Subject: Santa Ana Police Department

• Fun with Brackets, Mexican Style!

  The following message was left on a Weekling answering machine. But as you read this, keep in mind that a more competent and diligent and unbigoted school administrator than Frances Claire you'll never know. We just could not resist the urge to mischievously insert phrases in [BRACKETS] throughout her message. Check it out: Good morning, this is Frances Claire, principal of Mater Dei High School, with a special announcement. In response to yesterday's civil demonstrations [BY MEXICANS], please

  March 28, 2006

• Sick Puppies

  Nearly 65 poor sick little doggies and kitties had to be rescued from a pet store in Santa Ana where they were allegedly being mistreated, The Register reported today. Santa Ana animal control officers reportedly found 56 dogs, 22 rabbits, six cats, and one guinea pig suffering from various conditions including scabies, dehydration and respiratory infections during the inspection of Village Pets pet store on Friday. The sick animals were then taken to the Orange County Animal Shelter to be tre

  August 21, 2007

• The Hysterical Jesus

  November 18, 1999

• Welcome to Orange County, Now Go Home

  March 15, 2001

• 2002: Diary of a Mad Year

  January 2, 2003

• Just Another Orange County Murder: [UPDATED] Oscar Segura

  View Larger Map UPDATED WITH BULLETS OVER MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL... Oscar Segura, 23, of Santa Ana, was the second homicide victim in two days in Santa Ana. Police received a report around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4, that a man had been shot near South Standard Avenue and Beverly Place, but no one was discovered. Segura, who had been shot several times, was instead found in the 800 block of East Normandy Place and rushed to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, where he died about 45 minutes later.

  June 10, 2009

• Head Investigator for DA Canned?

  In a startling personnel development, Don Blankenship--the longtime head of the Bureau of Investigation at the Orange County District Attorney's office has been forced to take "extended leave" and "is not expected to return to the office," according to a memo sent to staff just before 5 p.m. today.The terse memo does not explain the reason for Blankenship's departure. But in his absence Mike Major--a well-respected assistant to the chief--will serve as "acting" head of DA investigations.Sources

  March 9, 2009

• Letters From OC Weekly Readers

  May 29, 2008

• George Pichardo of GEEZ Clothing in Santa Ana Says the City Painted Him Into a Corner

  April 24, 2008

• News

  August 31, 2006

• Nobody Saw Him Shooting at Anybody

  March 27, 2003

• 'Jesus, Remeber Me?'

  April 11, 2002

• Anthrax Schmanthrax

  November 1, 2001

• Letters

  April 15, 2004

• The Force Is With Him

  November 28, 2002

• Grub Guide

  July 6, 2006

• 'Gay Panic'

  Three men go wilding; the gays made them do it
  

  January 18, 2007

• O Solo Meow

  October 5, 2006

• Letters

  April 13, 2006

• The Gilchristification of OC

  March 30, 2006

• Stories That Made a Difference

  And some we regret

  September 8, 2005

• The Cool Counselor

  March 18, 2004

• Letters

  January 15, 2004

• Koos Coup

  January 1, 2004

• No Vow of Silence Here

  December 25, 2003

• The Thin Boo Line!

  Orange Countys 31 scariest cops!

  November 6, 2003

• Whiskey Night

  July 24, 2003

• Peace Through War

  April 17, 2003

• Its Like Being a Rock Star

  May 30, 2002

• Diary of a Mad County

  March 14, 2002

• Hiatus a Week at a Time

  January 17, 2002

• Oops! They Did It Again

  July 26, 2001

• The Kid Is Innocent

  September 23, 1999

• Clever Architecture

  August 19, 1999

• Cracks Back

  May 27, 1999

• October-December

  January 7, 1999

• Santa Ana Police to be Honored by a Biden

  TheWhiteHouse.govDr. Jill Biden is scheduled to honor the Santa Ana Police Department and 14 other employers.​Santa Ana Police Department honorees will be praised in Washington, D.C., by a Biden.But it won't be Joe Biden.It'll be the vice president's wife, Dr. Jill Biden, who will do the honors, the Department of Defense has announced.Mrs. Biden will be the keynote speaker at the annual Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award Ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Building and International

  August 12, 2009

• Court Rules Santa Ana Illegally Issued Tickets From Red-Light Cameras

  ​To read the ruling of Orange County Superior Court Commissioner Kenneth Schwartz, the city of Santa Ana has been issuing tickets off red-light cameras illegally since their 2003 debut, but according to the court's website police officers continued writing citations after Schwartz's ruling was filed on Aug. 5.Schwartz found David Murray and Lori Ann Alecnavicius not guilty of violating Vehicle Code section 21453(a)--failing to stop at a red signal light--at the intersections of Bristol Street

  August 18, 2009

• Crime Time: Methed Mom, Nitrous Oxide, a Full Moon, a Gutted Black Cat and a Skateboarding Giant Ax Carrier

  It's our weekly Weekly roundup of Orange County police calls--with suspect mugs!TUESDAY, JULY 7Courtesy of Cypress Police DepartmentAlison Le Anne EbertAt Least She Left the TV On Officers responding to an anonymous, 4:45 a.m. report of child abuse in a home in the 8500 block of La Homa Street in Cypress discovered two girls, ages 9 and 11, who had been left alone overnight amid knee-high trash piles, toilets overflowing with human feces, frozen bugs inside a refrigerator and unfrozen bugs and m

  July 14, 2009

• Forty Years Later, the Clash Between the Black Panthers and Santa Ana P.D. Still Influences OC Life

  September 10, 2009

• Crime Time: Ho' Attacker, Hammer Head, Bushman Packing Heat, Monkey Off the Market and Ryan Seacrest

  It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--now with more ho' attackers, hammer heads, short robbers, skateboarding nazis, bloody bandagers, bushmen packing heat, baseball bat-wielding robbers, monkeys that are not for sale and Ryan Seacrest.Center photo by Melinda Nagy/Dreamstime.comBE TRUE TO YOUR CRIME-RIDDEN SCHOOL: Ah, a new school year is upon us. And so is schoolyard mayhem. A former security officer at Irvine's Beckman High School (top left) has been charged with two felony

  September 22, 2009

• Crime Time: Double the Fun Starring [Alleged] Skeevy Teachers, Fake Cop Robbers and Ryan Seacrest's Strange Stalker

  It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--actually the Weekly's TWO weekly round-up as an attempt is made to make up for lost vacation time.Left courtesy of E! Entertainment, right courtesy of Orange Police DepartmentRyan Seacrest (left) gets paid another visit from his No. 1 Army special forces fan, Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr.​SEACREST OUT, UZOMAH BACK IN Remember Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr., the 25-year-old Lakewood resident who pleaded guilty last month in Orange County Superior

  November 4, 2009