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Garden Grove cop convicted of forcibly sodomizing three women

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Jesse Andrew Green

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 10WF2451: September 6, 2013

POLICE OFFICER CONVICTED OF FORCIBLY SODOMIZING THREE WOMEN, WHOM HE HAD BRIEFLY DATED

SANTA ANA – A police officer was convicted today of forcibly sodomizing three women, all of whom he knew in a dating capacity. Jesse Andrew Green, 36, Huntington Beach, was found guilty by a jury of three felony counts of forcible sodomy and faces a minimum sentence of nine years in state prison and a maximum sentence of 24 years in state prison and lifetime sex offender registration at his sentencing Nov. 22, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-41, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on one felony count of rape. Continue reading→

There were 33 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Wed., Sep. 3

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There were 33 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Wednesday, September 3, 2013, according to our friends at CrimeMapping.  These crimes included Grand Thefts at the 1600 block of West McFadden Ave. and at the 2300 block of North Pacific Ave., as well as the usual Domestic Violence, Vehicle Thefts, Drunk and Disorderly, etc.

Here is our latest Daily Santa Ana Crime Report: Continue reading→

Fullerton man convicted of burglaries and sexually assaulting a 10-year old girl

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Joel Solis Aguirre

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 10NF1982: September 4, 2013

HOMELESS MAN CONVICTED OF HOME BURGLARIES STARTING WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT OF SLEEPING 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL

SANTA ANA – A homeless man was convicted today of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl who was asleep in her home and a string of residential burglaries in Buena Park. Joel Solis Aguirre, 24, Fullerton, was found guilty by a jury of one felony count of residential burglary, one felony count each of assault with intent to commit a sexual offense during a residential burglary, lewd act upon a child under 14 years old, attempted kidnapping to commit a sexual offense, attempted kidnapping for child molesting and attempted residential burglary. The sentencing allegations and enhancements for having a non-accomplice present during three residential burglaries and committing a lewd act during the commission of a burglary were found true. On Aug. 21, 2013, the defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of residential burglary in this case. Aguirre faces a maximum sentence of life in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration at his sentencing Nov. 8, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-29, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Three assaults with a deadly weapon among 33 crimes reported on 9/2

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There were 33 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Monday, September 2, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.  These crimes included two DUIs and three Assaults with a Deadly Weapon, which occured on the 1600 block of North Ross St., the 1900 block of West 2nd St. and West Civic Center Dr. and North Ross St.

Here is our latest Daily Santa Ana Crime Report: Continue reading→

There were 26 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Sat., 8/31, including 6 DUIs

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There were 26 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Saturday, August 31, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.  These crimes included an astounding six DUIs – and none of them appeared to be located near the DUI checkpoint that took place on Saturday night, over on South Fairview.

Here is our latest Daily Santa Ana Crime Report: Continue reading→

SAUSD Police Department launches “OC Campus Crime Stoppers”

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Santa Ana Unified School District

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MEDIA ADVISORY

SAUSD Police Department Launches “OC Campus Crime Stoppers”

SANTA ANA, CA – August 30, 2013 – The Santa Ana Unified School District Police Department continues to be a leader in school safety by becoming the only school district in Orange County to join a cadre of other police departments as part of a new component of the Orange County Crime Stoppers, an organization aimed to promote community safety through awareness and an anonymous public crime tip line. In partnership and collaboration with OC Crime Stoppers and Crime Survivors Inc., the Santa Ana School Police Department has launched “Orange County CAMPUS Crime Stoppers” within the school district that serves over 57,000 students, the largest in Orange County. Continue reading→

Two Grand Thefts among 22 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Thursday, 8/29

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There were 22 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Thursday, August 29, 2013, according to our friends at CrimeMapping.  These included two acts of Grand Theft, at the 2700 block of West Edinger and at the 600 block of West 17th St.

Here is our latest Daily Santa Ana Crime Report: Continue reading→

Santa Ana robbers savagely beat two men, using wrenches as weapons

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Every time we post articles about the crime in Santa Ana we get negative comments – some of these anonymous comments are so awful that I have to delete them, from folks who are upset that we are “making Santa Ana look bad.”

So what are we to make of this latest report from the Santa Ana Police Department?  They are looking for a group of suspects who brutally attacked and robbed two men in separate attacks in Santa Ana last week.  Detectives said in the first assault, which happened before dawn Aug. 18 at West 5th and Forest, four robbers nearly killed a man over $26 in his pocket, according to CBS News. Continue reading→

SAPD DUI Checkpoint set for Sat., Aug. 31, at 400 South Fairview

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SAPD DUI Checkpoint

Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, August 31st, 2013

SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT

The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, August 31st, 2013. It will begin at 7:30PM and is scheduled to conclude at 1:30AM. It will be conducted in the area of 400 S. Fairview Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading→