Detectives link suspect to second Santa Ana Robbery
Location 1: 2860 S. Bristol # E, SUBWAY
Weapon: Black, semi-automatic handgun
Suspect: Male, White, 30-35, blond hair, 6’00-6’03, 150-180 lbs., wearing a black, blue, green checkered long sleeved shirt, dark pants and a black baseball cap with an unknown design. Continue reading
Santa Ana Unified School District
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 27, 2013
Contact: Deidra Powell, Chief Communications Officer, (714) 558-5555 Office, (714) 673-4995 Mobile
Media Advisory: Fitness and Safety Promoted at Walk-to-School Day – October 2, 2013, Sepulveda Elementary School
Event: Join the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) and its Healthy Eating Active Communities partners Orange County Health Care Agency along with the Santa Ana School Police and Santa Ana Police Department as they participate in the annual International Walk to School Day. Educators, parents, students, and community members will take part in this global event to bring awareness to the importance of practicing safe walking, biking, and traffic skills. In addition, participants will review ways to maintain secure routes before, during and after school hours throughout the city of Santa Ana, while promoting physical activity.
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Ryan Irwin Tischer
Jose Ortiz & Ryan Irwin Tischer released from OC Jail 09-25-2013 around 7:20pm befriended one another … they stole a 1994 Ford van together in the 1000 block of W. 2nd street… they return back to the area between the OC Sheriffs dept and SAPD in the stolen van where they enter the public parking structure and break into a SAPD jailer’s vehicle … they stole items from his vehicle. Meanwhile, at approximately 0010 this morning 9-26-2013 an off duty SAPD officer (in plain clothes) walks towards the parking structure from the police department while talking on his phone to police department communications. Continue reading
There were 18 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2013, according to our friends at CrimeMapping.
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Crime Type: Commercial Robbery
Location: 100 W. Mac Arthur/ Mobil Gas Station
Suspect Description: Male, Caucasian, 25-30 yrs., 5’10”-6’00” tall, 180-200 lbs., short brown straight hair, light beard. Suspect wore a distinctive paper-boy cap and was armed with a black semi-auto pistol. Continue reading
There were 23 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Tuesday, Sep. 24, 2013, according to our friends at CrimeMapping.
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Orange County District Attorney
Press Release, For Immediate Release: Sep. 24, 2013
SANTA ANA – Twelve sex purchasers were convicted and sentenced yesterday for agreeing to engage in sex acts with a woman whom they believed to be a prostitute. Raul Ambrosio, 27, Orange, Flavio Bernal, 40, Orange, Jose Rodolfo Castillo, 47, Santa Ana, Fortunato Contreras, 41, Santa Ana, Omar Arreola Gonzalez, 21, Garden Grove, Juan Jimenez Ochoa, 28, Santa Ana, Jonathan Ramirez, 28, Santa Ana, Pedro Roman, 42, Irvine, Misael Sanchez, 44, Lake Forest, Juan Daniel Soto, 30, Santa Ana, Jose Rosario Velasco, 64, Santa Ana, Mario Velazquez, 31, Santa Ana, each pleaded guilty yesterday, Sept. 23, 2013, to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution. Roman also pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of driving a vehicle without a valid license. Continue reading
UPDATE: We have received the official press release regarding this multi-agency gang sweep. It is posted at the end of this article.
Pre-dawn raids at about 75 locations throughout the county Tuesday were the culmination of a multi-agency investigation called “Operation Smokin’ Aces” taking aim at the Mexican Mafia, a notorious prison gang known for its grip on local street gangs, particularly in Santa Ana, authorities said, according to the O.C. Register.
Authorities said it involved dozens of arrests and search warrants that were served throughout Santa Ana neighborhoods. More than 800 officers, deputies and agents of the Santa Ana police; Orange County Sheriff’s Department; FBI; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and U.S. Marshals took part in the investigation and the arrest warrants that were served before sunrise. The arrests were coordinated simultaneously. Continue reading
There were 24 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Monday, Sep. 23, 2013, according to our friends at CrimeMapping.
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The Santa Ana City Council has agreed to pay $275,000 to a Santa Ana resident who contended in a claim that he had been mauled by a police dog, according to the O.C. Register.
Apparently Santa Ana police officers thought they were sending the dog into a house on West First Street to get ayoung suspected felon named Reuben, at 3:35 am on June 6, 2012. But the dog attacked 50-year old Higinio Hernandez instead.
Here’s the best part of this mess – the city, said Assistant City Attorney Laura A. Rossini, “did not acknowledge any liability for the city and/or any employees for this matter as a result of the settlement.” Continue reading
There were 29 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Sunday, Sep. 22, 2013, according to our friends at CrimeMapping.
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There were 16 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Saturday, Sep. 21, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.
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There were 13 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Friday, Sep. 20, 2013, according to our friends at CrimeMapping.
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There were 21 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Thursday, Sep. 19, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.
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The non-profit organization Whole Truth Project is asking people nationwide to participate in their 2nd annual National “Thank A Police Officer Day.” This year, the Santa Ana Police Foundation will join their efforts!
We encourage all citizens and visitors in Santa Ana to take time out of their busy schedules to complete a small gesture of thanks to show appreciation for the men and women at the Santa Ana Police Department and the unnoticed work they do every day to keep our neighborhoods safe. Continue reading