nov. 8, by our friends at CrimeMapping.
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There were 18 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.
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Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 12HF1290: November 7, 2013
MAN DUBBED “SNOWBOARDER BANDIT” CONVICTED OF COMMITTING ROBBERIES IN 10 ORANGE COUNTY BANKS
SANTA ANA – A man dubbed the “Snowboarder Bandit” was convicted today of committing robberies in 10 Orange County banks. Michael Brandon Franks, 30, Riverside, pleaded guilty to a court offer today to 10 felony counts of second degree robbery and two felony counts of attempted second degree robbery. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years and six months in state prison at his sentencing, Jan. 17, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. in Department C-34, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading
Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # TBA: November 8, 2013
*One defendant fled to Iran and was arrested while traveling to Spain; a fourth man was charged in 2012 in this case
SANTA ANA – Three defendants have been arrested, including one who had fled to Iran, for the kidnapping, torture, and sexual mutilation of a marijuana dispensary owner whom they believed to be burying large amounts of cash in the desert. Continue reading
There were 21 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.
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Anthony Angel Gomez is pictured on the left.
In a city awash with domestic violence incidents, as we report in our Daily Santa Ana Crime Reports, an incident on October 5, 2013, stands out.
Anthony Angel Gomez, who was 31 years old, died after he was badly injured during an incident involving his wife, Paulina Lugo Gomez. They were separated at the time. On the day in question they were having an argument, at 10th and Lowell Street, when Paulina took off in a vehicle and Anthony reportedy tried to jump onto it. He fell and ended up with severe head trauma.
Anthony’s family is looking for answers. They believe that Paulina was behind the wheel and their two minor children were present at the time. But no other witnesses have stepped up. Continue reading