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Are there enough FTP and pro-gang voters to save Roman Reyna in November?

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When Santa Ana Ward 5 City Councilman Roman Reyna first ran for the Santa Ana City Council, way back in 2004, he was thoroughly spanked by City Council Member Claudia Alvarez, whose ballot title included “Deputy D.A.”

Alvarez trounced Reyna in that election by almost sixteen thousand votes, according to Smart Voter.

Now Reyna is once more staring down the barrel of a gun as a law enforcement officer with 26 years experience at the O.C. Sheriff’s Department, Juan Villegas, is running against him in the upcoming November Primary Election.  Will Villegas’s title result in another lopsided loss for Reyna? Continue reading→

An O.C. law enforcement officer is challenging Reyna in Ward 5 this November

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Santa Ana’s Ward 5 City Councilman Roman Reyna voted against hiring more Santa Ana police officers this year – and when Reyna ran for Mayor a couple of years ago we caught him posing with a couple of members of the Mexican Mafia. Now the chickens have come home to roost for Reyna as Juan Villegas, an Orange County Law Enforcement Officer, has filed to run against him in Santa Ana’s Ward 5 this November.

Villegas openly addresses the alarming increase in crime here in Santa Ana during Reyna’s watch, on his campaign website. That is exactly the message that Santa Ana’s voters are looking for as folks are just fed up with the daily shootings and violence that have happened since Reyna joined with the others in the current City Council majority to dump our former Chief of Police, Paul Walters, and to get rid of the Santa Ana Police Department’s Gang Task Force.  Continue reading→

A man was shot to death at Washington Ave. and King St. on Wed. night

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A man was shot at the intersection of Washington Ave. and King Street, in Santa Ana, on Wednesday night, just after 10 p.m., according to the O.C. Register.

When the police arrived they found the man had been injured with multiple gun shots. He was declared dead at the scene by OCFA paramedics. The police then closed down the adjacent streets while they investigated the murder. Continue reading→

Man and woman shot multiple times at First St. and Clara St. in Santa Ana

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An unidentified man and woman were injured by multiple gunshots after an unknown suspect shot at them several times near First Street and Clara Street last night, according to the O.C. Register.

A witness called the SAPD at around 11 p.m. last night to report the shooting.

Both of the victims ended up at a local hospital and were expected to survive, but were in critical condition. Continue reading→

Santa Ana gangbanger speeds through a neighborhood then escapes after a police pursuit

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A 20-year-old Santa Ana gangbanger was driving 69 mph in a 30 mph zone today, at 3:07 p.m., at 5th and North Jackson Streets, when an SAPD motorcyle officer tried to pull him over, according to the O.C. Register.

Most folks would pull over – but not this gangbanger. He sped off and led the police on a short car chase.

The suspect eventually became trapped in a neighborhood, so of course he put the car in reverse and tried to run over the motorcycle officer. Continue reading→

A man was shot by an SAPD police officer on North Parton St. last night

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We reported last night about a drive by shooting that wounded a man in his 20s at the 1000 block of North Parton. Our readers indicated that there was a second man injured as well. Today we know the details about that second victim.

It turns out the second man was shot by an SAPD police officer, according to the O.C. Register. The police have not indicated yet if the second shooting was related to the first one. Continue reading→

Another drive-by shooting in Santa Ana reported tonight on N. Parton St.

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A man in his early 20s was shot in the upper body tonight at around 7:20 p.m. at the 1000 block of North Parton St., according to the O.C. Register.

Igmar Rodas, a local community activist and photographer, told us that this was a drive-by shooting.  He also reported that two suspects are in custody. Witnesses he spoke to said that there was a second victim that was seen laying on the street.

The SAPD did not report any details. SAPD police officers were only told that people had heard shots in their neighborhood. Continue reading→

Victim shot in the chest today in a possible gang shooting at 1400 W. 10th St.

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The SAPD has issued additional information about one of the shootings we reported about earlier today.

In this latest incident a person was shot around noon today, in what is being called a possible gang-related attack, at the 1400 block of West 10th St., according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading→

Three more shootings reported last night as Santa Ana’s gang war continues unabated

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Friday was another bloody day in Santa Ana as yet another shooting took place. This time a man in his 20’s was shot in the face, at the 3300 block of South Bristol St., according to the O.C. Register.

The victim was found at South Bristol St. and and West MacArthur Blvd. He ended up at a local hospital, in serious condition.

The police were not able to find any witnesses to the shooting but several people heard a gunshot and three males were seen running into a light-colored truck and speeding away going north on Bristol. Continue reading→

Two more Santa Ana men injured this evening in gang-related shootings

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In case you were wondering why the SAPD closed the eastbound lanes of West McFadden Ave., from South Fairview to South Sullivan Streets, late this afternoon, it was because of yet another gang-related shooting.

SAPD police officers were called to the 2600 block of West McFadden Ave., just west of Jerome Park, at 4:35 p.m., where they came across a man who had a gunshot wound in his upper body, according to the O.C. Register.

The victim ended up at a local hospital where he was said to be alert and in serious but stable condition. Continue reading→

Jorge Lopez-Lobato killed in hit and run accident at First Street and Baker Street

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Santa Ana Hit and Run Accident

Jorge Lopez-Lobato, a 35-year-old man, was hit and killed by a speeding, dark blue, newer model Honda Accord early on Sunday morning, just before 1:43 a.m., on First Street near Baker Street, in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.

The driver fled after striking and killing Lopez-Lobato.

The accident was reported by witnesses who said that Lopez-Lobato was walking westbound on First Street when he was hit by the Honda Accord. Lopez-Lobato died at the scene. Continue reading→

Man kidnapped by two suspects and forced to withdraw cash from a bank

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Santa Ana Crime Scene

A 65-year-old man was walking in the 100 block of South Clara Street at 11:45 a.m. today when another man approached him and somehow convinced him to get into a waiting vehicle, where a second man was waiting, according to the O.C. Register.

The two men drove their victim to a bank where one of the suspects walked inside, pretending to hold a handgun to the victim’s back.  The suspect then compelled the victim to withdraw cash from the bank. Continue reading→

Two armed robberies and a home burglary happened in Santa Ana today

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Santa Ana Crime Scene

It was a hot and muggy day today in Santa Ana – and the criminals were more active than usual.  A man robbed another man at gunpoint this morning at the Chevron located at 3301 South Bristol St., which is just west of Saddleback High School, and another robber robbed a 7-Eleven store at 1700 East Dyer, after brandishing a knife, according to the O.C. Register.

The robber at the Chevron gas station made off with an unknown amount of cash but he was eventually arrested.  The robber at the 7-Eleven got away with an unknown amount of money. Continue reading→

19 neglected and sick dogs removed from home of an animal hoarder in Santa Ana

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Nineteen neglected and sick dogs were removed from a home in the 2200 block of West 14th Street, in Santa Ana, on Tuesday morning by animal control officers after someone filed an anonymous complaint, according to the O.C. Register.

Santa Ana animal control officers discovered 22 dogs, including Chihuahuas, pugs, and terriers, all suffering from neglect. Nineteen of the pooches are in need of medical care. They are receiving treatment at the Orange County Animal Care, according to ABC News. Continue reading→