Santa Ana CA

Proactive policing sometimes starts with something simple. In this case, a car was driving through Irvine without license plates. Unfortunately for the driver a police officer took note. On Thursday, a sergeant stopped the vehicle near Michelson and Norton. The driver and passenger offered a story that did not quite...

“She was a rescue dog from the streets of Oakland,” Rustan told Matador. “At one time she was a bait dog. No one loved her. She was running wild, missing all her bottom teeth.”. What began as a spur-of-the-moment rescue in Oakland became a partnership that, as he...

An Orange County Sheriff’s deputy was charged with voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting her fiancée in their Tustin home last summer, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said. Aimee Alexis Hidalgo, 28, of Tustin, shot her fiancée, 35-year-old Brittany Shaw, nine times when the victim returned to...

Chapman University professor and paleontologist has left his position with the university after emails between him and Jeffrey Epstein were discovered in the recent release of Epstein's communication records. It has not been stated whether he was fired or resigned from his position. The professor, John "Jack" Horner,...

Three people were arrested for possession of 20 pounds of ketamine and $100,000 in cash during a narcotics investigation in Costa Mesa last week. Detectives with the Costa Mesa Police Department were performing a narcotics investigation in the area of Harbor Boulevard and Wilson Street when a suspect tried to escape...

Last night, police officers responded to the area of Alton and Jeffrey for a reckless driver doing burnouts and donuts in a parking lot, according to the Irvine Police Department. When the officers arrived, they saw a Mercedes losing control around a group of people. A 22-year-old man from Van...

Santa Ana smoke shops may soon have to follow new rules and get new permits to sell cigarettes, vapes and other tobacco products amid concerns of some stores housing illegal gambling, selling black market marijuana, underage smoking and other illegal activity. Officials in the heart of OC are the latest...

Authorities Monday released the name of a 52-year- old man who was killed when a block wall collapsed on him in the rear of a home in the Vermont Knolls section of South Los Angeles. His name was Diego Zamora, a resident of Downey, according to the Los Angeles County...

The federal agents and local law enforcement arrested seven people, including someone connected to child sex trafficking.

Santa Ana Winds Peaked with Force on Saturday (Image Credits: Ca-times.brightspotcdn.com) Southern California transitioned from blustery Santa Ana winds and record-breaking warmth over the weekend to a short cooling trend this week.[1][2] Santa Ana Winds Peaked with Force on Saturday A moderate Santa Ana wind event...