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Police pursue suspect who fired at them from Santa Ana to Fountain Valley

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Fountain Valley, Santa Ana 14 Comments

A police pursuit started tonight in Santa Ana at around 9:45 p.m., according to CBS. Apparently the suspect was wanted for a traffic stop but he fired a weapon at the officers. One of our readers reported hearing two gun shots. CBS reported that no one was injured by the bullets.

Our readers reported that the chase was at one time at 5th and Euclid and also affected Newhope St., McFadden, Harbor, Euclid. Reportedly two to three helicopters were involved as well as up to 12 police cars.

Police officials said they put down a spike strip that ended up disabling the suspect’s vehicle’s right rear tire. The strip appeared to have worked as witnesses observed sparks coming from the tire. Continue reading→

The SAPD seeks to identify a suspect in the shooting of a marijuana dispensary’s owner

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Drugs, Marijuana, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Detectives Request Media & Public’s Assistance in Identifying Suspect Wanted In Attempted Murder Case Of Marijuana Dispensary Owner

Suspect: Male, Unknown Race, 20-30 years old, 5-4 to to 5-6, thin build

On November 2, 2015, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the victim, a 48 year-old male, was exiting his business and walking to his vehicle in the parking lot of the business complex at 1900 East Warner Avenue when he was shot at by an unknown gunman. The suspect fled on foot southbound through the business complex. Continue reading→

Man with no gang ties shot while standing on his porch, on South Minnie St.

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Santa Ana, Vince Sarmiento 4 Comments

The situation in some parts of Santa Ana is getting so bad that you are not safe even when you are at home. Consider what just happened on Wednesday night. An unidentified 22-year-old man who was shot while he was standing in front of his home, at the 900 block of South Minnie Street, in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.

The incident happened at about 7:20 p.m. The SAPD police officers who responded to the incident found the victim on his porch, with a gunshot to his upper body. Apparently he had been standing on his porch, facing the street, when an unidentified male fired one gunshot from the sidewalk and then fled on foot. Continue reading→

Man shot in the stomach near the South Coast Safe Access marijuana dispensary

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Drugs, Marijuana, Santa Ana Leave a comment

An unidentified man in his late 40s was shot in the stomach today at about 3:35 p.m. near the South Coast Safe Access marijuana dispensary, located at the 1900 block of East Warner Avenue in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.

The wounded man was taken to a local hospital and he is expected to survive. Police do not know how many times the man was shot but reports indicated that multiple shots were fired.

SAPD police officers and an Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter were searching for a suspect this afternoon. Continue reading→

Man shot in the face by street racers while driving with his family in Little Saigon

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Garden Grove, Little Saigon, Vietnamese Leave a comment

An unidentified man was shot through the cheeks while driving his white Lexus SUV on Sunday night, at around 10 p.m., with is wife and child in the vehicle, at the 11200 block of Westminster Blvd., in Garden Grove, in Little Saigon, according to the O.C. Register.

The man was badly wounded and appears to have been the victim of a possible street racing feud, according to Garden Grove Police.

The told the police that he realized he was injured when he heard gunfire and found that he was bleeding from his face. Continue reading→

Murder charge against a gangbanger dropped when he agrees to testify against his friend

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Jaime Prieto Rocha

Jaime Prieto Rocha, 42, a Santa Ana gangbanger pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on Friday and agreed to testify against his fellow gang member, 27-year-old Irvin Tellez, in exchange for prosecutors dropping a murder charge, according to the O.C. Register.

Rocha was sentenced in Harbor Court on Friday to 16 years in prison.

Rocha and Tellez left a bloody trail in Santa Ana on Sept. 2, 2013, when Tellez shot one woman and left her with permanent injuries and shot another, who died in the back seat of Rocha’s car. Continue reading→

Gang member shot in the head and back in the French Park Neighborhood

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana 7 Comments

Santa Ana shooting

A 21-year-old unidentified local gang member was shot in the head and back on Sunday night at around 9:15 pm., while driving an SUV in the French Park neighborhood, at the 1200 block of North Lacy, just south of Washington, according to the O.C. Register.

The SAPD police who responded to a call of shots fired found the shooting victim inside a vehicle.

