Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: UPDATE – Victim/Decedent Identified
Victim/Decedent Identified as Jesse Dean Dowell (44) transient Continue reading
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Terrall Magee identified as the homeless burglary suspect who died after being arrested in Santa Ana
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: UPDATE – Suspect/Decedent Identified
Suspect/Decedent identified as Terrall Magee (53) transient. Continue reading
Santa Ana’s Vista Heritage Charter Middle School received a $20K computer science grant
Vista Heritage Charter Middle School Receives $20,000 Grant to Implement Innovative Computer Science Curriculum by Project Lead The Way
Santa Ana, CA – Students at Vista Heritage Charter Middle School will soon have access to computer science courses that will give them an advantage in their education and future careers. The opportunity is made possible through a partnership between the Verizon Foundation and Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a nonprofit organization that provides transformative learning experiences for K-12 students and teachers through K-12 pathways in computer science, engineering, and biomedical science. Vista Heritage Charter Middle School joins more than 10,500 schools across the U.S. in offering PLTW programs to students. Continue reading
The Santa Ana City Council majority will sue to illegally extend their term limits
The Santa Ana City Council Majority – David Benavides, Sal Tinajero, Vince Sarmiento and Jose Solorio
The Santa Ana City Council majority decided at their last-minute special meeting today to sue Mayor Miguel Pulido for not placing their illegal district election measure on the June Primary Election ballot, according to an inside source.
Apparently our City Attorney, Sonia Carvalho, hired an outside counsel to help her aid the City Council majority, which is currently comprised of Council Members David Benavides, Sal Tinajero, Vince Sarmiento and Jose Solorio, come to this awful decision. Continue reading
RIP, retired SAPD Police Seargeant Bill Scheer
Retired SAPD Police Seargeant Bill Scheer, badge #251, passed away the evening of March 11, 2018, after a courageous fight with bone cancer.
Scheer began his career with the Santa Ana Police Department in 1973 and honorably retired as a Sergeant in 2003. Continue reading
A burglary suspect died after struggling with SAPD police officers
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Investigating In-Custody Death
Suspect/Decedent: John Doe
On Sunday, March 11, 2018, at 9:17 PM, Santa Ana Police officers responded to reports of a burglary alarm at K-V Engineering, located at 2411 West 1st Street. An employee of the business was remotely monitoring the location via surveillance system. The employee reported to police that an unknown male was on the property.
The first officer on scene observed a male jumping a fence out of the property and on to the sidewalk of West 1st Street. The suspected burglar ran from the officer prompting a foot pursuit. The officer caught up to the suspect at the entrance to a nearby business and a physical altercation ensued. Continue reading
A man was assaulted and murdered at the Santa Ana Civic Center last night
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Detectives Investigating a Homicide in the Civic Center Area
Victim: Pending Notification of Next of Kin
On Sunday, March 11, 2018, at 11:34 PM, Santa Ana Police officers responded to reports of an assault with a victim down in the Plaza of the Flags within the City of Santa Ana Civic Center. Orange County Fire Authority paramedics treated the victim at scene and declared him deceased at 11:52 PM. Continue reading
The Santa Ana City Council majority will try again on Monday to illegally extend their term limits
The Santa Ana City Council majority – David Benavides, Vince Sarmiento, Sal Tinajero and Jose Solorio
The four clowns on the current Santa Ana City Council majority are going to try again to illegally place a district election measure on the June Primary Election ballot this Monday, at a last minute special City Council meeting set at 1:30 p.m.
The agenda for this meeting notes that this will be a conference with legal counsel regarding a threat or anticipated/potential litigation. Well that is true as the City Council majority got caught violating the Brown Act last week as they secretly texted each other to discuss the special meeting that was supposed to be held on Friday. Continue reading
Santa Ana gangbanger gets 35 years to life in prison after killing a 15-year-old boy
Brian Jose Miguel, a 23-year-old alleged gangbanger, was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison on Friday for the shooting death of Jimmy Hernandez, a 15-year-old boy, who was riding a bicycle in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
Miguel was looking at life in prison until he pleaded guilty last year to second-degree murder for the 2012 fatal shooting of Hernandez in the 2000 block of West Myrtle Street. Continue reading
This week’s Cochino List includes Original Mike’s and El Metate Panaderia
The OC Health Care Agency has released a list of the eateries they inspected and shut down for the week of March 2 – 9. Most of these eateries reopen pretty quickly after the health inspectors determine their issues have been resolved. Here is the list:
- Original Mike’s, 100 S. Main St., Santa Ana; insufficient hot water; closed March 7, reopened March 7.
- El Metate Panaderia, 1338 W. First St., Santa Ana; rodent infestation; closed March 5, reopened March 5.
- Haagen-Dazs at the Outlets at Orange, 20 City Blvd., Orange; cockroach infestation; closed March 6, reopened March 7.
The S.A. City Council majority got caught trying to illegally place a district election measure on the June ballot
The Santa Ana City Council majority proved once again this week that they are a bunch of clowns as their efforts to illegally place a district specific elections measure on the June primary election ballot failed miserably, according to the Voice of OC.
The City Council majority, which included Vince Sarmiento, Sal Tinajero, David Benavides and their new pal Jose Solorio, voted on Tuesday, this week, to place this measure on the June ballot. But they once again underestimated Mayor Miguel Pulido, who proceeded to punk them in royal fashion. Continue reading
Valley High School was locked down this morning while the SAPD searched for a car theft suspect
Valley High School was locked down briefly this morning while the SAPD pursued three suspects who fled from the police, according to the O.C. Register.
The suspects were in a stolen car. Two of them were arrested as they tried to flee but a third suspect got away, according to the SAPD. Continue reading
Free health fair set for March 18 in Santa Ana
Chairman Do Sponsors Health Fair in Santa Ana
Representing the largest population of CalOptima recipients, Chairman Andrew Do championed CalOptima, our county organized health system, to conduct the most extensive member health needs assessment in the agency’s 22-year history.
That assessment revealed areas in need of improvement. The results found that 41% didn’t see a dentist because of cost, 25% didn’t have or know of a dentist, 28% said it takes too long to get an appointment, among other findings. Continue reading
OC Democrats who don’t live in Santa Ana want to bring the needle exchange back to DTSA
Should Santa Ana allow the Needle Exchange to operate again in the Civic Center?
Once again, people who do not live in Santa Ana are trying to tell our city what to do. After operating in the Civic Center for 2 years, the Orange County Needle Exchange Program (OCNEP) was denied a permit to continue giving out free needles in the Civic Center every Saturday. In January, the city decided that finding needles in our Civic Center, library, parks, and neighborhoods was a public safety issue, and could no longer allow the program to put resident’s and city worker’s safety at risk. Continue reading
The SAPD’s SWAT team will be conducting training at an empty office building on Thursday
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Community Alert – Santa Ana Police Department SWAT TRAINING March 8, 2018
The Santa Ana Police Department SWAT Team will be conducting scenario based training at 2525 N. Main on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Continue reading