crime Archive
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Orange County Supervisors Order Study of Forensic Lab Oversight
Posted on October 27, 2009 | No CommentsYou will remember a posting on this blog about the fact that the District Attorney has been plea bargaining with people accused of crimes to forego a prosecution of these... -
Why is the O.C. Fair allowing an alleged school thief to participate in their BMX competition?
Posted on August 2, 2009 | 17 Comments“Ben Snowden, 28, will compete this weekend in the Big Air BMX Triples competition at the OC Fair,” according to the O.C. Register. Excuse me? Why didn’t the Register’s latest... -
Small Santa Ana gang was armed to the teeth!
Posted on May 1, 2009 | 8 CommentsPicture Courtesy of the O.C. Register “Authorities seized more than a dozen rifles and handguns during an early-morning raid Thursday that spanned Orange and Riverside counties and targeted a small... -
Did a Santa Ana cop shoot an unarmed man who was running away?
Posted on April 18, 2009 | 8 Comments“The man shot and killed by Santa Ana police officers on Friday was unarmed and running away from police who had stopped the car he was riding in, the car’s... -
CHP officers to the rescue to fight Santa Ana gangs
Posted on April 11, 2009 | 1 Comment“High intensity gang areas in Santa Ana are getting a dozen California Highway Patrol officers to patrol streets along with local gang detail detectives, in an effort to curb gang... -
Is Santa Ana a safe place to take a walk?
Posted on April 10, 2009 | 28 CommentsPrevention Magazine has named Santa Ana – yes, Santa Ana – one of the top walking cities in America, calling it a place with “amazing nature walks” that is “great... -
BMX rider arrested for stealing from SAUSD schools!
Posted on April 7, 2009 | 8 Comments“Twelve people, including a professional BMX rider, have been arrested in conjunction with a six-month string of burglaries at various schools throughout the Santa Ana Unified School District, school police... -
New SAPD e-reporting site available only in English, as usual
Posted on April 2, 2009 | 7 Comments“In an effort to streamline officer duties and to encourage the community to report more crimes, the Police Department is launching an online tip-and-incident-reporting system. Residents, business owners and others... -
A decade at Bernies!
Posted on March 13, 2009 | 1 CommentBernie Madoff yesterday traded his Brooks Brothers/Armani suit for County Orange. He made his plea in front of a judge and walked underground, safe from the prying eyes of the... -
Santa Ana man robbed at knifepoint – for a pack of gum!
Posted on March 5, 2009 | 3 CommentsWhat a long, bloody week this has been in Santa Ana. A sixteen year old was beaten with baseball bats and stuck with a knife, while his assailants tried to... -
Teen assaulted with knives and bats in Santa Ana, over his iPod
Posted on March 3, 2009 | 3 Comments“A 16-year-old boy who was beaten and stabbed by a group of six men apparently didn’t surrender the iPod they wanted to steal, police said today,” according to the O.C.... -
Santa Ana carjacking turns into a home invasion!
Posted on March 1, 2009 | 6 CommentsWhat has happened to Santa Ana? We have had plenty of carjackings over the last year – but the latest one turned into a home invasion robbery! “A resident reported... -
The Mainplace shooter was a tagger – and so was his victim
Posted on February 24, 2009 | 7 CommentsI have heard for some time that taggers are now as dangerous as other gang bangers. Sure enough, the SAPD announced that “An arrest has been made in connection with... -
Two more people shot in Santa Ana as crime spirals out of control
Posted on February 23, 2009 | 8 Comments“Two people were shot early Sunday morning in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at 400 N. Grand Avenue, in Santa Ana,” according to the O.C. Register. One victim, a...
