Three people were in custody today after leading authorities on a chase throughout Orange County that ended in Costa Mesa where the suspect vehicle crashed head on into a big rig, according to the O.C. Register.
As is often the case here in Orange County the incident began in Santa Ana, at around 11 p.m. last night. As the suspects fled in their vehicle they crashed into one car and kept on going. No serious injuries were reported. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 5, 2018
SANTA ANA, California – Three Orange County men have been charged in a scheme to use the synthetic opioid fentanyl and a similar drug to manufacture and distribute counterfeit pharmaceutical pills designed to look like brand-name oxycodone pills.
A criminal complaint filed Wednesday in United States District Court alleges that the men obtained fentanyl and an analogue called cyclopropyl fentanyl through internet suppliers, used a pill press to make counterfeit pills, and distributed the narcotics through the mails, often arranging sales through a darknet marketplace. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Drivers are using their cell phones less often while driving, 10 years after “hands-free” became the law, but distracted driving remains a serious safety challenge in California. Observing April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the first week in April as California Teen Safe Driving Week, safety advocates will focus on education and enforcement efforts statewide.
The Santa Ana Police Department will join law enforcement throughout the state to step up enforcement along with awareness efforts by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to discourage distracted driving. Officers will have a special emphasis this month on enforcing all cell phone and distracted driving laws. The goal is to increase voluntary compliance by drivers, but sometimes citations are necessary for motorists to better understand the importance of driving distraction Continue reading
Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: CMPD will join statewide traffic enforcement during Distracted Driving Awareness Month
*Ten years of hands-free law: challenges remain
COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) will join law enforcement throughout the state to step up enforcement and awareness efforts by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to discourage distracted driving. Officers will have a special emphasis this month on enforcing all cellphone and distracted driving laws. The goal is to increase voluntary compliance by drivers, but sometimes citations are necessary for motorists to better understand the importance of driving undistracted. Continue reading
Nicolas Ryan Castillo
Case # 18CF0877
Date: April 2, 2018
*The investigation in this case is ongoing
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was charged today with soliciting another to commit rape after attempting to purchase a 4-year-old girl for sex through an online escort.
Defendant: Nicolas Ryan Castillo, 29, Yorba Linda
Charged on April 2, 2018, with the following felony count: Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
Today, the Orange County Health Care Agency, City of Santa Ana, CityNet began a joint, enhanced effort to connect the homeless population within the Orange County Civic Center’s “Plaza of the Flags” to emergency shelters and services. The planned joint effort will enforce a U.S. District Court ordinance to prohibit overnight camping within the Civic Center campus, starting on April 2. Continue reading
From: SAPD Police Chief David Valentin
Subject: Passing of Retired SAPD CHIEF RAY DAVIS #246
It is with sadness that I share with everyone the passing today of Retired Chief of Police Raymond C. Davis.
Chief Davis retired from the Santa Ana Police Department in 1987 (1973-1987). Chief Davis was an exceptional leader and pioneer in community policing strategies, when this philosophy was in its infancy in the 1970’s. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP ANTI-EASTER CRUISER ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a large scale anti-cruiser enforcement operation on April 1st, Easter Sunday. It will begin at 6:00 PM and is scheduled to conclude at 2:00AM.
In years past, the City of Santa Ana has contended with large crowds, congested roadways, criminal activity, and quality of life issues that affect our residents, businesses and visitors. Road closures, lane restrictions and extra patrol officers will help the Santa Ana Police Department crack down on the annual tradition of cars cruising streets on Easter Sunday. Continue reading
A man named Nicolas Castillo, 29, was arrested at his fiancé’s home, near a home on the 2200 block of Woodley Avenue in Anaheim, by the SAPD today, after an informant told police officials that Castillo was looking to have sex with any 4-year-old, according to KTLA.
Santa Ana police and FBI officials served search warrants at the Woodley Avenue home, and another home in Yorba Linda that is also associated with Castillo and is across the street from Bryant Ranch Elementary School, according to ABC. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 27, 2018
Contact: Denis Bilodeau, 714-749-6386
Orange County Supervisors votes to join the Department of Justice litigation against California State Law Senate Bill 54 “California Values Act”
SANTA ANA, CA— Today on a vote of 4-0, the Board of Supervisors authorized and directed County Counsel to intervene in the pending case United States v. California, Case #18-264 on behalf of the County of Orange. The Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeks to restore the federal government’s Constitutional authority and sole jurisdiction over immigration issues and end the existing conflict that local law enforcement encounters with state law. The County of Orange seeks to join this lawsuit. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 27, 2018
Media Contact: Jorge Garcia, Assistant to the City Manager, (714) 586-6321
SANTA ANA, CA – Today, the Orange County Board of Supervisors reversed last week’s vote to designate three additional sites throughout Orange County as potential temporary homeless shelters. The action creates further delays in addressing a growing homelessness problem that the entire County is facing. The Board plans to revisit the matter in early April. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Patrol Officers Arrest Suspect for Armed Robberies
Suspect Arrested: Raffik Silva Zafret (26) Santa Ana
Suspect wanted in three separate robberies, all of which occurred on March 22, 2018. Continue reading
Costa Mesa Police Department
Last night, March 22, 2018, at approximately 9:05 p.m., a male suspect entered a convenience store at the 3400 block of Fairview Road in Costa Mesa. The suspect demanded lottery scratchers, brandished a handgun, and fled the scene with approximately $600 in scratchers.
The suspect is described as: Continue reading
SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 23, 2018) – Two male suspects are in custody and 140 kilograms of cocaine has been seized from an Inland Empire residence as part of an investigation by a multi-agency operation to intercept and find narcotics, and hold drug traffickers accountable.
Investigators with the 12-agency joint operation at about 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, initiated a vehicle stop of an older-model Nissan Versa on the 60 Freeway. Two suspects –a 24-year-old man and a 38-year-old man – were arrested after investigators found a substantial amount of narcotics in the vehicle. The discovery led to further investigation, and prompted law enforcement to obtain a search warrant for the suspects’ residence. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Investigating Bicyclist vs. Vehicle Fatal/Hit & Run
Decedent – Pending Family Notification
On Thursday, March 22, 2018 at approximately 0033 hrs. the California Highway Patrol received a 911 call from a motorist reporting a male down in the street in the 400 block of E. Goetz Street. The call was transferred to the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) who was dispatched to the area. Upon their arrival, OFCA personnel located a male covered with blood and subsequently pronounced him deceased at the scene at 0047 hrs. Continue reading