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…
Fire at the 1000 block of W. Washington Avenue in Santa Ana
Jose Luis Martinez, 34, was arrested and booked on two counts of arson after the SAPD alleged that he set his own two-story house on fire last night, at the 1000 block of Washington Avenue on fire, at around 8 p.m., according to the O.C. Register.
The house was a total loss, according to the OCFA. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
Community Alert: Community Park Outreach Meeting / Junta de Enlace para Parque Comunitario
SANTA ANA, CA – The public is invited to participate in the upcoming Community Outreach Meeting on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the corner of Raitt and Myrtle Streets. This meeting is being held to inform the public of the opportunity for a parcel in the area to be developed into a community park.
Topics to be covered include:
• Brief History of the project
• Overview of the area
• Park concept plan input Continue reading
Two male victims were shot at about 7:30 p.m. on Thursday night in Santa Ana at the 1500 block of West Carlton Place, according to the O.C. Register.
The shooting took place in a neighborhood located southwest of Sepulveda Elementary. Continue reading
A massive house fire began at about 8 p.m. at the 1000 block of W. Washington Avenue, in Santa Ana’s Washington Square Neighborhood, according to the O.C. Register.
Thirty OCFA and Orange firefighters fought the blaze according to the OCDA.
A man upset over a recent divorce burned down the house, according to ABC News.
DISCOVERY CUBE TO HOST 11TH ANNUAL KIDS’ SUMMER OPPORTUNITY JAMBOREE EVENT ON MARCH 4
The Cube Partners up with Parenting OC Magazine to Showcase Summer Fun and Learning Opportunities for Orange County Families
WHAT: Parenting OC magazine has partnered with Discovery Cube to present the annual Kids’ Summer Opportunities Jamboree event to take place at the iconic Orange County family destination. As the leading hands-on science center for families in Southern California, Discovery Cube will host the Jamboree in the 10,000 square-foot Julianne Argyros Showcase Theater. The Jamboree event is free for all ages. Attendees can also download a free child’s admission coupon to explore Discovery Cube after visiting the Jamboree. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, February 27, 2017
Attorney General Announces Crime Reduction and Public Safety Task Force
Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the formation of the U.S. Department of Justice Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety
The Task Force was formed pursuant to the President’s Executive Order on a Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety and will be chaired by the Deputy Attorney General. Task Force members will be drawn from relevant Department components, and will include the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Director of the FBI and the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: UPDATE – Detectives Take Suspect Wanted In Six Bank Robberies In Custody
– UPDATE –
Joseph Anthony Perez (27) Santa Ana – Homeless
Suspect Perez was booked into the Santa Ana Police Department Jail for 2 Bank Robberies (Santa Ana), 4 Attempted Bank Robberies (3 in Santa Ana – 1 in Fountain Valley).
He is being held on a No Bail Probation Hold under the Post Release Community Supervision Program (AB-109). Detectives will be submitting the case to the Orange County District Attorney for prosecution. Continue reading
Santa Ana bank robbery suspect arrested
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Detectives Take Suspect Wanted In Six Bank Robberies In Custody
Suspect: Joseph Anthony Perez (27)
This is the sixth in a series of six bank robbery incidents in Santa Ana and Fountain Valley. At 3:13 p.m., the suspect entered the Bank of the West. After providing the demand note, the teller gave the suspect an unspecified amount of money along with a tracking device. After the suspect left the location authorities immediately began tracking the signal. Continue reading
On Saturday, February 25, 2017, at about 5:30 p.m. SAPD police officers responded to 700 South Townsend Street, just northeast of Jerome Park, after receiving multiple calls of about a shooting. When officers arrived they located a 17 year old Hispanic male with a gunshot wound to the lower body. The victim was taken to a local hospital for his injuries, according to SAPD Case # 17-05222.
This shooting happened in Santa Ana’s Ward 4, which is represented by Councilman David Benavides. Continue reading
Fire knocked down at 1830 W. 2nd St. in Santa Ana
A fire was knocked down this afternoon just past 3 p.m. at the 1830 block of W. 2nd St. in Santa Ana, according to the OCFA. Continue reading
The Santa Ana School Police Department declared a lockout at McFadden Intermediate and Jefferson Elementary today at 3:08 p.m. as the SAPD was pursuing a criminal suspect. Continue reading
Robert Ruben Ornelas, a former SAUSD school teacher was sentenced Monday to 190 years in federal prison for sexually assaulting two girls during trips to the Philippines, according to the O.C. Register.
Fortunately U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney dropped the hammer on Ornelas, giving him the maximum punishment available. Continue reading
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713, Eric Carpenter (714) 560-5697
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 24, 2017
OC Streetcar Among Top 10 State Infrastructure Projects
Gov. Brown recommends expedited review to the federal government for the modern electric streetcar to run through Santa Ana and Garden Grove
ORANGE – Gov. Jerry Brown has included the OC Streetcar project on a list of 10 high-priority infrastructure projects that the federal government should consider for expedited permitting, he announced during a press conference today.
The modern electric streetcar, which will connect commuters to employment centers, schools and major retail destinations in Santa Ana and Garden Grove, was included in a letter from the state to the federal Council on Environmental Quality. In it, the governor urges that the OC Streetcar and nine other projects from across the state be designated as a high priority for California. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Crime Type: PC 211 Robbery/PC 245 Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Location: Nordstrom Main Place Mall- 2828 N. Main Street
Synopsis: On 02/16/2017, the above suspects attempted to take items from Nordstrom without paying. The store’s loss prevention officer approached Suspect #1 and a struggle broke out. Suspect #2 saw the struggle between the loss prevention officer and his accomplice and he attempted to intervene. Suspect #2 pulled a knife out of his pocket and attempted to stab the loss prevention officer. The stolen items were recovered before both suspects fled in a maroon 2000-2005 Ford Mustang. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 15WF0501
Date: February 24, 2017
NEPHEW CONVICTED OF SHOOTING-MURDER OF UNCLE AFTER ARGUMENT AT BIRTHDAY PARTY
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A nephew was convicted yesterday of shooting and murdering his uncle after an argument at a birthday party. Daniel Lee Duvall, 39, Westminster, was found guilty by a jury on Feb. 23, 2017, of one felony count of first degree murder, and a sentencing enhancement for personal discharge of a firearm causing death was found true. Duvall faces a maximum sentence of 80 years to life in state prison. The court will hear a bifurcated trial on Duvall’s prior felony conviction for transportation of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm by a felon for the benefit of a criminal street gang in 2002 at his sentencing on April 14, 2017, at 8:30 a.m. in Department C-38, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading