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• Several armed Santa Ana gangbangers arrested

  31-08-2024 00:54 via newsantaana.com
  Gang detectives authored and executed a search warrant in the City of Garden Grove regarding a firearm investigation, according to the SAPD.During a search of the residence, a loaded “ghost gun” with a “switch,” am AR-15 style rifle, ammunication in various calibers and narcotics were located.An adult male who is a documented gangbanger was arrested and booked at the Santa Ana City Jail for firearm and narcotics violations with gang enforcements.
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• Santa Ana Nov. 5 General Election Voter Guide

  02-11-2024 23:46 via newsantaana.com
  The General Election is coming up quickly on Nov. 5. If you need help figuring out how to vote, and live in Santa Ana, here is our annual Voter Guide – in the order that you will see on your ballot.U.S. President and Vice PresidentThis is an easy one. California is an overwhelmingly blue state. As such Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, will win handily. The Republicans will line up behind Donald Trump.What about the rest of us? If you are an independent or Decline to State voter I e
  
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• A man died after crashing into a palm tree in Santa Ana early this morning

  02-11-2024 23:35 via newsantaana.com
  SANTA ANA, CA (November 2, 2024)- A 20-year-old man died at the scene after his vehicle struck a palm tree while he was driving, according to the SAPD.On Saturday, November 2, 2024, at approximately 6:50 a.m., Santa Ana Police received multiple reports of a vehicle collision involving a tree near Bristol Street and 1st Street. Officers arrived to find a sedan that had crashed into a palm tree on the raised median. The vehicle was occupied by a solo driver who was unresponsive.The driver, identif
  
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• The Viva la Vida Santa Ana Día de Muertos celebration is happening today

  02-11-2024 19:47 via newsantaana.com
  Santa Ana, CA — The 10th annual Viva la Vida Santa Ana Día de Muertos celebration is set to take place this Saturday, November 2nd, from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM, in the heart of Downtown Santa Ana along 4th Street, from French to Main. This vibrant cultural event, organized entirely by a dedicated committee of volunteers, has become a staple for the Santa Ana community and a cherished tradition in celebrating and honoring loved ones who have passed on.
  This year marks a significant mile
  
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• An Orange Police K9 helped find narcotics, weapons and ammo in a car after a traffic stop

  01-11-2024 21:36 via newsantaana.com
  Yesterday, police officers from the Orange Police Department’s Crime Reduction Unit stopped a car for vehicle code violations in the area of Main Street and Palmyra.
  Fortunately, police officer Osborn and his K9 partner “Wyatt” backed the officers up.
  Wyatt alerted to contraband in the vehicle and the officers conducted a search.
  The officers confiscated a stolen rifle, an unregistered handgun, narcotics, and over 480 rounds of ammunition.
  Thanks to the teamwork of the Crime Re
  
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• The OCTA will be moving to a new building they bought in Santa Ana

  01-11-2024 16:54 via newsantaana.com
  ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority is set to close escrow on a building that will serve as its new headquarters – a move expected to save taxpayers approximately $50 million over the next 30 years compared to continuing to lease its current office space.The building set to close escrow by Oct. 28 at 2677 North Main St. in Santa Ana is less than a mile from the current OCTA headquarters on Main Street in Orange.For more than three decades, OCTA has leased its headquar
  
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• Santa Ana street closures and permitted events for October 31 to November 6

  31-10-2024 23:18 via newsantaana.com
  This weekend, Nov. 1-3, there will be major street closures in Downtown Santa Ana for several events. Below are the locations of these and other upcoming permitted events and road closures so you can plan accordingly. Please drive slowly and safely in construction zones and around crowded events. If a weather event occurs on the anticipated start date, the street closures for construction activity will be delayed until the weather clears.Through October 31
  One traffic lane only on southboun
  
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• Canadian citizen charged with voting ilegally in the O.C. 2016 Primary and General Elections

  31-10-2024 16:49 via newsantaana.com
  SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Canadian citizen has been charged with four felonies for casting votes in both the primary and general elections in 2016 after illegally registering to vote. The illegal voting was recently reported through the Orange County District Attorney’s Election Fraud Hotline.Robert Soutar, 76, of Fullerton has been charged with one felony count of perjury, two felony counts of violating the California Elections Code for not being entitled to vote in an election and one
  
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• The Irvine Police are trying to identify a man who stole merch from the Game Chest

  31-10-2024 05:25 via newsantaana.com
  
  A man placed store merchandise in his bag and walked out of the Game Chest at the Irvine Spectrum, acording to the Irvine Police Department.
  The suspect appears to be a white male. He was wearing a mint colored long-sleeved dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows, blue pants and white tennis shoes.
  Picture courtesy of Yelp
  If you can help the the police to “level up” on this case, please email clues to [email protected] to the suspect, when it comes to cr
  
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• A driver slammed into a tree near an elementary school in Fountain Valley

  30-10-2024 23:44 via newsantaana.com
  Police officers recently responded to a traffic collision in front of an elementary school, according to the Fountain Valley Police Department.
  Thankfully, there were no serious injuries and no students were involved.
  However a silver 4-door vehicle was wrecked as it collided with a tree. It also appeared that the tree sheared either a fire hydrant or a lawn sprinkler as pictures posted by the FVPD included a water geyser.The FVPD asks that we please let this serve as a reminder to drive cautiou
  
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• The SAPD is searching for a man who sexually assaulted two intoxicated females

  30-10-2024 23:10 via newsantaana.com
  In September of 2021, Alexander Michael Curtis, a 33-year-old, was accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated female. He was identified by the victim and arrested, according to the SAPD.Detectives later located an additional victim who Curtis sexually assaulted under similar circumstances, and is wanted.Curtis is white with dark hair worn emo-style and facial hair.Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective A. Miller at (714) 245-8363 or [email protected] post The SAPD is s
  
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• The SAPD is hunting for an emo who sexually assaulted two intoxicated females

  30-10-2024 23:10 via newsantaana.com
  In September of 2021, Alexander Michael Curtis, a 33-year-old, was accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated female. He was identified by the victim and arrested, according to the SAPD.Detectives later located an additional victim who Curtis sexually assaulted under similar circumstances, and is wanted.Curtis is white with dark hair worn emo-style and facial hair.Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective A. Miller at (714) 245-8363 or [email protected] post The SAPD is h
  
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• Marijuana dispensary employee’s murder in Santa Ana avenged as two men are convicted

  30-10-2024 07:01 via newsantaana.com
  John Taylor and Ryan Jones were found guilty of special circumstances murder by an O.C. Superior Court jury, for killing Osvaldo Garcia of Santa Ana, a 29-year-old, during a robbery on Sept. 16, 2019.
  The two criminals are now facing up to life in prison with no possibility of parole.
  Antonio Lamont Triplett
  A third suspect, Antonio Lamont Triplett, was previously convicted during an earlier trial of special circumstances murder. Triplett was refferred to in the earlier trial by prosecutors as t
  
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• 10 years of caring for the caregivers with a monthly day off at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Orange

  29-10-2024 18:07 via newsantaana.com
  This past week, caregivers for approximately 125 children served by Santa Ana-based nonprofit Olive Crest and Orange County Social Services enjoyed a much-needed break, thanks to Caregivers’ Day Off.
  St. John’s Lutheran Church in Orange gathered approximately 150 volunteers from the community, who received training to care for the children at a Fall-festival themed event. From team sports like soccer, to face painting and bracelet making, the kids enjoyed engaging activities and came
  
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• Costa Mesa man charged with murdering girlfriend, dumping body in trashcan after a drunken fight

  29-10-2024 04:16 via newsantaana.com
  SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Costa Mesa man has been charged with murder for strangling his girlfriend to death and slitting her wrist and then leaving her body in a trashcan at his home after an argument following a night of drinking, according to the OCDA.Daniel Allen Aldrich, 49, of Costa Mesa, has been charged with one felony count of murder and one felony enhancement of the personal use of a weapon in the death of 38-year-old Julie Anne Sanetra whose body was found by landscapers hired to mo
  
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• Two men from Fontana and L.A. convicted of robbing a U.S. Security Service agent in Tustin

