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Man injured in a gang-related drive-by shooting

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Santa Ana Leave a comment

A unidentified man in his early 20s was shot in the right leg and rear end late Monday, before 11 p.m., in the west alley in the 1100 block of Pacific Avenue in what police suspect is a gang-related incident, according to the O.C. Register.

The injured man told the SAPD that another fellow drove up to him in an unfamiliar car and then someone in the car shot at the man four to five times.

SAPD investigators “found bullet casings in the alley near where they found the wounded man and two cars were also found with bullets lodged inside them.” Continue reading→

Man on bike dies in drive by shooting in Santa Ana’s Ward 5

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Roman Reyna, Santa Ana 1 Comment

Another day, another gang-related murder in Santa Ana. This time a 23-year-old man, Miguel Gualfre, was shot to death while he was riding his bike on Tuesday, a little after 11:30 p.m., in the 3900 block of West 5th Street, according to the O.C. Register.

Shots were fired at the bicyclist from a passing car, after he apparently had some sort of confrontation with occupants of the vehicle, which was last seen traveling east on 5th Street. Continue reading→

Yet another gang related shooting happened last night, near Willard Intermediate School

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana 3 Comments

Is Santa Ana on the verge of a gang war? Yet another shooting took place last night, on Thursday, when a man was shot in the legs by a rival gang member, according to the O.C. Register.

SAPD officers responded at around 7:30 pm, to the corner of North Durant and 15th Streets, where the man had been injured while he was riding a bicycle.

Apparently the man looked at another fellow, who was across the street. That other man turned out to be a member of some other gang. He pulled out a gun and shot several times at the man on the bike, who tried to get away. Continue reading→

Saddleback High School student injured in a gang-related drive by shooting

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, David Benavides, Santa Ana, SAUSD 6 Comments

The latest gang-related drive-by shooting in Santa Ana targeted two Saddleback High School students who are known to be gang members. One boy was walking while another student was on a bicyle, as they traveled south on Baker Street, near West Alton Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. A vehicle pulled up at around 2:55 pm and several shots were fired, according to the O.C. Register.

The boy who was on foot was shot in the neck and shoulder. He was lucky – he escaped with non-life threatening injuries. No one else was injured. Continue reading→

Man who shot and killed sister’s boyfriend caught in Mexico, facing felony charges

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, mexico, OCDA, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Adan Rodriguez Leon

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 15CF0763

April 13, 2015

MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR SHOOTING-MURDER OF SISTER’S BOYFRIEND

*Defendant is accused of fleeing to Mexico after the murder

SANTA ANA – A man is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow for the shooting-murder of his sister’s boyfriend. Adan Rodriguez Leon, 32, Santa Ana, is charged with one felony count of murder and a sentencing enhancement for personal discharge of a firearm causing death. He is also charged with sentencing enhancements for previously being convicted of possession of a loaded firearm by an active participant in a criminal street gang in 2008 and sale or transportation of a controlled substance in 2010. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 52 years to life in state prison. The People will be requesting he be held on $5 million bail at his arraignment tomorrow in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana.

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on April 8, 2015, Leon is accused of going to his sister’s home in Santa Ana. The defendant is accused of contacting his sister’s boyfriend, 39-year-old Paul Guzman, outside the home. Leon is accused of pulling out a loaded firearm and shooting the victim multiple times. The defendant is accused of fleeing the scene after the shooting. Continue reading→

Man shot to death near Santa Ana High School

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Santa Ana 4 Comments

Paul Guzman

Paul William Guzman (39) Santa Ana was shot to death on Wednesday, at about 2:50 p.m., at the 1100 block of West Chestnut Avenue, near Santa Ana High School, which is on Spring Break, according to CBS News.

A female neighbor of the victim said that he had been talking to another man in his front yard, when she heard what sounded like three gunshots. Continue reading→

Teen hurt in drive by shooting a half mile from the SAPD’s headquarters

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Santa Ana 3 Comments

A 15-year-old boy was shot on Thursday at 4:34 pm along the 1000 block of North Van Ness Avenue, a half mile from the Santa Ana Police Department’s headquarters, in what appeared to be a drive-by shooting in Santa Ana on Thursday afternoon, according to the O.C. Register.

Two males were seen driving a green car in the same direction that the boy was walking. They pulled up next to him and fired two shots before driving off. The boy was shot once in the lower back. Continue reading→

Drive by shooting in Ward 2 sends two men to the hospital

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana 4 Comments

Two men in their late teens to early 20s were injured in a drive-by shooting in Santa Ana, near the intersection of South Main Street and East Chestnut Avenue, on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Santa Ana Police Department, as reported by the O.C. Register.

