City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
As our Nation’s Independence Day approaches, the Santa Ana Police Department would like to remind everyone that only fireworks bearing the “Safe and Sane” seal are allowed for use within the city limits during the following days and hours:
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The Santa Ana Police Department is seeking the media and public’s help identifying the person responsible for committing a series of sexual assaults. One assault occurred in August 2015, and two additional assaults occurred in January 2016.
Each of the assaults occurred on Harbor Boulevard near Hazard in Santa Ana and each involved victims who admitted to being prostitutes. In each case, the suspect approached the victim and claimed to be an undercover officer. After coaxing each victim into his vehicle, the suspect drove the victims to secluded locations where he sexually assaulted them. Continue reading→
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Advisory: SAPD To Participate In Special Olympics Torch Run June 2nd
The Santa Ana Police Department will carry the Special Olympics torch through the City of Santa Ana on Thursday, June 2nd beginning at 2:00 pm.
The run will begin at Edinger and Ritchey and the torch will be carried west on Edinger, north on Main, west on 4th Street, north on Ross, west on Santa Ana Blvd., north on Flower, west on 6th Street, north on Boyd, east on Civic Center, and north on Main to MainPlace Mall where it will be passed to the Orange Police Department in Lot #7 (northeast corner of the mall property) at approximately 3:00 pm. Continue reading→
City of Santa Ana
Community: SAPD Open House this Saturday! / ¡SAPD le da la Bienvenida este Sábado!
The Santa Ana Police Department invites you to their Open House on Saturday, June 4th from 11 AM to 2 PM at 60 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA. Come visit the Police Department, meet our officers and staff from various divisions!
Department tours, demonstrations, fun activities, information booths, a photo booth, food and refreshments will all be available for our guests. The first 100 children get a free goodie bag! Continue reading→
The man who was arrested early this morning by the SAPD after he barricaded himself inside a home at the 2200 block of South Oak St. has been identified as Victor Manuel Ramirez, 21, of Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
Three other people were arrested in connection with the incident including: Continue reading→
The unidentified man who barricaded himself at a home in Santa Ana, at the 2200 block of South Oak St., last night, was finally arrested early this morning after an SAPD SWAT team used tear gas and a flash-bang grenade to subdue the suspect, according to MyNewsLA.
The standoff started at about 6 p.m. on Memorial Day when SAPD police officers patrolling the area noticed the suspect allegedly carrying a weapon. He ran into the residence in question at that point, according to the SAPD. Continue reading→
Memorial Day in Santa Ana ended in an unusual fashion as an armed man barricaded himself in a residence at the 2200 block of South Oak St., just north of Delhi Park, according to the O.C. Register.
The SAPD reported that their SWAT team is at the site. Continue reading→
Who goes to a cemetery to drink beer and get into fights? On Memorial Day weekend? Apparently that is a thing here in Santa Ana. Two people were hurt today when a fight broke out among five men at Santa Ana Cemetery, according to the O.C. Register.
One of the men was shot in his upper torso and another was shot in his lower torso, according to the SAPD.
Two people were injured Sunday when a fight broke out among five males at the Santa Ana Cemetery. Continue reading→
A Santa Ana woman accused by the SAPD of hitting and killing a 26-year-old Santa Ana man, Christopher Chavez, when he was walking in a crosswalk at Bristol Street and Central Ave. on April 20 at around 2:15 a.m., has been arrested, according to the O.C. Register.
Tracy Clapp, 36, was arrested on Saturday night after she was involved in a police pursuit, in a stolen car, and got into a fight with the police officers.
Clapp allegedly got out of her car after the accident on April 20, and saw that Chavez was injured. But she did not stop to help him. Instead she took off and has been wanted by the police ever since. Continue reading→
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SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, May 28th, 2016. It will begin at 9:00PM and is scheduled to conclude at 3:00AM. It will be conducted in the area of 1400 S. Bristol Street, Santa Ana, CA. Continue reading→
The Beaumont family was moving from California to Arizona but when they spent the night at the La Quinta Inn in Santa Ana, on Sunday, May 22, their U-Haul truck, containing all their belongings was stolen, according to ABC News.
Inside this truck was nearly everything they owned, save a few things that were in the trunk of their car, according to the family’s Go Fund Me page. Continue reading→
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Advisory: Suspect Involved In Officer Involved Shooting Identified
Suspect: Alma Ramirez (27) Santa Ana
On 5/24/16, at approximately 7:50 p.m., officers responded to the area of 5th Street and Mountain View regarding a female suspect armed with a knife, attempting to stab a male victim. While in route to the call, the suspect attempted to carjack an elderly couple and in her attempts to do so, stabbed the owner of the vehicle. Continue reading→
As we reported on our Facebook page tonight, a woman in her 20’s was shot by the SAPD after she allegedly stabbed two people and fled on her bike.
The shooting happened at around 8 p.m., when the SAPD made contact with the suspect at the 3300 block of West Fifth Street, according to the O.C. Register.
The suspect stabbed the owner of a vehicle during an attempt to carjack the vehicle at the corner of W. 5th and New Hope Streets, according to CBS News. Continue reading→
Two men were wounded Monday night in an apparent gang-related shooting in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
The shooting happened at about 8:30 p.m., at the 3500 block of West 11th St., according to the SAPD. Continue reading→
Advisory: SAPD Detectives Requesting Assistance Identifying Sexual Assault Suspect
On Sunday, May 22, 2016, at about 4:25 in the afternoon, a 9-year-old boy was with his mother, attending a birthday party at Jerome Park, 726 S. Center Street, Santa Ana. The boy went into the public bathroom at the park. Shortly after entering the bathroom, a male entered the same bathroom. The suspect had a short conversation with the victim in Spanish before the suspect touched the victim’s genitals. The suspect then fled the bathroom.
The victim said the suspect was a male, 25-35 years old, had short hair, a thin mustache and was wearing a white t-shirt and blue pants. The victim does not know the suspect and has not seen him in the past. Continue reading→