  28-10-2024 21:22 via newsantaana.com
  SANTA ANA, Calif. – A third striker from Fontana and a Los Angeles felon have been convicted by a jury today of robbing an off-duty U.S. Secret Service agent at gunpoint in a Tustin neighborhood, stealing police equipment from the agent after he returned from working at a Los Angeles fundraiser where President Joe Biden was in attendance. The Secret Service agent fired at the suspects, hitting one of the men. A third defendant pleaded guilty to the robbery in July and was sentenced to six
  
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• The Irvine Police arrested a man in a stolen van who was also allegedly selling meth

  28-10-2024 16:34 via newsantaana.com
  On Tuesday, a police officer was patrolling a shopping center parking lot when the license plate reader of his unit alerted him of a stolen rental van parked in the lot, according to the Irvine Police Department.As the officer waited for additional officers to arrive, the driver exited the rental van and was detained.The suspect told a long story about how he “borrowed” the rental van from a “friend” and intended to return it, but it was quickly discovered the van was rep
  
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• This year’s candidates for the Rancho Santiago Community College District’s Board of Trustees

  27-10-2024 05:27 via newsantaana.com
  Our local Orange County College Board elections tend to stay under the radar. There’s usually little to no drama involved and little to no real interest, so little interest in fact that current Rancho Santiago Community College District Trustee Zeke Hernandez has now gone two cycles without even having an opponent. Daisy Tong, who was elected in 2022, got the seat simply by filing her nomination papers.
  This year there are three Rancho Santiago CCD races on Santa Ana ballots, but only two
  
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• The SAPD arrested an armed gangbanger who was on probation

  26-10-2024 19:56 via newsantaana.com
  There is a lot of demand for more gun regulations but the reality is that criminals don’t give a damn about the law. You can pass as many anti-gun laws as you want but the bad guys will keep doing whatever they want to, until they get caught.As such, the SAPD focuses a lot of their attention on getting guns off the street, which we should all appreciate.Recently SAPD gang detectives contacted a documented gangbanger who was on probation.Now you would think that a criminal on probation migh
  
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• A gangbanger was arrested in Westminster on weapon and parole violation charges

  26-10-2024 19:38 via newsantaana.com
  
  Yesterday, on 10/25/2024, at approximately 2 p.m., police officers were patrolling in the area of Newland Street and Westminster Boulevard when they contacted a suspect at a nearby business, according to the Westminster Police Department.
  The suspect admitted to being on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS)* and was wearing an ankle monitor.
  At this time the police officers conducted a search of the subject and a backpack they were wearing.Upon searching the subject’s backpack a silve
  
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• Santa Ana must pay $35K in attorney fees related to Measure DD which allows the undocumented to vote

  26-10-2024 08:52 via newsantaana.com
  The City of Santa Ana must pay Plaintiffs $35,014.15 in attorneys fees and costs to settle fee claims in their successful lawsuit to strike biased ballot language from Measure DD on the November ballot.Measure DD, if approved, would allow for noncitizen voting in city elections. A lawsuit filed by James V. Lacy and other Plaintiffs, alleged that wording of the ballot measure, passed by a 4-3 vote of the City Council, characterizing noncitizens as “including those who are taxpayers and pare
  
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• Wanted suspect arrested on weapons, narcotics and I.D. theft charges after a Fountain Valley traffic stop

  26-10-2024 04:24 via newsantaana.com
  
  A traffic stop for a vehicle code violation resulted in an arrest for identity theft, burglary tools, narcotics, a weapons violation (baton), and warrants, according to the Fountain Valley Police Department.
  Great proactive work by one of Fountain Valley’s newest police officers!As the suspect had active warrants for his arrest he is looking at prison time.
  The FVPD is currently accepting applications for Entry Level Recruits, Academy Graduates and Laterals. Clink here for more details.The
  
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• Walmart to pay a $7.5M settlement for illegal disposal of hazardous and medical waste in CA

  26-10-2024 04:12 via newsantaana.com
  OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement with Walmart, resolving allegations that the retail corporation unlawfully disposed hazardous waste and medical waste from their facilities statewide to municipal landfills. As part of the settlement, Walmart will be required to pay $7.5 million in penalties and costs and comply with injunctive terms. Attorney General Bonta is joined by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and the district
  
