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Santa Ana’s playgrounds, volleyball courts and tennis courts to close
March 31, 2020 - Civic Affairs, Disease, Emergencies, Parks and Recreation, Public Safety, Santa Ana, Sports, Youth Activities - No Comments

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:…

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The County of Orange has launched an Economic & Business Recovery Call Center
March 31, 2020 - Business, Disease, Emergencies, Orange County, Santa Ana - No Comments

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…

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Santa Ana businesses can get help from a Small Business Incentive Grant
March 31, 2020 - Business, Civic Affairs, Emergencies, Santa Ana - No Comments

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…

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Understanding Santa Ana’s moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures
March 31, 2020 - Business, Disease, Emergencies, Housing, Real Estate, Santa Ana - No Comments

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…

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The OCTA is offering a youth summer bus pass for half off

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OCTA Offers Youth Summer Pass for Half Price

Youth can ride June 1 through Aug. 31 for $20 per month, 50 percent off the regular fare

ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority is encouraging youth to explore their community this summer by getting out and visiting Orange County’s many attractions using the discounted OCTA Youth Summer Pass.

For the past 16 years, OCTA has provided a summer bus pass for those 18 and younger as part of a youth ridership program. The pass gives youth the freedom to travel and have fun with their friends. Continue reading→

The OCDA is looking for more victims of a bus driver who sexually assaulted two children

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case #17WF1120

Date: May 24, 2017

OCDA SEEKS PUBLIC’S HELP IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF MAN WHO SEXUALLY ASSAULTED CHILDREN UNDER 14

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of a man who sexually assaulted two victims under the age of 14.

Defendant: Victor Norman Ealey, 56, Garden Grove

Charged on May 22, 2017, with:

  • Two felony counts of lewd acts on a child under 14
  • Sentencing Enhancement: Multiple victims

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Mayor Pulido’s State of the City address set for June 28 at the Bowers Museum

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Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community: Mayor Pulido to Address Business Community at Annual State of the City Breakfast June 28

Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido will once again be the featured speaker at the annual “State of the City” breakfast scheduled for Wednesday, June 28 at Bowers Museum.

This special address by the city’s chief executive to hundreds of business leaders is presented by the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, with assistance from the City of Santa Ana. Community- minded business persons have a chance to show their civic pride and support for the city by attending the State of the City event. Each year, Mayor Pulido shares up-to-the-minute news and anecdotes outlining the civic progress made during the past twelve months, as well as future goals and projects. Continue reading→

Two commercial robbery suspects from Downey arrested by the SAPD

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Michael Anthony Campoy Arrested

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: UPDATE – Detectives Arrest Two Wanted In Commercial Robberies

Arrested: Michael Anthony Campoy (21) Downey

Unnamed Juvenile (17) Downey

On 5/18/2017 Robbery Detectives release information to the media about two separate robberies that occurred in the City of Santa Ana on 5/17/2017. The first robbery occurred at the Motel 6 located at 1623 E. 1st Street, where the suspects jumped lobby desk brandishing a knife at the hotel clerk demanding the money in the cash register. The second robbery occurred approximately five minutes later at the 76 Gas Station located at 1502 E. Edinger. The second robbery was captured on video and released to the media. Continue reading→

DTSA is reeling in the wake of the assault on a woman on Sunday morning

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The attack on a woman who exited the Proof Bar in DTSA early on Sunday morning has blown up – it has been covered on CNN and has appeared in newspapers as far away as London. One of our readers posted that the victim of the attack was not from Santa Ana.

In the wake of this attack an upcoming DTSA event, the Downtown Beer Hop, that was set for May 27, has been canceled. Continue reading→

Effort underway to help pay for the funeral of slain U.S. Army Veteran Edwin Fuentes

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The family and friends of Edwin Fuentes, the U.S. Army Veteran whose life was cut short on May 16, 2017, in Tustin when the police opened fire on him, are trying to raise money to pay for his funeral. Even though he served our country for six years the V.A. is not covering his funeral costs. Fuentes left behind his wife and a 1-year old son. Click here to donate to the effort. Continue reading→

Anaheim man to face trial for sexually assaulting women in Anaheim, Orange and Santa Ana

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

Case # 13CF3891

Date: May 23, 2017

MAN TO FACE TRIAL FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THREE WOMEN IN PARKING LOTS

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man is scheduled to face trial tomorrow for sexually assaulting three women in mall, fast food, and church parking lots.

