The City of Santa Ana is closing its playgrounds, volleyball courts and tennis courts beginning Wednesday, April 1, in order to prevent gatherings and protect the public from COVID-19. The City has already shuttered its enclosed parks, recreation and other facilities and canceled all programs and classes except the take-out senior meals program. Those include:…
Effective March 30, Orange County Community Services has implemented a call center to meet the needs of businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Economic & Business Recovery Call Center will offer information and resources to help Orange County businesses navigate the current economic climate. These resources will support businesses with challenges such…
The City of Santa Ana is offering a grant of $2,500 to $5,000 for Santa Ana-based microenterprises through the Santa Ana Small Business Incentive Program. Applicants must qualify for the Small Business Incentive Grant. Details are available at www.santa-ana.org/SBIP. Eligibility Qualifications The program provides a reimbursement grant for eligible businesses on a first-come, first-served basis. Grant…
The City of Santa Ana has created webpages in English, Spanish and Vietnamese to help residential and commercial tenants understand the City and State moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The webpages include frequently asked questions, a sample letter that renters can use to advise their landlord of their inability to pay…
City of Santa Ana
The City of Santa Ana is pleased to announce the availability of approximately $792,635 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for nonprofit organizations.
CDBG funding will be available to experienced nonprofit organizations for the provision of public services that qualify under one of the following emphases: Continue reading
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 January 12th, 2018. 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 Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading
County To Temporarily Close Portion of Santa Ana River Trail for Project, Actively Enforce Public Access Hours
Beginning Monday, January 22, 2018, the County of Orange will temporarily close a portion of the Santa Ana River Trail (SART) from Memory Lane in Orange to Taft Avenue/Ball Road in Anaheim for an environmental remediation project. Upon completion of the project, estimated to last up to three months, the County will reopen the closed portion of the SART for recreational trail use during posted public access hours. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 13HF0941
Date: January 8, 2018
MAN EXTRADITED FROM MEXICO AFTER FLEEING DURING TRIAL FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL
*Defendant convicted in absentia
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was extradited from Mexico after fleeing during his trial for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl.
Defendant: Robert Lewis Carella, 38, Vista
Found guilty by a jury in absentia on June 22, 2015, of the following felony counts: Continue reading
California Highway Patrol officers are searching for the driver of a white sedan who they say fled from a traffic collision that killed two people on the 405 Freeway in Santa Ana on Friday, Jan. 5, according to the O.C. Register.
The accident happened in the evening on Friday, at about 8:30 p.m., on the 405, heading north, just north of Harbor Blvd. A sliver Audi was speeding when it made a lane change and crashed into a Dodge Challenger before crashing into the freeway’s center divider, according to the CHP. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 13CF3394
Date: January 4, 2018
MAN CONVICTED OF KIDNAPPING, TORTURING, AND MUTILATING MARIJUANA DISPENSARY OWNER
*Jury reached guilty verdict in less than two hours
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted today of kidnapping, torturing, and mutilating a marijuana dispensary owner. The defendant was found guilty by a jury after less than two hours of deliberation.
Defendant: Kyle Shirakawa Handley, 36, Fountain Valley
Found guilty by a jury today of the following felony counts: Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case #16WF1578
Date: January 5, 2018
WESTMINSTER, Calif. – A serial robber was sentenced to 12 years in state prison for robbing 13 stores by threatening the cashiers with a replica firearm.
Defendant: John Allen Wagner, 50, Westminster
Pleaded guilty on Aug. 2, 2017, to the following felony counts: Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 17CF2907
Date: January 2, 2018
*Plea to the court, judge struck two prior serious and violent felony convictions
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A felon from Oakland was sentenced to 10 years and eight months in state prison today for human trafficking, pimping, and pandering two teenagers in Alameda County and Orange County.
Defendant:
Dartelli Marquece Golston, 23, Oakland
Pleaded guilty today to the following felony counts: Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18CF0057
Date: January 3, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was charged today with assaulting a peace officer after crashing into the officer’s patrol motorcycle with a stolen vehicle.
Defendant: Nicholas Raymond Mauro, 32, Santa Ana
Charged today with the following counts: Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 14WF4071
Date: January 3, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Garden Grove church volunteer was sentenced today to five years in state prison for continually sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl he mentored at church.
Defendant: Vincent Daniel Lavello, 53, Garden Grove
Pleaded guilty on Aug. 17, 2015, to the following felony counts: Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 18CF0058
Date: January 3, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A transient man is scheduled to be arraigned today for special circumstances murder during attempted rape after violently assaulting a 76-year-old homeless woman in Santa Ana.
Defendant: Rosendo Xo Pec, 22, Transient
Charged today with: Continue reading
The OC Health Care Agency regularly conducts surprise health inspections at local restaurants and eateries. Here are the locations that they inspected and shut down for the week of Dec. 22-29:
Santa Ana Police Department
AdvisoryDetectives Request Assistance in Locating Missing Person
Missing Person: OROZCO, Leticia Santos Age: (48 years old)
Description: Hispanic female, 5’6”, 150 pounds, brown shoulder length hair, and brown eyes. Orozco is missing her front tooth.
Location: Last seen in the area of 17th and Fairview on 12-11-2017 at 0645 a.m., in Santa Ana, CA. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Detectives Request Assistance in Locating Missing Person
Missing Person: CROCKER, Casey Wayne DOB: 4-24-1966 (51 years old)
Description: White male, 5’10”, 150 pounds, blonde hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a blue/grey flannel shirt. Continue reading
Did you bring a hacker into your home this Christmas? Even toys aren’t safe from cybercrime!
Attend C3 Technology’s FREE event Jan. 18 to learn about the 7 MOST CRITICAL IT Security Protections Every Business Must Have in Place Now. Lunch provided. Continue reading