SAPD Archive
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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... -
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... -
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.... -
Shooting at Mainplace Mall, in north Santa Ana
Posted on February 20, 2009 | 13 Comments(Picture Courtesy of the O.C. Register) “A man is dead after being shot and crashing into a tree outside the MainPlace mall. The man was stopped in an older model... -
Three shootings in one day – in Santa Ana of course
Posted on February 19, 2009 | 9 CommentsThree people were shot in Santa Ana on Wednesday, in separate incidents, just as the City of Santa Ana announce that the dreaded Renaissance Plan is back. It looks like... -
Maybe the Orange County Supervisors can bring their own guns to work?
Posted on February 10, 2009 | 2 CommentsRather than hire the SAPD to protect them, maybe the Supervisors can pack their own guns? “Assistant to the Orange County CEO Rob Richardson reported to the Board that yesterday... -
Santa Ana skaters fight gang banger taggers
Posted on January 29, 2009 | 5 CommentsThere are some who say that taggers are not the same as gang bangers. However, a group of taggers accosted a group of skateboarders, in Santa Ana of course, on... -
Man beat with a hammer after leaving New Year’s Mass in Santa Ana
Posted on January 3, 2009 | 4 Comments“A 60-year-old man leaving New Year’s Day Mass was assaulted by a man who was hiding in his van, police said. The incident unfolded at 10:30 a.m. in the parking... -
Santa Ana starts off the new year with yet another stabbing
Posted on January 2, 2009 | 2 CommentsSanta Ana is picking up right where it left off in 2008, as a 24-year-old man was “stabbed during a New Year’s fight that police believe may be gang-related, authorities... -
Saddleback Arrest (non-)Notification Watch: Day 29
Posted on December 16, 2008 | 13 CommentsSaddleback Arrest -
Rewards offered after two more gang killings in Pulido’s “safest city in Orange County”
Posted on November 18, 2008 | 1 CommentMany of us laughed when Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido kept insisting in his mailers during his recent reelection campaign that Santa Ana is one of the “safest cities in... -
Team Pulido launches another pathetic attack on Michele Martinez
Posted on October 31, 2008 | 9 CommentsTeam Pulido’s allies have sunken to a new low, even for them, as they continue to pummel Councilwoman Michele Martinez. The mailer seen above, and below, is their latest attack.... -
Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez to host Town Hall Meeting about gang violence
Posted on September 13, 2008 | 13 CommentsSanta Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez, who is challenging Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido for his seat on the Council, has announced a Town Hall Meeting to take place this Monday,...