Defendant: Raymond Martin Boykin, 21, Anaheim

Felony Charges: Continue reading→

The SAPD is looking for a man who flipped out at a Santa Ana Chevron twice in one day

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Detective Request Assistance In Identifying Suspect In Assault, Road Rage And Vandalism Case

Suspect Description: Male Hispanic 45-55, 5’5”, Thin Build, short grey combed back hair

On March 28, 2017 at 6:25 p.m., SAPD police officers responded to the Chevron gas station on the 2100 of E. McFadden. The clerk called 911, regarding a man who had been loitering and harassing customers gassing up. She told the operator, she confronted the man, and asked him to leave. He followed her back into the store, where they got into a verbal confrontation. He then began throwing items from the store at her. He left as she called 911, but returned shortly and began causing major damage to the store and attempted to assault the clerk. The man then fled in his vehicle. All of this was captured by the store’s surveillance cameras. Continue reading→

Why did the SAPD wait until today to let us know that a woman was attacked in DTSA on Sunday?

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An unidentified man assaulted an apparently inebriated 26-year old woman at the stairwell of the Copper Door in Downtown Santa Ana, early on Sunday morning, May 21, 2017, according to the O.C. Register.

The SAPD released surveillance footage today of the attack, in an attempt to get leads on the suspect. Why they waited this long to release the footage is a very good question. Were they trying to protect the Proof Bar from what is sure to be a damaging hit to their image? Continue reading→

The SAPD is trying to find a missing 16-year old female who may be with a pimp

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Missing Person Detectives Asking For Assistance in Locating Missing 16 Year Old Female

Missing Person: Kimberly Molina (16)

UPDATE: The missing 16 year old female has been located and subsequently released to the custody of LA County Social Workers as of the morning of May 24, 2017.

On 5/23/17, a social worker was transporting Molina to LA County. Molina jumped out of the car at 500 N. Main Street in Santa Ana and fled northbound.

Molina has priors for prostitution and has been a victim of human trafficking. She may be in the company of her pimp known only as “FEDERICO.” Continue reading→

OC Supervisor Do to discuss the County’s efforts to deal with the homeless at the next Com-Link meeting

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Notice regarding Communication Linkage Forum (Com-Link) General Meeting – Thursday, May 25, 2017

Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do, who represents the First District (which includes Santa Ana) will be speaking at the next meeting of the Communication Linkage Forum (Com-Link) about the County’s effort to address homelessness in our city and in the County.

The Com-Link meeting is set for Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 7:00 pm at the Santa Ana Police Department in the Community Room – 60 Civic Center Plaza (on Boyd Way from W. Civic Center Drive), Santa Ana. Parking will be validated. Continue reading→

A man was killed in Santa Ana but his body was dumped in Tustin

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Homicide Detectives Investigating Shooting Death 200 block South Cedar Street

On Sunday, May 21, 2017 at approximately 6:00 a.m. the Tustin Police Department responded to a report of a man down on the front of a residence in the 600 block of W. Main Street in Tustin. Orange County Fire Authority Paramedics pronounced the male deceased.

Tustin PD initiated a homicide investigation. After lengthy investigation, it was determined the victim was shot during a gang-related shooting which occurred in the area of 200 South Cedar Street, Santa Ana. Continue reading→

DNA collected by the SAPD convicts a suspect who murdered an L.A. woman in 2004

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Do you remember the strange incident that occurred in Santa Ana, back on Jan. 29, 2014, when a woman’s body was found on the northbound 5 Freeway, just before 2:45 a.m., at the juncture with the westbound 22 Freeway? It turns out the driver of the truck she jumped out of was a murderer, according to the O. C. Register.

The victim, Martha Rodezno, 51, was from L.A. She had hitched a ride with a fellow from Hawthorne named Jaqwun Laerin Turner, 36, and for some reason she jumped out of his truck – and he did not stop. Turner was arrested by the SAPD and as a result his DNA was collected – which led to Turner’s downfall. Continue reading→

Suspects escaped from a police pursuit after burglarizing a home in unincorporated Santa Ana

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Apparently the bad guys have figured out how to escape during police pursuits. A group of burglars, all dressed in black, struck at a home at the  9700 block of Rangeview Drive, in wealthy unincorporated Santa Ana, at 8:45 p.m., on Saturday night, May 20, then sped off in a white pick-up truck that was pursued by an O.C. Sheriff patrol vehicle, according to the O.C. Register.

The police pursuit topped 100 mph at times, winding through Southern California freeways including the 91, the 105 and the 110. The suspect vehicle wove in and out of traffic very nearly hitting other vehicles at times.  Continue reading→

Santa Ana man gets life in prison for sexually assaulting three little girls he met at church

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case # 15CF2004

Date: May 19, 2017

MAN SENTENCED TO 60 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THREE GIRLS UNDER 14 HE MET THROUGH CHURCH

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced today to 60 years to life in state prison for sexually assaulting three girls under the age of 14 he met through church.

Defendant: Jose Luis Aguilera, 42, Santa Ana

Found guilty by a jury on April 28, 2017, of: Continue reading→