On Monday, January 9 at about 8 p.m., SAPD officers were sent to the area of 400 S. Birch regarding calls about a shooting, according to SAPD Case Number 17-846.
When the SAPD police officers arrived, evidence of a shooting was discovered and several subjects were detained resulting in an arrest for the shooting. The investigation is ongoing. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, January 13th, 2017. It will begin at 9:30PM and is scheduled to conclude at 2:30AM. It will be conducted in the area of 1400 S. Bristol St., in the City of Santa Ana.
The primary purpose of a DUI Checkpoint is to deter impaired driving, not to increase arrests. All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI / Drivers License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as ensuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. The DMV reports that unlicensed drivers are 4.9 times more likely to cause a fatal crash than a licensed driver. Continue reading
At about 3 p.m. this afternoon, January 9, a juvenile male was near a wall in the area of S. Shelton and W. Highland Streets when he was approached by multiple suspects. One of the suspects shot at the victim who sustained a gunshot wound to the upper torso, according to SAPD Case Number 17-814.
The victim was taken to a local hospital for emergency care. Continue reading
This Sunday, Jan. 8, at about 10 p.m., SAPD police officers responded to the area of S. Birch and W. Chestnut reference a report of a shooting in the area, according to SAPD Case Numbers 17-750 & 17-746.
When the police officers arrived they located multiple casings in the area. Evidence revealed two males were in the area and they fired multiple shots. Continue reading
On Sat, 1/7/17 about 11PM
SAPD police officers responded to a report of multiple shots heard in the area of 1500 N. Durant, on Saturday, Jan. 7, at about 11 p.m., according to SAPD Case Number 17-00678. Continue reading
There were two more shootings in Santa Ana on Friday, Jan. 6. In the first incident SAPD police officers responded to the area of Harvard and Griset Streets, at 4 p.m., after receiving a report about a shooting, according to SAPD Case Number 17-544.
The police officers found a 30 year-old male who had been shot in the chest. He was taken to a local hospital for emergency treatment. Continue reading
Agustin Armaraz Espinoza, a man who had his first conviction overturned on a legal technicality was again sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Friday for bludgeoned his sleeping wife of 37 years, Marisela Espinoza to death in their Santa Ana home, according to the O.C. Register.
Espinoza was convicted of first-degree murder in 2013 for killing his wife by bashing her in the head with a tripod after she asked him to move out, while they were arguing, according to the OCDA. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 13CF1954
Date: January 6, 2017
FULLERTON, Calif. – A man was sentenced today to 35 years to life in state prison for stabbing and murdering an acquaintance after chasing and stalking him before fleeing to Mexico. Mario Alberto Rodriguez, 27, Santa Ana, was found guilty by a jury on Aug. 2, 2016, of one felony count of murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a knife. Rodriguez’s prior serious felony conviction for possession of a controlled substance for sale for the benefit of a criminal street gang in 2012 in Orange County was also found true.
On March 9, 2013, Rodriguez saw 26-year-old acquaintance Paul Anthony Garcia in front of the defendant’s family’s home in Santa Ana, and chased him on foot. Rodriguez and two associates followed Garcia for a few blocks until he entered the El Chile Picante restaurant on South Main Street. Continue reading
Picture Courtesy of the OCFA
The O.C. Fire Authority is investigating a fire that took place on Jan. 4, at a parking structure in Downtown Santa Ana, at 5th and Broadway, at about 4 p.m., according to the OCFA.
A witness that was sitting in his car across from the parking structure heard an explosion and then saw two vehicles on fire. There was a big emergency response team on site including the SAPD, the OC Sheriff and the OCFA. An ambulance showed up as well but left the scene. Continue reading
Well it looks like 2017 is going to be another violent year in Santa Ana. There was yet another shooting tonight, as SAPD police officers responded to the Country Club Mobile Home Park at 518 South Sullivan at 7:30 p.m., according to SAPD Case #17-463.
The police officers found a 20-year old male who had been shot in his upper torso. He was taken to a local hospital for emergency care. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Pedestrian Identified In This Mornings Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Fatal Collision
Deceased: Kassim Mohamed Kassim (65) Costa Mesa
On 01/05/17 at 0531 hours, officers were dispatched Code 3 to the area of Warner Avenue and Susan Street for a report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision. The pedestrian was reported to still be down in the street. Officers arrived and the found the pedestrian lying in the westbound #3 lane of Warner between the two Susan Street offset prolongations.
The Orange County Fire Authority responded and the pedestrian was transported to a local trauma center in grave condition. The pedestrian succumbed to his injuries a short time later at the hospital. Physical evidence and eyewitness accounts of the event indicate that the pedestrian was attempting to cross Warner Avenue in a northbound direction from the south curb when he was struck by a white Dodge Ram pickup truck that was traveling westbound on Warner. Continue reading
Suspect in Santa Ana Wal Mart murder case
Santa Ana Police Department
Victim: Dennis Quan Tran (41) Westminster
On Sunday, December 18, 2016, at 2:45 AM, SAPD Officers responded to the Wal-Mart located at 3600 West McFadden Avenue for a report of a stabbing victim. They located 41 year old Dennis Quan Tran from Westminster, CA. Tran had multiple stab wounds. He was transported to a local hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. Tran did not survive his injuries and was declared deceased.
UPDATE – Based on the investigation, Homicide Detectives obtained surveillance video. The person depicted in the surveillance video is a person of interest in this case. Continue reading
Man shot at N. Ross and W. 17th in Santa Ana
An unidentified male in his 50’s was driving at about 2:30 p.m. today in the area of W. 17th & N. Ross Streets, in Santa Ana, when he heard multiple gunshots. The man’s vehicle was hit and he was shot to the upper torso, according to SAPD Case # 17-00336.
The unintended victim was taken to a local hospital and is stable. Continue reading
Shooting near Washington and Ross Streets in Santa Ana
Yesterday, on January 3, at about 8:30 p.m. a resident reported to the SAPD that he saw the driver of a vehicle shoot multiple times at a male Hispanic walking near the corner of Washington and Ross Streets, according to SAPD case number: 17-00252.
No victim was located. Continue reading
Malcolm May Suspect in beating of Lyft driver
After we reported yesterday that a man had attacked a female Lyft driver at a Santa Ana Arco gas station, beating her so brutally that she lost a tooth, one of our readers gave us a tip as to the suspect’s identity. Our reader identified the attacker as Malcolm May, a 47-year old Santa Ana resident.
We passed along our reader’s tip to a neighborhood leader who gave the info to the SAPD this morning. The SAPD arrested May after receiving the tip. He was booked on robbery and assault with a deadly weapon charges, according to ABC. Continue reading