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A 54-year-old man pleaded guilty today and was immediately sentenced to 22 years in prison for sexually assaulting three young sisters while living with their family in Santa Ana for several years.

A Santa Ana police dog was getting a lot of love and affection on Tuesday as he underwent surgery on his jaw after he lost teeth biting a wanted parolee after a...

A 38-year-old convicted robber who led police on a wild chase through Orange County that ended in a struggle with a police dog that lost teeth taking down the...

By City News Service Jul 16, 2021 SANTA ANA (CNS) - A 51-year-old man accused of killing his roommate in Santa Ana 25 years ago was behind bars today in the Orange County Jail. Edgar Ortega Cervantes was extradited from Mexico on Thursday and is being held on $2 million bail pending arraignment Monday in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana, according to Santa Ana police  Cpl. Anthony Bertagna. Cervantes is accused of fatally stabbing 24-year-old Julio Franco in their apartment in the 500 block o...

By City News Service Jul 16, 2021 SANTA ANA (CNS) - A 51-year-old man accused of killing his roommate in Santa Ana 25 years ago was behind bars today in the Orange County Jail. Edgar Ortega Cervantes was extradited from Mexico on Thursday and is being held on $2 million bail pending arraignment Monday in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana, according to Santa Ana police  Cpl. Anthony Bertagna. Cervantes is accused of fatally stabbing 24-year-old Julio Franco in their apartment in the 500 block o...

SANTA ANA (CNS) - Santa Ana police today were investigating the killing of a 51-year-old man. Officers were called to the 5300 block of West Third Street just before 2:45 p.m. Tuesday regarding a man found not breathing in his residence, according to Cpl. Anthony Bertagna of the Santa Ana Police Department. The victim -- identified as Julio Martinez of Santa Ana -- was found by family members in a bedroom with significant injuries to his upper body and he was pronounced dead at the scene, polic...

By City News Service Photo: Getty Images SANTA ANA (CNS) - Santa Ana police today were investigating an attack on a man that proved to be fatal. Officers were called at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday by a passerby who reported finding a man down on the sidewalk in the 1900 block of South Grand Avenue, according to Cpl. Anthony Bertagna of the Santa Ana Police Department. The victim was “bleeding heavily from his head, Bertagna added. The man was rushed in critical condition to an area hospital, where he ...

By City News Service Photo: Getty Images SANTA ANA (CNS) - Santa Ana police today were investigating an attack on a man that proved to be fatal. Officers were called at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday by a passerby who reported finding a man down on the sidewalk in the 1900 block of South Grand Avenue, according to Cpl. Anthony Bertagna of the Santa Ana Police Department. The victim was “bleeding heavily from his head, Bertagna added. The man was rushed in critical condition to an area hospital, where he ...

SANTA ANA (CNS) - Santa Ana police today were investigating the killing of a 51-year-old man. Officers were called to the 5300 block of West Third Street just before 2:45 p.m. Tuesday regarding a man found not breathing in his residence, according to Cpl. Anthony Bertagna of the Santa Ana Police Department. The victim -- identified as Julio Martinez of Santa Ana -- was found by family members in a bedroom with significant injuries to his upper body and he was pronounced dead at the scene, polic...

As the Fourth of July approaches, the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) is stepping up its illegal fireworks enforcement. “It's a problem for ...