Roberto Mateo Garcia’s car
Santa Ana Police Department
Location: 1100 W. Warner Avenue
Synopsis: On 7/05/2017, Roberto Mateo Garcia (54) Santa Ana was driving a 2003 Ford Explorer Sport, two door white, license plate: 5WHF583 when he struck and killed a pedestrian. Garcia immediately fled the scene in the involved vehicle. Officers were unable to locate Garcia or the vehicle. Continue reading
An unidentified bicyclist in his 50s was critically injured on Monday night, July 3, when he was struck by a semi truck in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
The crash happened near Euclid and Second Streets at about 9:40 p.m. according to the SAPD. Continue reading
It looks like the gentrifiers’ plans in DTSA are not working out due to the increase in violence in that community. I am told that the Art Walk is pretty dead now – and has been dead for some time. The latest violent episode won’t help!
Don’t expect by the way to read this over at the O.C. Register as this story has been suppressed. However an insider tipped us off that there was a fight at DTSA, during this weekend’s Art Walk, when “some white bro sucker punched another guy. The fight spilled onto the sidewalk with the victim receiving a concussion.” Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Locations: Shell Gas Station (710 E. Dyer) & Circle K (2413 S. Fairview)
Suspect: M/H, 20’s, thin build, black/brown with a dark mustache. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded Sweatshirt (covering his face), denim jeans and black athletic shoes.
Synopsis: On 6/29/2017 at approximately 2:50 a.m., a masked suspect entered the Shell gas station located at 710 East Dyer Road; he approached the front counter of the business while brandishing a handgun located in the front waistband area of his pants. The suspect demanded money from the cash register; the store employee complied and gave him an undisclosed amount of money. In the video and pictures provided you can see the suspects face was momentarily exposed as he is approaching the cash register. Suspect fled the store on foot and there was no vehicle observed. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Patrol Officers Arrest Cat Burglary Suspect
Suspect: Sergio Gitano Valencia (32) Santa Ana
Summary: On 6-29-2017, at approximately 7:00 a.m., the victim of a burglary called SAPD to report his residence located in the 800 block of South Main had been burglarized and the possible suspect was still in his neighborhood a couple houses away (with the stolen property). Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: U.S. Marshals Assist SAPD Robbery Detectives In Apprehending Carjacking Suspect
Suspect: Luis Angel Castaneda (25)
On 09/30/16 Luis Angel Castaneda rented a vehicle from Coast to Coast Car Rental, in Stanton. When Castaneda returned the vehicle, he requested that an employee of the rental company drop him off with the rental vehicle in the area of 1500 N. Bewley St., Santa Ana.
Once there, Castaneda and a second suspect (who was already seated inside the vehicle) robbed the victim of his belongings using a shotgun. The victim was able to run away from the scene and the suspects fled with the vehicle. The vehicle was recovered. The shotgun is still outstanding. Continue reading
Alvar Gonzalez class of 1988, Santa Ana High School
Alvar Albert Gonzalez, a 47-year-old former Santa Ana High School science teacher, pleaded guilty Wednesday, June 30, to statutory rape and possession of child pornography, according to the O.C. Register.
Gonzalez met his young victim when she was in one of his classes as a freshman, at Santa Ana High School, according to the SAPD, back in 2013. Continue reading
Santa Ana has had a problem with prostitution for some time – and the prostitutes have been at times targeted by murderous criminals. The trail of one of those suspects, Jose Esteban Cardenas Zuniga, a 41-year old resident of Mammoth Lakes, started today, according to the O.C. Register.
Zuniga is charged with killing a then 25-year old prostitute, Yacshicka Watts, whose body was found at a Santa Ana business park, early in the morning, on Oct. 20, 2007, by transients. Continue reading
A friendly game between former players of two professional Mexican soccer clubs on Sunday afternoon, June 25, at Eddie West Field in Santa Ana turned violent when dozens of fans rushed the field and began beating each other, forcing authorities to suspend the match, according to the O.C. Register.
The “game of legends” featured former Club America and Pumas players was supposed to benefit Santa Ana-based United Soccer Talents Foundation, which supports soccer players. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
June 23, 2017
Case # 14HF0182
WOMAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR PIMPING WOMEN OUT OF IRVINE BROTHELS
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A woman was sentenced yesterday to three years in state prison for pimping women out of luxury Irvine apartments operating as brothels.
Defendant: Jian Zhen Zhu, 42, Santa Ana
Pleaded guilty to the court on Nov. 15, 2016, to felony counts: Continue reading
Jorge Hugo Molina , a 39-year old Santa Ana man, is facing kidnapping and domestic violence charges after police say he dragged a woman into a vehicle, according to the O.C. Register.
On Sunday, 6-18-17, Fountain Valley police officers responded to a possible kidnapping and domestic violence incident in the 16000 block of Harbor Blvd. Continue reading
SANTA ANA, CA – As Independence Day approaches, we would like to remind our community that only fireworks bearing the “Safe and Sane” seal are permitted to be used within the City limits, during the following days and hours only:
• Saturday, July 1, 2017 – 12:00 pm (noon) to 10:00 pm
• Sunday, July 2, 2017 – 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
• Monday, July 3, 2017 – 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
• Tuesday, July 4, 2017 – 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Continue reading
Auto Theft Suspects Arrested after Pursuit
Corona PD CR #17-7016
Today, at 10:04 AM, Riverside PD’s air unit, Air-1, alerted Corona Police Dispatch to a pursuit of a stolen Honda Civic in the area of Hidden Valley and I-15. Corona units took over the pursuit of the Civic, which had been reported stolen to Buena Park Police earlier today, when it exited the 91 freeway at Main Street.
The driver, a 17 year-old male from Santa Ana, and the passenger, a 19 year-old male from Orange, were taken into custody without incident when the Civic stopped on Lilac Street near Via Santiago. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Christian Isaac Arias (30) Santa Ana
On Saturday, June 10, 2017, SAPD Officers encountered Christian Arias, an adult male, in the area of 1300 West 1st Street. Arias displayed symptoms of being under the influence of a controlled substance and/or alcoholic beverage(s). The officers detained Arias without incident and requested medics for a medical evaluation. Continue reading
We finally have some very good news to report about the Santa Ana Police Department – a once proud agency that was wrecked by former SAPD Police Chief Carlos Rojas and our lame Santa Ana City Council majority. The current interim City Manager, Cynthia Kurtz, has appointed a new acting SAPD police chief selecting Deputy Chief David Valentin and returning the current acting police chief, Jim Schnabl, to his administrative duties.
This is truly fantastic news and I hope Valentin gets the permanent job. He is already the Deputy Chief in charge of Field Operations which includes the Patrol Division, Homeland Security, Traffic Division, Emergency Management and the SWAT team. Continue reading