O.C. firefighters responded to a fire at a single-story house at the 800 block of N. Bristol Street, Santa Ana, today at around 5 a.m., according to the O.C. Register.
The fire was reported by a passerby who saw that the back of the house had fire coming out of it. He called 911 – and may have helped to save the lives of the seven adults and two children who ended up displaced by the fire. Continue reading
An SAPD K-9 dog apparently bit a homeless man early this morning, just before 12:30 a.m., according to the O.C. Register.
The SAPD reported that the K-( and his handler stopped at 500 West Rowland Ave., so the K-9 could take a pottie break. But there were two transients there, at an encampment. Things escalated quickly.
The K-9 attack on the homeless man was labeled an “accident” by the SAPD. The police spokesman, Cmdr. Phil Craft, said that the encampment was “where they weren’t supposed to be.” Where exactly are homeless encampments supposed to be? Continue reading
Alejandro Rivas
Alejandro Rivas, a 20-year-old resident of Orange, who is suspected in the hit-and-run death of Augustin Sosa, a 25-year-old tree trimmer, in Santa Ana on Sep. 18, was arrested early this morning by the SAPD. He had had outstanding warrants including one for a probation violation, according to the O.C. Register.
Sosa, a resident of Santa Ana, was struck and killed near 17th Street and Fairview Avenue when he was putting cones down in the street. He worked for West Coast Arborists, which is reportedly contracted by the City of Santa Ana. Sosa died at the scene after he was flung some fifty feet by the impact of the suspect’s vehicle. His identity was later identified by the Orange County Coroner. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Economic Crimes Unit Arrests Medical Office Assistant For Committing Theft of $51,000
Arrested: Blanca Landeros (30) Santa Ana
In May 2014, Santa Ana Police Department’s Economic Crime Unit was contacted by the Managing Doctor from the Advance Urgent Medical Group located in Santa Ana. The reporting party advised Detectives that one of his employees, Blanca Landeros, an office assistant had embezzled money from the business. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
Community Alert: Take the Santa Ana Safe Mobility Plan Community Survey
The City of Santa Ana views road user safety as an immediate priority and is currently conducting a safety study.
Please help the city understand your priorities for investing in safety by completing the Safe Mobility Santa Ana Plan Survey. There are four questions and it takes 2–4 minutes to complete. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Community Alert: Santa Ana Police Department Receives $1.25M COPS Grant
City of Santa Ana Police Department receives second consecutive COPS grant award.
For the second year in a row, the Santa Ana Police Department was awarded $1,250,000 in grant funding for the addition of 10 police officers by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). This brings the total amount awarded to $2.5 million for the addition of 20 police officers over the past two years.
“Receiving consecutive COPS grant awards is a significant success for our community. This truly is a testament to our collaborative and supportive advocacy efforts,” stated Mayor Pro Tem Vincent Sarmiento. Continue reading
A male teen who appeared to be 17 or 18 years old was shot in the lower back today at about 7:45 p.m. at the 700 block of North Lacy Street, according to the O.C. Register.
The victim was walking nearby on Civic Center Drive when multiple shots were fired from a passing vehicle. The SAPD suspects the shooting was possibly a gang-related attack. Continue reading
Two men and a teenage girl were shot in their legs Sunday night at around 10:30 pm., while they were inside a home’s garage in the 1600 block of South Ivanhoe Street, in Anaheim, near James Madison Elementary School, according to the O.C. Register.
The attack appeared to be unprovoked, according to Anaheim Police.
The victims told police that a person walked up to the garage, which had a partially opened door, and began firing a gun at the trio. Continue reading
No posted notice about street sweeping…
The Santa Ana Police Department and city officials are violating California Vehicle Codes on street sweeping parking citations in instances where there are no posted warnings about the street sweeping parking violations, according to local activist Igmar Rodas.
Rodas says that these violations are being issued by Central Parking, the City’s Contracted parking enforcement company that follows the Street Sweepers. They also issue citations for people that forget to pay the city’s parking meters.
Rodas already has two parking tickets which violate a California Vehicle Code and he also received a ticket when his vehicle was not parked at the address the citation was issued at. Continue reading
Monica Rangel
MOMS ORANGE COUNTY APPOINTS WOMEN’S HEALTH LEADER AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATE TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dr. Allyson Brooks and Monica Rangel are Welcomed as the Newest Board Members Bringing Extensive Experience in Leadership, Women’s Health and Community Relations
SANTA ANA, Calif. (September 9, 2015)–MOMS Orange County, a nonprofit organization serving low-income pregnant women for more than 20 years, is proud to announce the appointment of Allyson Brooks, M.D. and Monica Rangel to its board of directors. Continue reading
The CSUF Grand Central Art Center is hosting a video screening of Future Perfect: Time Capsules in Reagan Country (40 min, 2015), a film by Daniel Tucker, on Sep. 24, 2015, at 7 pm.
Developed during a 2014 residency at the CSUF Grand Central Art Center, this new video chronicles the story of 3 time capsules related to Ronald Reagan in southern California. Ten years after his death and 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and Ronald Reagan’s departure from the office of the President of the United States, this work grows out of an interest in the continued echoes of a speech delivered by Reagan following the end of his Governorship in California on August 19th, 1976 at the Republican National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. In this speech Reagan talks of the difficulty he found in writing a letter for a time capsule to be sealed in Los Angeles and opened one hundred years in the future. Departing from this moment “Future Perfect” explores Reagan’s future-oriented science fiction imagination and rhetoric through visits to Reagan-inspired monuments and time capsules throughout California. Continue reading
An 18-year-old Latino was shot on Saturday night, at around 8:38 pm, in the 300 block of South Birch St., in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register. The SAPD described the incident as a possible drive-by shooting.
SAPD police officers found the victim in an alley and he was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center, where he was in stable condition. Continue reading
A pedestrian, Agustin Perez-Sosa, a 25-year-old resident of Santa Ana, was struck and killed by a silver Chevy Malibu today at around 1:25 p.m., near Seventeenth and Fairview Ave., in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
Perez-Sosa was was flung 50 feet in the air, according to ABC News. The driver of the Malibu fled the scene.
The victim was a tree trimmer who was picking up cones along the side of the street, according to ABC News. He was in his second year of employment at West Coast Arborists, which is reportedly contracted by the City of Santa Ana. He is survived by his wive and a 10-year-old daughter. Continue reading
A man who admitted to being a gang member was shot at around 5:30 p.m. yesterday at the 3500 block of South Fairview Street, in Santa Ana, in what the SAPD believes was a gang-related attack, according to the O.C. Register.
When the police arrived at the scene the shooting victim was gone however a few hours later the Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center contacted the police to report that they were treating a man with a gunshot wound to his right thigh. Continue reading
Santa Ana College is hosting their 100th Birthday Celebration this Saturday, Sep. 19, 2015, at 5 p.m.
We’re celebrating our 100th Birthday and you’re invited to the party!
Open to students, alumni, faculty, community partners and the Santa Ana neighborhood and beyond, our birthday party is going to be a blast. Live entertainment, games, food and plenty of SAC pride is in store. Please view the information below for more on this exciting celebration!
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