Police reported that the shooter’s vehicle, a gray sedan, pulled up next to the victim’s vehicle, yelled out a rival gang name and then shots were fired. Continue reading→

Drive-by shooting by Heritage Park injures three victims including a boy

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Yet another drive-by shooting happened in Santa Ana early today, just after 2 a.m., at the 4600 block of West Melric Drive, according to the O.C. Register.

Two men and a boy were wounded by the attack, which took place just north of Heritage Elementary School and Heritage Park. Continue reading→

Two men wounded as robbers open fire near Los Amigos H.S. in Fountain Valley

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Fountain Valley Leave a comment

On Oct. 15, 2015, at approximately 12:40 a.m., Fountain Valley police officers responded to the 16300 block of Everest Circle, in Fountain Valley (just west of Santa Ana’s Centennial Park and just northeast from Los Amigos High School) regarding a call about fireworks or gunshots in the area. The officers searched the area but it was quiet when they arrived and no evidence of a crime was located.

Approximately forty minutes later the Fountain Valley Police Dispatcher received a call from a local hospital that two gunshot victims had arrived at their emergency room. Continue reading→

Man dead after possible gang shooting at 17th and Spurgeon

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Angelica Amezcua, Crime, Gangs, Santa Ana 2 Comments

Another day, another gang murder. This time a man was fatally shot in what police are saying was a possibly gang-related attack, at about 7:35 p.m., at the 1700 block of North Spurgeon St., according to the O.C. Register.

The victim was hit in the upper body. Another man who may have been with the victim during the shooting was released after being questioned. He was not shot. Continue reading→

Man on Santa Ana’s Most Wanted list arrested in Tijuana

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, mexico, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Orange County Cold Case Homicide Task Force Arrests Fugitive On Santa Ana Police Department’s Most Wanted List

Suspect: BRAVO, Dennis (34)

Case #: SAPD # 01-17469, OC Court Case # 01CF1639

On April 21, 2001, Santa Ana Police officers responded to Plumbers Hall, 3904 West 1st Street, regarding a “shots fired” call. The officers located a victim who had been shot, in the abdomen, and critically injured. The victim was transported to the hospital. Continue reading→

Two teens shot in gang shooting just west of Santa Ana, in Garden Grove

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Garden Grove 2 Comments

A gang-related shooting took place on Friday afternoon at about 2:18 p.m. just a few blocks west of Santa Ana, at the 12600 block of Keel Avenue, in Garden Grove, according to the O.C. Register.

The Garden Grove Police Department responded to the shooting, at an apartment complex after a caller told them that two people had been shot. The police officers found the victims in the complex, near the playground. Continue reading→

Another senseless gang shooting kills a man near El Salvador Park

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Santa Ana 1 Comment

A man was shot and killed near El Salvador Park last night at the 700 block of North Western Ave., in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.

The shooting was preceded by a question that often leads to violence – “where you from?”

The SAPD showed up at the scene and came across two unidentified males. One of them, whose age has not been revealed, had gunshot wounds in his abdomen and lower leg. He died at the scene. Continue reading→

Man shot while riding a bike on the Santa Ana River Trail bikepath near Edna Park

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Angelica Amezcua, Bicycles, Crime, Gangs, Parks and Recreation, Santa Ana Leave a comment

A man said he was shot in the leg Friday night while he was riding his bicycle on the Santa Ana River Trail bikepath near Edna Park. The man said that he heard up to five gunshots come from behind him, according to the O.C. Register.

The victim was shot in the leg but somehow he was able to pedal his bike for almost a mile, to a liquor store at North King and West 17th streets. The SAPD found him there at about 9:30 p.m. when someone who saw him bleeding near the store called the police. Continue reading→

Innocent bystander critically injured in drive by gang shooting

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Roman Reyna, Santa Ana 3 Comments

Two men were injured, including an innocent bystander who was in critical condition, after a gang shooting Tuesday night at about 8:14 p.m.,at the 1000 block of West 2nd Street, in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.

Gang members were driving on West 2nd Street and shot the first victim, who is a known gang member but they also shot an innocent man in his 30s. Continue reading→