SAPD police officers responded to the area of 2000 West Elder Ave., in Santa Ana, on a report of a shooting that had occurred shortly after midnight.
A female victim was located who said she was driving on Elder Street when a suspect exited his vehicle, in the middle of the street, and fired multiple times at her car. Thankfully the victim was not struck by the gunfire. Continue reading
Media Advisory: March 15, 2016
Santa Ana USD children to shave their heads to conquer childhood cancers!
Carr Intermediate School
Students and teachers will BRAVE the SHAVE and go BALD during their Fifth Annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation Fundraising event on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 8:30 a.m, at Carr Intermediate School, located at 2120 W. Edinger Ave., in Santa Ana.
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation sponsors head-shaving events around the world by asking the simple question: How much money would you donate to conquer kids’ cancers to see me shave my head? Volunteer barbers donate their time and participants raise funds and then sit back and have their heads shaved in solidarity with kids who have been diagnosed with cancer. The money raised goes towards grants given to doctors and scientists who are dedicated to finding cures and treatments for infants, children, and young adults who have been diagnosed with cancer. Continue reading
A Santa Ana Unified School District employee driving a work box truck struck and killed a 13-year-old bicyclist named Priscilla Vallejo, on Monday morning, before 7:50 a.m., as she was in a crosswalk on the West Edinger Avenue and South Center Street intersection, causing officials to close a major street for at least six hours, according to the O.C. Register.
Police officers and OCFA paramedics performed CPR on the victim, but they were not successful. She died at the accident location due to “severe injuries to the head and chest.” Continue reading
Carlos Sanchez Hernandez, 42, of Santa Ana, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts each of indecent exposure and child annoyance, according to the O.C. Register. He was sentenced to 68 days in jail and placed on three years of informal probation.
Between 7:15 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. on or around March 3, 2014 and June 4, 2014, Hernandez was accused of driving a white van near the location of Godinez Fundamental High School in Santa Ana and Carr Intermediate School in Santa Ana. He was accused of parking his van along a curb on St. Andrew Street near King Street located between the two schools. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) are seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of a man charged with masturbating inside a van while parked outside school parking lots. Carlos Sanchez Hernandez, 42, Santa Ana, is charged with two misdemeanor counts each of indecent exposure and child annoyance. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of two years in jail and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration. He is being held on $50,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned today at 10:00 a.m. in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana. Continue reading
