Santa Ana Police Department
Thursday June 14th, 2018 :: 04:48 p.m. PDT
On Thursday, June 7, 2018 at approx. 2:13 pm, a female was crossing the street, in the sidewalk, south on Orange Ave. at McFadden Avenue. As the woman approached the south side of the intersection, a white van travelling east on McFadden struck the female pedestrian as the driver made a right onto Orange. Continue reading
A Mexican national convicted of rape and a citizen of El Salvador convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter are among the 162 aliens taken into custody earlier this week during a three-day enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeting at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and immigration fugitives, and aliens released back in to the community after detainers filed by ICE with local law enforcement officials were ignored. Continue reading
Andrew Urdiales
Case # 09ZF0079
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A jury recommended the death penalty today for a man convicted of murdering five Southern California women between 1986 and 1995. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting a consolidated case on behalf of the Orange, Riverside, and San Diego County victims.
Defendant: Andrew Urdiales, 53
Found guilty by a jury on May 23, 2018, of: Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18WF1349
Date: June 13, 2018
MAN CHARGED WITH CARJACKING, ROBBING, AND ASSAULTING LYFT DRIVER IN GARDEN GROVE
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was charged today with carjacking, robbing, and assaulting a Lyft driver in Garden Grove.
Defendant: Luis Alberto Zaragoza, 27, Garden Grove
Charged today with the following felony counts: Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Detectives Release Composite Sketch And Video Of Sexual Predator
Requesting Media And Public Assistance To Identify
Santa Ana Police Detectives are looking for suspect who exposed himself to a young female after breaking into her home.
The incident occurred on Tuesday June 12th at about 1:30 am in the 2300 block of West Edinger Ave. Continue reading
Charles Pena
On Saturday morning, June 9, 2018, at 4:05 a.m., a resident saw two suspicious subjects possibly breaking into a car in the 18200 block of Santa Arabella Street in Fountain Valley, according to the Fountain Valley Police Department.
The witness called 9-1-1 and Fountain Valley police officers quickly responded to the area. Continue reading
Two armed-robbery suspects, Mondher Arredondo, 33, and Angellia Lopez, 24, were arrested Monday morning, June 11, after leading police on a chase from Garden Grove to Los Angeles County, according to the O.C. Register.
The Garden Grove police were contacted at about 12:30 a.m. about an armed robbery near Harbor Blvd. and Quatro Ave. When the officers arrived at the scene they ended up pursuing the suspects as they fled in their vehicle onto the Westbound 22 Freeway then onto the I-405. Continue reading
Carlos Alexander Gonzalez
Santa Ana Police Department
Sunday June 10th, 2018 :: 07:44 p.m. PDT
On May 19, 2018, Bryan Steubing was murdered in the area of 3109 S. Main Street, Santa Ana, California. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18CF1623
Date: June 8, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An accounting manager was charged this week with grand theft and forgery for embezzling more than $164,000 from a commercial lighting business in Santa Ana.
Defendant: Carol Sandoval Lopez, 45, Santa Ana
Charged on June 6, 2018, with the following felony counts: Continue reading
Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: CMPD to conduct a DUI/Driver’s license checkpoint on Friday
CMPD TO CONDUCT DUI AND DRIVER’S LICENSE CHECKPOINT
COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD), along with the California Highway Patrol, will be conducting a driving under the influence (DUI) and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, June 8, 2018, from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. within the city limits.
DUI checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests, affording the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence. Locations are chosen with safety considerations for the officers and the public. Drivers caught driving impaired can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to include jail time, fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspensions and other expenses that can exceed $10,000. Continue reading
Robbers targeted the AT&T store at the 100 block of South Main Street early this morning, June 5, at about 1 a.m., according to the Orange County Register.
The Orange Police pursued two suspects who fled from the scene in a car. They led the police on a pursuit that ended in Anaheim. Continue reading
Hipolito Paez
Case # 18CF1602
Date: June 4, 2018
DRUNKEN DRIVER CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR COLLIDING INTO TWO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN ORANGE
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken driver was charged and arraigned today for murder after colliding into two construction workers in Orange.
Defendant: Hipolito Paez, 30, Orange
Charged today with the following counts: Continue reading
Press Release: Attempt Murder and Felony Elder Abuse
Agency: Moreno Valley Police
On May 30, 2018, about 6:28 PM, several residents called to report a possible injured male that was lying in the street. Officers from the Moreno Police Department responded to investigate. Upon their arrival, they located an 86 year-old Hispanic male adult lying in the street with severe injuries.
The investigation revealed the victim was assaulted by a family member, who was detained at the scene. The suspect was identified as 40 year-old Alvaro Gutierrez of Santa Ana. Gutierrez was arrested at the scene and booked for suspicion of attempted murder and elder abuse. Continue reading
Steve Rodriguez, a 60-year-old homeless man, was identified by the SAPD as the alleged robber who was shot by an unidentified customer at the Cozy Corner Drive-In restaurant just past midnight this past Saturday, according to the SAPD.
On 05-26-18 at 12:46 a.m., SAPD police officers were dispatched to 426 N. Harbor Blvd. reference a robbery and shooting that had just occurred. A Male/Hispanic/Adult later identified as suspect Steve Rodriguez entered the Cozy Corner restaurant and was in the process of committing an armed robbery with a black revolver. During the robbery a silver Honda Accord occupied by several subjects was stopped in the drive-thru lane by the window. An occupant in the vehicle shot robbery suspect Rodriguez twice in the upper torso. Suspect Rodriguez was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. The suspect and vehicle involved in the shooting of Rodriguez fled the scene southbound on Harbor Blvd. Officers were able to obtain surveillance video of the incident. Continue reading
Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: Ongoing gang investigation results in three arrests and seizure of drugs and weapons
Costa Mesa, Calif. – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) arrested three on Friday, May 25, 2018, and seized drugs and weapons in connection to a continued enforcement stemming from an ongoing gang investigation.
On May 18, 2018, CMPD posted the following on social media about an enforcement by Gang Investigators: Continue reading