N. Bristol Street was shut down this evening after a fatal crash between a motorcyclist and a taxi cab, at W. Memory Lane and N. Bristol St., according to the O.C. Register.
The crash happened at around 5:40 p.m., according to the SAPD. Continue reading
A shooting happened today, at 1 p.m., near Centennial Regional Park, where Godinez Fundamental High School and the Santa Ana College Centennial Education Center are located, by Fairview St. and Edinger Ave., according to the O.C. Register.
One man was wounded by the gunfire. He was taken to a local hospital and apparently his injuries were not serious as he is expected to survive. Continue reading
Armando Antunez, a 27-year old Santa Ana man on probation, was headed for trial but at the last minute he accepted a plea deal instead and was immediately sent to prison for 10 years after he ran away from the police, which led to a police shooting, according to the O.C. Register.
Antunez pleaded guilty to a count of possession of a firearm by a probationer, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a firearm in school zones and participating in gang activity, all felonies. He also admitted sentencing enhancements for gang activity. Continue reading
An armed robber was captured on surveillance video when he robbed Valley Liquors, located at 2429 West Edinger, in Santa Ana, just after midnight on Wednesday morning, according to KTLA.
The SAPD and the Fullerton Police are trying to figure out if this suspect is also the man who robbed JJ’s Liquor, located at 2238 W. Orangethorpe Ave., in Fullerton, at around 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21, according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Wed, Nov 22th, 2017, 7:30PM to 1:30AM, 1000 E. 4th Street
SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Wednesday November 22, 2017. It will begin at 7:30 PM and is scheduled to conclude at 1:30 AM. It will be conducted in the area of 1000 E 4th. Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading
Daniel Enrique Ramirez
Daniel Enrique Ramirez, 24, of Santa Ana; and Joshua Rudy Ramirez, 21, of Corona, pleaded guilty to gang activity, eluding police and possession of a firearm by a felon, according to the O.C. Register.
Both men were sentenced to eight years in prison after they led the SAPD on a high-speed pursuit that began in Santa Ana and ended when they crashed into an 80-year-old woman’s bedroom in Fountain Valley. Continue reading
Vision Coin Laundry, a coin-operated laundry, was burglarized at around 12:55 a.m. today, in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
Police officers responding to an alarm found a smashed window at Vision Coin Laundry, located at 1312 W. First St. However the suspects were gone by the time the police arrived. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
The Santa Ana Police Department has been awarded a $455,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a yearlong program of special enforcements and public awareness campaigns to prevent traffic related deaths and injuries. The Santa Ana Department will use this funding as part of the city’s ongoing commitment to keep our roadways safe and improve the quality of life through both enforcement and education. Continue reading
An unidentified lone male driver who led authorities on a vehicle chase through Santa Ana and drove the wrong way on the 55 Freeway on Saturday, Nov. 11 was taken into custody without incident, according to the O.C. Register.
As often happens in Santa Ana the SAPD tried to pull the suspect over, as he was driving a gold-colored minivan, for a traffic violation that occurred at South Grand and East McFadden Avenues, just before 4:30 p.m., according to the SAPD. And of course the suspect sped off in his vehicle, and the police started a pursuit. Continue reading
Juan Manuel Reyes, 36, who was accused of kidnapping an ex-girlfriend who gave birth to their son during her 11 days of alleged captivity, was convicted on Thursday of leading Costa Mesa police on a wild chase in which he rammed two patrol cars, triggering an officer-involved shooting, according to the O.C. Register.
Reyes was convicted of two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, both felonies, and one count each of felony evading and misdemeanor hit and run. Reyes is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 19. Continue reading
A 25-year-old unidentified man was on life support Wednesday, Nov. 9, after being shot while in a truck, according to the O.C. Register.
Authorities said the incident happened just before 1 a.m. in an alleyway behind apartments at the 800 block of South Townsend Street. After the man had been shot, he hit several parked cars with his truck and then crashed into a power pole, breaking it apart, according to ABC News. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
COMMUNITY ADVISEMENT: SWAT TEAM TRAINING EXERCISES
On Thursday, November 9, 2017, the Santa Ana Police Department SWAT Team will be conducting tactical helicopter and rappelling trainings. Training exercises will be taking place at Main Place Mall and at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
The estimated timeline is as follows: Continue reading
News in Santa Ana can get so ridiculous at times that it is unbelievable. For example the SAPD arrested seven people and seized about 40 pounds of marijuana on Tuesday night, Nov. 7, from an unlicensed medical marijuana dispensary actually named the LOL dispensary. Those arrested are no longer in an LOL mood!
Navid Nourifard, 32, of Encino, the owner of LOL, was arrested along with Kaile Near, 23, of Lake Forest; Amanda Elizabeth Willis, 22, of Irvine; Jessica Caitlynn Rivera, 25, of La Puente; Dayton Lee, 30, of Walnut; Kai Forrest Olson, 22, of Costa Mesa; and Dylan Robert Peck, 31, of Huntington Beach, according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Tuesday November 7th, 2017 :: 09:51 a.m. PST
COMMUNITY ADVISEMENT: Training Active Shooter Incident Exercise, Large Police and Fire Presence
The Anaheim/Santa Ana Urban Area (ASAUA) will be delivering an Active Shooter Incident Exercise to the Central Region of Orange County. The Central Mutual Aid Region is comprised of Santa Ana, Orange, Villa Park, Garden Grove, Stanton, Tustin, Orange County’s Probation and District Attorney’s Offices. The exercise is designed to test the region’s ability to respond to an Active Shooter Incident and utilize the Rescue Task Force response concept (Law & Fire casualty extraction). Continue reading
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While most of us were driving home tonight Santa Ana gangbangers were shooting each other up, in a car-to-car shooting that happened Friday evening, Nov. 3, at around 5:45 p.m., according to the O.C. Register.
The shooting happened in front of a smoke shop located at 230 N. Harbor Blvd., just north of W. 1st St., according to the SAPD. Continue reading