Santa Ana Police Department
SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, September 7, 2018. It will begin at 9:00PM and is scheduled to conclude at 2:30AM. It will be conducted in the area of 2000 W. First Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: UPDATE: SAPD Detectives Arrest 17 Year Old Female for Manslaughter in this Investigation
Victim: Bryan Chavez (15), Santa Ana
Arrested: Female Juvenile (17) Charges: Manslaughter
Based on facts and evidence obtained in their investigation, Homicide Detectives have arrested a 17-year-old female for manslaughter in this case. The suspect was arrested at her residence in the City of Orange and will be lodged at OC Juvenile Hall. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Detectives Investigating Homicide 1000 Block West Richland Avenue
On Thursday, September 06, 2018, at 1:18 AM, Santa Ana police officers responded to reports of a shooting with a subject down in the area of W. Richland Avenue and S. Shelton Street. Responding officers discovered a Hispanic male juvenile down in the street at 1000 Block West Richland Avenue.
The male suffered an apparent gunshot wound to his upper body. Orange County Fire Authority paramedics responded to the scene, evaluated the victim, and declared him deceased at 1:28 AM. Continue reading
Pedro Frias
Pedro Frias, 21, of Tustin, was arrested today on suspicion of committing a lewd act on an underage girl at park in Tustin on Wednesday, according to the O.C. Register.
Frias tried to expose himself to the girl but she was able to escape following a “brief struggle,” police said in a statement. Once she was out of the restroom, she ran to her father and he called 911, according to KTLA. Continue reading
Javier Ortiz Pichardo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18CF2483
Date: September 5, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Law enforcement is seeking potential additional victims of a man who was charged yesterday with multiple counts of sexual assault and lewd acts upon a child.
Defendant: Javier Ortiz Pichardo, 45, Santa Ana
Charged on Sept. 4, 2018 with the following felony counts: Continue reading
Alan Alberto Flores, 28, was arrested by SAPD police officers today after he allegedly inappropriately touched several girls at a Santa Ana laundromat, according to KTLA News.
Flores was booked on suspicion of attempted kidnapping, child annoyance and sexual battery, according to the SAPD. Continue reading
A K-9 police dog assisted Santa Ana police department investigators last night during a search of a convicted felon’s residence. The police were able to find and seize eight firearms, 10,000+ rounds of ammo & body armor according to an SAPD Tweet.
The case will be submitted to the OCDA for prosecution as convicted felons are not allowed to own guns and ammo. Continue reading
Needles found at the Santa Ana River Trail
City of Santa Ana
Community: Orange County Needle Exchange Program (OCNEP) Town Hall Meeting
The City of Santa Ana was made aware that the Orange County Needle Exchange Program (OCNEP) will be hosting a town hall meeting on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Delhi Center, located at 505 E Central Ave., Santa Ana, CA.
The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public about the Orange County Needle Exchange Program and address any questions the public may have. The public is encouraged to attend the meeting and provide feedback. Continue reading
Robert Bouton McDougal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 17WF1373
Date: August 30, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Orange Coast College (OCC) student was sentenced today to six months in jail for vandalizing two campus safety vehicles and violating a protective order to stay away from the school campus.
Defendant: Robert Bouton McDougal, 21, Costa Mesa
Pleaded guilty to the court on July 12, 2018 to the following misdemeanor counts: Continue reading
Bryan Colin arrested
Bryan Colin, a 19-year-old Costa Mesa man known to associate with gangs, was arrested this week on suspicion of stealing a handgun, ammunition and prescription medication from a vehicle in Santa Ana, according to the L.A. Times.
Colin was arrested by Costa Mesa police gang investigators at about 1 p.m. this Tuesday in the area of Monrovia Avenue and West 15th Street in Costa Mesa on suspicion of vehicle burglary, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of narcotics. Continue reading
A huge shoplifting suspect identified by the SAPD as Jose Prado was caught on video as he was loading up his truck with grocery items he did not pay for, at a Santa Ana Stater Bros. supermarket parking lot, when store employees confronted him, according to ABC News.
Prado went into angry bear mode when a man in shorts and a brown shirt sauntered up to him and laid him out with one big punch! Continue reading
Javier Ortiz Pichardo
Santa Ana Police Department
Santa Ana Police Detectives arrested Javier Ortiz Pichardo for child molestation. Pichardo began molesting children in 1999 when he was a cook at the New China restaurant in Santa Ana. The restaurant closed in 2004.
Pichardo’s first victim was only seven-years-old when the child’s family were regular customers at the restaurant. Pichardo molested the victim in the restaurant bathroom. He then befriended the family and gave them free food, which gained the victim’s family’s trust. He was eventually allowed to pick the victim up from school. Pichardo repeatedly abused the victim for seven years. The abuse stopped when the victim was 14-years-old and the victim’s family lost contact with Pichardo. Continue reading
Current fencing at Fisher Park
Public Safety: Orange County Installs Secure Fencing at 24 Sites along Flood Control Channels to Prevent Homeless Encampments
Santa Ana, California – The County of Orange is installing new fencing at 24 sites along flood control channels to keep neighborhoods safe and prevent homeless encampments.
Supervisor Andrew Do, Chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, worked with city leaders, county staff and law enforcement agencies on the fencing projects in Santa Ana, Garden Grove and Westminster after reports of criminal activity, including a series of fires set by a homeless arsonist. Continue reading
Omid Delkash
Orange County District Attorney
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18WM12128
COSTA MESA, Calif. – On Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, the Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) and Code Enforcement, along with the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Division of Investigation-Cannabis Enforcement Unit (DOI-CEU), California Department of Taxes and Fee Administration, and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) arrested a man, who was unlawfully operating a marijuana dispensary in Costa Mesa.
Omid Delkash, 47, Newport Beach, was charged today with four misdemeanor counts of unlawful transportation, sale, and furnishing marijuana. He is currently in custody and is being held on $150,000 bail. He was arraigned today and is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on Aug.31,2018, at 8:30 a.m., Department C-5, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading
Fountain Valley police officers found an unidentified man in his 40’s who had been stabbed multiple times, when they responded to the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Edinger Avenue at about 2:30 p.m. after receiving a call, according to the O.C. Register.
The Fountain Valley police are now searching for a person of interest following in that stabbing. However they have no description of the suspect. Continue reading