Man Accused of Touching Children Inappropriately at Santa Ana Laundromat
Police arrested a man they say inappropriately touched several girls at a Santa Ana laundromat on Monday. Alan Alberto Flores, 28, was booked on suspicion of attempted kidnapping, child annoyance and...
View ArticleAlleged Serial Child Molester From Santa Ana Faces 4 Centuries in Prison,...
Investigators have identified a third alleged victim of a Santa Ana man they say raped and molested three children over the past 21 years. Javier Ortiz Pichardo, 45, faces up to 416 years in state...
View Article17-Year-Old Girl in Custody on Suspicion of Manslaughter in Santa Ana: Police
A 17-year-old girl was taken into custody on suspicion of manslaughter just hours after a deadly shooting in Santa Ana early Thursday morning, according to police. Officers found a man lying in the...
View ArticleSanta Ana High School Principal Alleges Racism at Football Game Over Signs...
The fallout over allegations of racism at a recent Orange County high school football game erupted on social media over the weekend, reflecting the broader tension gripping the country in the Trump...
View ArticleDriver Crashes While Fleeing From Authorities in Santa Ana; 1 Killed, 2 Injured
A suspected burglar is dead, and two others were sent to a hospital after a brief pursuit ended in a crash in Santa Ana Tuesday night. The incident began about 11 p.m. when a deputy noticed someone...
View Article8 Arrested After SWAT Team Raids Santa Ana Internet Cafe in Gang, Gun...
Eight people were arrested after a SWAT team carried out a raid at a Santa Ana internet cafe Thursday afternoon as part of an investigation targeting gang activity and guns, authorities said. Officers...
View Article‘Several’ People Detained After Search for Possible Homicide Suspect at Santa...
Authorities were searching for a possible homicide suspect at a home in Santa Ana after police initially arrived to serve a search warrant on suspicion of the home being an illegal gambling house...
View ArticleStreet Racing Suspected in Fiery Santa Ana Crash
Investigators suspect a car that crashed and caught fire in Santa Ana may have been involved in a street race when the driver struck a boulder and lost control. The crash was reported about 12:30 a.m....
View Article18-Year-Old Man Dies After Getting Trapped in Machinery While Working in...
An 18-year-old man died after getting trapped in machinery in Santa Ana, fire officials said. The incident occurred about 11:15 a.m. at a clay manufacturing company in the 1400 block of East Pomona...
View ArticleAuthorities Search for Link in O.C. Gas Station Robberies
Authorities are trying to determine whether a string of gas station robberies that happened over two hours late Sunday and early Monday in Orange County are connected. The first armed robbery occurred...
View ArticleWoman, Man Arrested in Series of Armed Robberies Targeting Video Game Stores,...
Officers arrested a man suspected of being behind a series of armed robberies in Santa Ana — targeting two video game stores and two gas stations — before arresting a woman suspected of being his...
View ArticleMan Walking to His Car in Santa Ana Severely Burned After Man Throws...
A man is suffering from severe burns to his body and face after another man threw corrosive substance at him while he was walking to his parked car on Tuesday in Santa Ana, police said. The suspect was...
View ArticleSanta Ana Man Charged With Possessing Large Amounts of Fentanyl, Other...
A man charged Wednesday with having a large amount of illegal narcotics, among them the extremely potent synthetic opioid fentanyl, that he intended to sell stashed inside a Santa Ana home, federal...
View ArticleAssailant Sought in Santa Ana Acid Attack
Investigators have released a description of a man officials say burned another man with some sort of acid in Santa Ana earlier this week. The victim remains hospitalized with severe burns to his...
View ArticleRare Basketball Card Featuring Magic Johnson and Larry Bird Sells for $125K
A rare 1980 basketball card featuring both Magic Johnson and Larry Bird in their rookie years has fetched a record-setting price. The card, which was valued by an Orange County company, was sold via...
View ArticleSanta Ana Youth Pastor Accused of Sex Assault, Continuous Abuse Against...
A Santa Ana youth pastor was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of violently sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in his church's bathroom during a service earlier this year, police said. Jonathan Lamont...
View ArticleSanta Ana Youth Pastor Charged With Molesting 12-Year-Old Church Member;...
Jonathan Lamont Jenkins, 57, is seen in a booking photo released Oct. 3, 2018, by the Santa Ana Police Department. Prosecutors are looking for any possible additional victims of a Santa Ana youth...
View ArticleSanta Ana Business Owner Claims Trash Left by Homeless Costs Fines,...
The owner of Rice Drywall in Santa Ana claims trash left behind by the homeless is costing her fines as she blasts the city's response to the problem. Chip Yost reports for the KTLA 5 News at 6 on...
View ArticleSanta Ana Teacher’s Aide Arrested Again After Another Victim Comes Forward in...
A man released on bail after being detained on allegations of sexually assaulting children while employed as an after-school instructor in Santa Ana has been rearrested after another victim came...
View ArticleSoCal Crew Accused of Using Aztec Calendars, Statues to Ship Meth to Hawaii: DOJ
Officials on Tuesday arrested eight Southern Californians in connection with an alleged scheme to ship drugs disguised as Aztec artifacts to Hawaii. Four Garden Grove residents—Vaimanino Lee Pomele,...
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