Comments on: Overall crime in Santa Ana down, but the city leads in homicides

By: Larry Gilbert

Larry Gilbert — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:32:37 +0000

Folks. I have just read that Washington, DC, the former murder capital of America, has seen a 25% drop in homicides. From 184 murders last year to 138 as of the last report representing a 25% decrease. This is the lowest number of homicides in our Capital since 1964, the same year Congress passed the Civil Rights Act.

With BLUE cities such as LA, NY and Philadelphia experiencing similar declines in local murders, I wonder if president Obama has had an impact on their residents behavior.
There is one exception. Baltimore where 2009 murders in that city are up. Does it have anything to do with their major sports teams performances?

By: cook

cook — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:24:30 +0000

Apples and Oranges, there should be a sub grouping in violent crime reporting that breaks-out gang warfare as a separate total.

That way you could view civilian crime, for comparison. Maybe the “rate” in Santa Ana-Anaheim would not be much diff than Irvine-Viejo’s.

By: Sean H. Mill

Sean H. Mill — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:50:19 +0000

Once again Stanley’s disdain and disrespect stem from the fact that it was one of the good men and women of the Santa Ana Police Department that arrested him for abusing his wife and child.

We have the finest police department in the county if not the state and it is quite disgusting that Fiala disrespects them in the manner that he does.

By: Stanislav Fiala

Stanislav Fiala — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:22:43 +0000

She knows how the SAPD13 and you feel about her people Pedroza.

What have you done for my Mexican wife’s people Pedroza?….. censured my speech?….. kissing up to SAPD13?…. how little how pathetic you Mexicans are.

By: Art Pedroza

Art Pedroza — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:52 +0000

Stanley,

Does your wife know how you feel about her people?

By: Stanislav Fiala

Stanislav Fiala — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:41:26 +0000

One thing is good Pedroza.

Most of the shootings were done by the SAPD13 COPs shooting Mexicans in the back as target practice.

That are your people Pedroza, not mine.

I am working with Robert Moossy, Jr. Acting Section Chief Criminal Section of the US Department of Justice for Civil Rights violation by the SAPD13 of my people.

What have you done for your Mexicans?….. censured my speech?….. how little how pathetic you Mexicans are.

By: Henry

Henry — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:34:48 +0000

Here’s a crime, BY the police.

The OC Register reported that Santa Ana’s red light ticket program will be suspended from Nov. 25 to Dec. 28, because of an appellate decision (P. v. Fischetti) saying that the City failed to issue required warning tickets. http://www.ocregister.com/news/city-221960-red-light.html

The Register quoted the city attorney as saying that “several dozen” of the pre-Nov. 25 tickets have been dismissed by the court, but my information from people who have attended the Wednesday afternoon trial sessions is that the court is dismissing ALL red light camera tickets brought to trial, and that there are more than several dozen each trial day.

I asked the SAPD if they planned to dismiss the rest of the pre-Nov. 25 tickets, so that motorists would not be forced to go to court. They told me that they will pursue all tickets. I hope they change their mind because otherwise there will be gridlock at the courts due to hundreds or thousands of motorists asking for court trials.

The missed warning tickets is not the only defect in the SAPD’s program. An even bigger one is that the City’s contract with its red light camera vendor does not comply with Vehicle Code Sec. 21455.5(g). There’s been an appellate decision on that, too (P. v. Franco) but so far the City is trying to ignore it.

By: Santa Ana Proud

Santa Ana Proud — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:37:02 +0000

I’d like to know what percentage of those killed had a criminal record. I’d also like the Police to release that statistic before I decide to worry or shed a tear.

By: michelle Quinn

michelle Quinn — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:17:31 +0000

Qosh, I don’t know!

What is worse, someone robbing me or someone putting a bullet in my head!

What do you think this worse?

Who would have quessed Santa Ana has a high murder rate!