The men were actually shot in the 800 block of Cypress Avenue then they were taken by friends in a white van to a fire station by the intersection the police found them at. Continue reading→

The SAPD captured two gangbangers who shot a young woman in Ward 3

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Angelica Amezcua, Crime, Gangs, Santa Ana 3 Comments

A 19-year-old Santa Ana woman was shot in the leg this Thursday night, at around 8 pm, while she was hanging out with two friends in her driveway, at the 1700 block of North Spurgeon Street, according to the O.C. Register.

An 18-year-old and 17-year-old drove up to the woman and her friends and fired five shots. The woman was hit once in her leg.

Fortunately an SAPD police officer was nearby, heard the shots and took chase as he saw a car taking off from the vicinity. The police officer pulled over Joshua Fermin, 18 of Santa Ana and a 17-year-old male friend of his at the Main Street onramp to the southbound I-5. Continue reading→

SAPD and the OCDA investigating the officer involved shooting of Benito Osorio

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Santa Ana Police Department & OCDA Investigating OIS and Shooting Incident

Suspect: Benito Osorio (39) Santa Ana

On 3-11-2015 at 1:00 PM SAPD Officers responded to a report of a shooting in progress in the 800 Block of South Cypress. The initial shooting investigation in the 800 Block of South Cypress revealed that the suspect located the victim, whom it is believed he had a dispute with regarding a female third party, who was not present. During the altercation the suspect fired his weapon at the victim; however the shots did not strike him. The suspect fled the shooting scene and was located by responding officers.

The officers ultimately stopped the suspect vehicle in the 300 Block of South Main Street. The suspect began pointing the gun at his head while still seated in the vehicle, eventually shooting himself. The suspect then exited the vehicle while still armed with the handgun and confronted the officers on scene, prompting an officer involved shooting. All of the officers involved in the incident were uninjured. The suspect was transported to Western Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Continue reading→

Man shot by police in Ward 2 after he reportedly shot at multiple people

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana Leave a comment

The Santa Ana Police Department’s phone was ringing off the hook today at around 1 pm, as residents called in about a shooting, around the 800 block of Cypress Ave., in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.

Apparently a man in a white truck shot at multiple people. SAPD police officers tried to pull him over in the 300 block of Cypress Ave. They ended up shooting the man after he shot at them. Continue reading→

Ernesto Javier Canepa Diaz’s family wants to know why the SAPD shot and killed him

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, mexico, Santa Ana 3 Comments

Holding signs reading “Ernesto Canepa’s Life Matters” and with expletives directed toward police, more than a dozen people at Tuesday’s Santa Ana City Council meeting protested Friday’s officer-involved shooting that left Ernesto Javier Canepa Diaz, a 27-year-old man dead, according to the O.C. Register.

Few details have emerged about the incident. Santa On Tuesday, Santa Ana Police told the Orange County Register that Canepa was accused of robbing a 63-year-old woman on Feb. 13 while she was loading her grandchildren into a car in the 2300 block of N. Louise St., according to the Voice of OC. Continue reading→

Two suspects arrested in the El Zocalo Restaurant murder case

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Restaurants, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Homicide Detectives Arrest Two Suspects in El Zocalo Restaurant Murder Case

Victim: Jose De Jesus Mendoza Maria (32) Los Angeles

Suspect 1: Viyey Castaneda (29) Santa Ana (No Photo available)
Suspect 2: Anastacio Castaneda Rios (45) Santa Ana (No Photo available)

Location: El Zocalo (Restaurant) – 301 N. Tustin

Summary: On 3/2/15 at approximately 12:47 a.m , patrol officers responded to the El Zocalo Restaurant located at 301 N. Tustin regarding an unknown trouble call. Upon their arrival, officers discovered multiple gunshot victims at the scene. One victim was deceased at the scene and (4) other people were transported to area hospitals. CAP/Homicide Detectives responded to the scene and took over the investigation. Continue reading→

Shooting at El Zocalo results in one death and several injuries

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Restaurants, Santa Ana 5 Comments

A confrontation at El Zocalo Mexican Grill and Seafood, located at 301 N. Tustin Ave., in Santa Ana, ended violently early Monday morning when a gunman fatally shot one man and a crowd of customers and security guards subdued the shooter and another attacker, according to the L.A. Times.

Two men were also shot, but are expected to survive, and were taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana with another man whose head was injured, according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading→

Man shot near apartment in Ward 5

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Roman Reyna, Santa Ana 1 Comment

A Santa Ana man was shot outside an apartment complex at the 2000 block of West Myrtle Street on Saturday afternoon, according to the O.C. Register.

The man is thought to have been shot after having a verbal fight with someone out side his apartment after which he made his way to his second-floor apartment, with a single gunshot wound. Continue reading→