While Santa Ana Police Department brass contend they’re committed to community policing, many residents say the commitment doesn’t show up at street level.
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Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Community Forum Focuses on Police Accountability
Attendees of the forum, held by Connect-to-Council, said the Santa Ana Police Department must be held to higher accountability standards if it is to have a credible community policing program.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Police Meet With Residents to Discuss Body Cameras
Over 50 people attended a community forum at Latino Health Access to hear about the police department’s plan to have officers wear body cameras.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
What’s @SantaAnaPD Doing to Tweets It Doesn’t Like?
People who tweet criticism of Santa Ana police have been blocked or muted by the Santa Ana Police Department’s Twitter account. Do members of the public have a right to redress their government via social media?
Posted inHealth & Wellness, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Man at Center of Santa Ana Police Beating Case is Arrested Again
Edgar Vargas — an undocumented immigrant whose beating by Santa Ana police officers drew national attention and a federal grand jury investigation — was arrested last week for allegedly running through homes and being high on drugs.
Posted inCorrections, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Court Hearing on Pot Shop Raid Video Continued to Aug. 13
A court hearing to consider a temporary restraining order on a video showing Santa Ana police officers misbehaving during a raid of a marijuana dispensary was continued to next Thursday to give attorneys for the city of Santa Ana more time to respond.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories
Federal Grand Jury Investigating Santa Ana Police Beating Case
The move comes amid a U.S. Department of Justice civil rights investigation into the June 2014 beating and arrest of Edgar Vargas-Arzate, which the FBI has described as an assault by officers.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Inside the Newsroom, Investigative, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Voice of OC Podcast: Everybody (in Santa Ana) Must Get Stoned
This week we delve into Santa Ana’s increasingly entertaining medical marijuana scene and more problems with the county’s animal shelter.
Posted inInside the Newsroom, News Briefs
Voice of OC Podcast: Pappas on Policing Pot
Reporter Adam Elmahrek talks with attorney Matthew Pappas about controversial new video of Santa Ana Police raiding his client’s marijuana dispensary.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Few Residents Show for Santa Ana Forum on Police Body Cameras
Santa Ana police are considering adopting body cameras and convened a forum Thursday to gather input from members of the public. Unfortunately, hardly anyone showed up.
