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Santa Ana gang banger shot in the hand but he isn’t talking of course

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Orange County, Santa Ana 5 Comments

Apparently a local gang banger tried to block a bullet with his hand! Or perhaps he was not quick enough to dodge the bullets fired at him by an unknown assailant.

SAPD police officers drove to the 100 block of South Broadway Street, in Santa Ana’s Ward 2, which is represented by Council Member Michele Martinez, on Thursday night at around 10:30 p.m., after reports of shots fired, according to the O.C. Register.

The police arrested a man who was seen running east on East Walnut Street. The man was shot in the right hand and the police also found a handgun under a nearby parked car. Continue reading→

The SAPD is conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, June 5

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Santa Ana 1 Comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint Fri, June 5th, 2015 9:00PM – 3:00AM in the area of 3300 W. 5th Street

The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, June 5th, 2015 It will begin at 9:00PM and is scheduled to conclude at 3:00AM. It will be conducted in the area of 3300 W. Fifth Street, in the City of Santa Ana.

The primary purpose of a DUI Checkpoint is to deter impaired driving, not to increase arrests. All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI/Drivers License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as ensuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. The DMV reports that unlicensed drivers are 4.9 times more likely to cause a fatal crash than a licensed driver. Continue reading→

Florida man charged with 1986 cold case murder of a Santa Ana dentist

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, OCDA, Santa Ana Leave a comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

June 3, 2015

Case # 15CF1206

MAN CHARGED FOR 1986 COLD CASE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES MURDER OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATE

*Defendant was previously convicted by a jury of murdering a second business associate in Florida in 1987

SANTA ANA – A man was charged today for the 1986 cold case special circumstances murder of a business associate in Orange County. Steven Wyvern White, 65, was charged today with one felony count of murder with special circumstances for a prior first degree murder conviction in Florida in 1987. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in state prison without the possibility of parole. He is currently awaiting extradition to Orange County from a Florida prison facility. The date, time, and location of his arraignment are to be determined.

In 1986, White, then 29 years old, is accused of befriending 79-year-old Cedric Horn, a semi-retired dentist. White is accused of persuading Horn to enter into business dealings with him. White is accused of gaining access to the victim’s bank accounts and fraudulently transferring funds from the victim’s account into the defendant’s personal account. Continue reading→

The SAPD seeks two men who robbed a Shell Gas station on Bristol

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Robbery Detectives Request Media and Publics Assistance in Identifying Robbery Suspects

Crime Type: Robbery

Location: 2641 N. Bristol Street (Shell Gas)

Synopsis: On 05/27/2015 at about 11:12 PM, the photographed suspects entered the business (Shell Gas station). Suspect #1 demanded the money from the cash register while showing the clerk a handgun in his waistband. The second suspect enters the store and acts as a lookout, unknown if he was also armed. After the store clerk gave Suspect #1 all the money in the register, both suspects exited the business and were last seen running south on Bristol Street. Continue reading→

SAPD focusing on stopping illegal fireworks in the month of June

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Santa Ana 1 Comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Santa Ana Police Step-Up Enforcement of Illegal Fireworks During the Month of June

Santa Ana Police Special Enforcement Team Officers focused enforcement on persons selling illegal fireworks with the goal of impacting the ready accessibility of dangerous fireworks in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Woman who embezzled from her employer arrested by the SAPD

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Santa Ana Police Detectives Arrest Woman In 2011 Embezzlement Case

Arrested: Deborah Mueller (60) Huntington Beach

Summary: On June 2, 2015, 60 year-old Deborah Mueller was arrested for embezzlement by Santa Ana Police Detectives.

Mueller was employed at Jorgenson Metal Rolling & Forming as the office manager for over 10 years. In January of 2011, Mueller was suspected of embezzling a large amount of money and was terminated. An investigation was launched by the Santa Ana Police Department’s Major Fraud Unit and Mueller moved to Arizona after being terminated. Continue reading→

Santa Ana car thief busted after a brief chase but his passenger got away

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana Leave a comment

A suspected car thief got busted on Sunday morning after an SAPD police officer tried to stop a reportedly stolen gray Acura MDX just before 6:40 a.m., as it traveled southbound on South Fairview Street near West McFadden Avenue, according to the O.C. Register.

Of course the suspect refused to stop so the chase was on. The driver took off on West McFadden Ave., for about two miles, before he turned right on South Harmon Street. Then he stopped in a residential neighborhood at around 600 South Harman, and the cops caught him and arrested him on suspicion of possession of stolen property. Continue reading→

Two men facing charges for pimping and pandering throughout Orange County

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, OCDA, Santa Ana Leave a comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

May 28, 2015

Case # 15WF0912

TWO MEN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR TRAFFICKING, PIMPING, AND PANDERING FOUR WOMEN AND ONE MINOR GIRL FROM TEXAS TO ORANGE COUNTY

*Defendants’ preliminary hearing was heard last week and additional charges were filed based on new information

SANTA ANA – Two men are scheduled to be arraigned today on charges for trafficking, pimping, and pandering five women and one minor girl from Texas to Orange County. Lynn Anthony Bishop, 45, Houston, Texas, and Henry Ray Perry, 33, Burbank, were previously charged with one felony count each of human trafficking, pandering by procuring, human trafficking of a minor, pimping a minor, pandering with a minor over 16 years old by procuring, four felony counts of pimping, and three felony counts of pandering.

