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The SAPD’s Easter Cruising enforcement resulted in the arrest of a wanted felon

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Traffic Officer Working Easter Weekend Cruising Enforcement Arrest One Of Mariposa County Sheriff’s Most Wanted Suspects

Arrested: David Santiago Garcia (25) Santa Ana

Current Booking Charges: DUI, Evading, Driving on a Suspended or Revoked License

On 3-27-2016, at approximately 1130PM, a SAPD Motor Officer working the Easter Cruising Enforcement observed a 2004 Lexus fail to stop for a red traffic signal. When attempting to stop the vehicle for the traffic violation, the driver later identified as suspect Garcia fled from officers. The vehicle pursuit ended in the 1200 block of South Towner where the suspect fled on foot. Officers located the suspect in the yard of a residence in the 900 block of West Wilshire where he was taken into custody without incident. Continue reading→

The SAPD will be cracking down on Easter cruising again this year

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Advisory: Santa Ana Police Department Deploying Extra Officers For Easter Cruiser Activity – Sunday April 5TH

In an effort to provide a safe environment and minimize the impact on our local neighborhoods, the Santa Ana Police Department will be deploying extra police personnel to deal with the influx of cruiser activity experienced on Easter (Sunday, April 5th). Continue reading→

Santa Ana CopWatch is ready for tonight’s SAPD Easter Cruising crackdown

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Copwatch Santa Ana

The Battle for Bristol Street

By Santa Ana CopWatch

Every year on Easter Sunday SAPD puts our city on lockdown in an attempt to keep us in our homes and limit cruising. They block off all the major streets making it hard to move around Santa Ana. The irony is that they say it’s to prevent “grid-lock”. They also have extra police pulling over anyone they can for any reason they can come up with. Our Easter Sunday basically becomes Santa Ana Martial Law.

The real reason for these actions by the city and the police is rooted in racism and their need to suppress a popular gathering of the people. In other words, they don’t want brown people gathering in the streets. Continue reading→

Why doesn’t Santa Ana monetize Easter cruising instead of attacking it every year?

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Ocean City Cruising

Here we go again.  The City of Santa Ana has announced, as usual, a crackdown on Easter Crusing:

Each Easter holiday, the City of Santa Ana experiences a high volume of unsanctioned cruising activity on Bristol St. This unsanctioned activity produces public safety concerns, numerous calls for service and grid-lock.

As with past years, the Santa Ana Police Department is taking pro-active measures to deter cruising activity throughout the city on Easter evening. Unfortunately, several city neighborhoods will be affected by the various street closures that will be established as a part of the anti-cruising effort. Continue reading→

SAPD Chief Rojas to continue the annual police crackdown on Easter cruising

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Well, we have a new Police Chief in Santa Ana, Carlos Rojas, but he is continuing the Santa Ana Police Department’s annual tradition of cracking down on Easter cruising, according to a press release issued today.

Here is what the SAPD is planning to do to stop the Easter cruising:

As with past years, the Santa Ana Police Department is taking pro-active measures to deter cruising activity throughout the city on Easter evening. Unfortunately, several city neighborhoods will be affected by the various street closures that will be established as a part of the anti-cruising effort.  Continue reading→

Why doesn’t Santa Ana turn Easter Cruising into our L.B. Grand Prix?

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Once again the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) is mobilizing dozens of police officers to stop the Easter Cruisers in Santa Ana today.

I found a video on YouTube that chronicled what went on in 2010.  I translated the text on that site below:

In the middle of Easter Sunday, the Police Department Santa Ana, was conducting traffic control in different areas of the city. Continue reading→

Santa Ana could make money off Easter Cruising instead of losing thousands

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I was pretty upset when I found out that the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) assigned 125 cops to go after the Easter Cruisers this past weekend. 

I found a video on YouTube that chronicled what went on this Sunday.  I translated the text on that site below:

In the middle of Easter Sunday, the Police Department Santa Ana, was conducting traffic control in different areas of the city. Continue reading→