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• An Irvine juvenile was cited for not wearing a helmet and his electric dirt bike was impounded

  26-10-2024 03:44 via newsantaana.com
  On Tuesday, a police officer stopped a juvenile riding an electric dirt bike through the Great Park neighborhood without a motorcycle-rated helmet, according to the Irvine Police Department.
  The Surron is capable of traveling around 50 MPH. The juvenile was given a ticket for not wearing a proper helmet and not having a driver’s license. We called a wrecker, and the bike was stored.Unsafe riders should expect strict enforcement. The Irvine Police Department’s daily enforcement effort
  
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• Orange delivery driver arrested on DUI charges after passing out in his truck

  26-10-2024 03:19 via newsantaana.com
  Yesterday, just after 3:00 pm, a witness reported a delivery truck stopped in the area of Palm Avenue and Parker Street with a man passed out in the driver’s seat, according to the Orange Police Department.Police officers determined the driver was intoxicated and arrested him for DUI.
  The OPD appreciates the witness who called and they encourage everyone to report drunk drivers.The post Orange delivery driver arrested on DUI charges after passing out in his truck first appeared on New Sant
  
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• The OC Sheriff mourns the loss of former Sheriff Brad Gates

  26-10-2024 03:11 via newsantaana.com
  SANTA ANA, Ca. (October 25, 2024): Please see the below statement from Sheriff Barnes:“Orange County has lost a legend and our department has lost one of our most beloved family members. Sheriff Brad Gates passed away this morning at the age of 85.“Sheriff Gates’ six terms in office, from 1975 to 1999, were defined as ‘24 Years of Progress.’ He took the helm of our agency at the age of 35 after only 14 years into his law enforcement career. His accomplishments as Sh
  
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• The Irvine Police are trying to identify a man who charged over $4K on stolen credit cards

  26-10-2024 03:00 via newsantaana.com
  
  The Irvine Police Department is trying to identify a man who was captured on surveillance video charging over $4,000 for Visa gift cards using stolen credit cards.
  The credit cards had been taken from the victim’s wallet, which was in the center console of his unlocked vehicle.
  The suspect was wearing a black Coach t-shirt, black shorts and white and black tennis shoes. He had an Edgar style haircut, white ear buds, eyeglasses and a mustached and goatee. He had a fair complexion with indet
  
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• The OCDA seeks to dismiss the charges against a Santa Ana Jail officer charged with falsifying jail logs

  26-10-2024 02:50 via newsantaana.com
  SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is seeking to dismiss all charges against a Santa Ana corrections officer accused of falsifying jail logs to cover up the fact that he failed to perform required safety checks on inmate who committed suicide while in the jail. Additional evidence in the case has resulted in a determination that prosecutors can no longer prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt.Newly assigned prosecutor Deborah Einhorn of the Special Pr
  
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• Santa Ana street closures and permitted events for October 24 to 30

  24-10-2024 22:31 via newsantaana.com
  Here are the locations of upcoming permitted events and road closures in Santa Ana so you may plan accordingly. Please drive slowly and safely in construction zones and around crowded events. If a weather event occurs on the anticipated start date, the street closures for construction activity will be delayed until the weather clears.Thursday, October 24
  Northgate Market, 1120 S. Bristol St.Event Hours: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.Downtown Santa AnaEvent Hours: 1-6 p.m.
  Friday, October 25
  Plaza of the Fla
  
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• GoFundMe page set up for Santa Ana man killed in hit-and-run crash

  24-10-2024 17:29 via newsantaana.com
  A family is mourning the loss of their cousin after they say he was killed in a hit-and-run crash.
  According to a GoFundMe and local media reports, Santa Ana man Ralph Marin Hernandez was walking across Bristol Street near Park Lane early morning Sunday when he was hit and killed.Here are the details from the GoFundMe page:Hello, I’m Cristina. My cousin, Ralph Marín Hernández, died on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at the age of 31, after being hit by two cars. The first vehicle f
  
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