The defendants have been additionally charged with one felony count of pimping and two felony counts of pandering. Bishop faces a sentencing enhancement for a prior strike conviction for committing a robbery in 2000 in Harris County, Texas. Perry faces a sentencing enhancement for a prior federal prison conviction for transporting for prostitution in 2012 in Texas and serving a separate prison term of one year and more and not remaining free for a period of five years. If convicted, Bishop faces a maximum sentence of 56 years in state prison and Perry faces a maximum sentence of 29 years in state prison. They are each being held on $1 million bail and must prove the funds are from a legal and legitimate source before posting bond. They are scheduled to be arraigned today in Department C-5, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. The time is to be determined. Continue reading→

The SAPD arrests a bank robbery suspect named Justin Thomas Yrrarazaval

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Justin Thomas Yrrarazaval

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Santa Ana Police Department Arrests Suspect For Bank Robbery

Location: Schools 1st Bank (2115 N. Broadway)

Arrested: Justin Thomas Yrrarazaval (20) Santa Ana

On 5-29-15 at 9:00 A.M., an SAPD Patrol Officer observed suspect Yrrarazaval walking in the 1300 block of North Spurgeon Street. The Officer believed Yrrarazaval was the same suspect he observed on surveillance video during a bank robbery at Schools First Bank (2115 N. Broadway,) on 5-28-2015.

Robbery Detectives responded to the officer’s location and transported the suspect to the Police Department where he was questioned about his involvement in the Bank Robbery. Yrrarazaval was booked into Santa Ana Police Jail on the charge of CPC 211 – Bank Robbery. Continue reading→

Gang member wanted in series of O.C. robberies is arrested in Mexico

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, mexico, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Fugitive wanted in robbery series arrested in Mexico

Arrested – Wanted Suspect: Ernesto Guerra (20)

Detectives obtained information that suspect Ernesto Guerra was hiding in the city of Jalisco, Mexico with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service and the Mexican law enforcement authorities. Suspect Ernesto Guerra was arrested and brought back to Santa Ana, where he was booked for the robbery series. Continue reading→

Santa Ana man arrested for stabbing his wife identified as R.C. Dwain Burch

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Domestic Violence, Santa Ana 1 Comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Investigates Attempted Homicide – Suspect Arrested

Arrested: R.C. Dwain Burch (36) Santa Ana

On 5-27-2015 at approximately 3:00 A.M., Santa Ana PD received a 911 call reference a Domestic Violence that had escalated into a husband stabbing his wife with a large knife. Officers responded to the residence in the 800 block of West 15th Street where they located the victim who had been stabbed multiple times in the upper torso. The victim was transported by OCFA to Western Medical Center in critical but stable condition. Continue reading→

Man arrested in Santa Ana and charged with burglary at Don’s Cyclery in Tustin

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Bicycles, Crime, Santa Ana, Tustin 1 Comment

Tustin Police Department Press Release

Commercial Burglary Arrest

Today at approximately 8:04 a.m., the Tustin Police Department received an alarm call at Don’s Cyclery, located at 121 N. Prospect Ave. At the same time as the alarm call, the Tustin Police Department receveived a phone call that provided information of a possible suspect seen leaving the location on a tricycle.

Officers arrived on the scene at Don’s Cyclery and found a glass door was smashed. Within minutes of the original call a Tustin officer located Jose Manuel Elias (D.O.B. 7/8/81) in the area of First St. and Lyon Ave. in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Santa Ana man arrested after he allegedly stabbed his wife several times

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Santa Ana Leave a comment

An unidentified man was arrested early Wednesday morning after he allegedly stabbed his wife in the chest and face during an argument at around 3 a.m., in their Santa Ana apartment, in the 800 block of East 15th Street, according to the O.C. Register.

The couple’s four children, who range in age from 2 to 17, were inside the apartment during this attack. Their mother was found by SAPD police officers after they responded to the call. She was injured and bloody as she was stabbed multiple times. Continue reading→

Man injured in a gang-related drive-by shooting

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Santa Ana Leave a comment

A unidentified man in his early 20s was shot in the right leg and rear end late Monday, before 11 p.m., in the west alley in the 1100 block of Pacific Avenue in what police suspect is a gang-related incident, according to the O.C. Register.

The injured man told the SAPD that another fellow drove up to him in an unfamiliar car and then someone in the car shot at the man four to five times.

SAPD investigators “found bullet casings in the alley near where they found the wounded man and two cars were also found with bullets lodged inside them.” Continue reading→

Garden Grove convicted of pimping a relative at a Santa Ana hair salon

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Garden Grove, Santa Ana Leave a comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 13CF1682

Date: May 26, 2015

MAN SENTENCED FOR PIMPING AND PANDERING FEMALE RELATIVE TO UNDERCOVER OFFICER

SANTA ANA – A man was sentenced on Friday, May 22, 2015, to four years in state prison for pimping and pandering a female relative to an undercover officer. An Ngoc Dai Dang, 33, Garden Grove, was found guilty by a jury on March 26, 2015, of one felony count of pimping and one felony count of pandering.

Circumstances of the Case

Dang is a pimp who exploits women for financial gain. Continue reading→