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10/08/2024

16/07/2024

These are the “good guys”.

11/07/2024

A college student who was trying to get her dad during a house fire got punched by a cop in Huntington Park. To make matters worse, the fire ended up displacing Adriana and her family and the young woman says she is facing a felony charge. MORE⬇

10/07/2024

07.03.2024 | 10:49 PM | SANTA ANA - Complaints About Santa Ana Police Spark Concerns Over New Oversight Commission's Role.

In the aftermath of protests at UC Irvine in mid-May, the Santa Ana Police Department received over a dozen complaints from the public. Although the department has reviewed these complaints and a member has decided not to disclose them publicly, they have yet to be presented to Santa Ana’s newly established Police Oversight Commission.

This situation has led some city officials to scrutinize the relationship between the commission and the police department it is meant to oversee. Santa Ana City Councilmember Jessie Lopez expressed concern, stating, "The purpose of the civilian oversight is so that no one can undermine it. If the police department receives complaints and decides to withhold information, it undermines the commission's function and the transparency it is supposed to provide."

The commission, which began meetings earlier this year, was created by the City Council to enhance transparency, accountability, and public confidence in the Santa Ana Police Department, as outlined in a city ordinance. To support this mission, the commission recently launched a portal on the city’s website for residents to file complaints about interactions with police officers.

According to city documents, these complaints should be reviewed by the commissioners, who would then make recommendations to police and city leadership. However, at the June 13 Oversight Commission meeting, Assistant City Attorney Jonathan Martinez informed commissioners that the city had received at least 16 complaints related to the police department’s presence at UC Irvine. Martinez mentioned that technical issues had prevented sharing these complaints with the commission.

Days later, the Santa Ana Police Department denied a public records request from The Orange County Register to access the complaints, providing only a redacted record of a non-misconduct-related report about a stolen bike. Santa Ana Police Department Commander Jorge Lopez was identified as the person responsible for withholding and redacting the records. The police department directed further questions to the city’s communications department.

29/06/2024

Two years later, but better than nothing. Don’t forget folks, the Police will not save you, even when they can.

Pete Arredondo, the former Uvalde schools police chief, was indicted over his role in the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

Arredondo failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions that slowed the police response to stop a gunman who was "hunting" victims and ultimately killed 21 people, according to the indictment.

28/06/2024

An L.A. County deputy was found dead with a m**h pipe and white powder in station bathroom after working a double shift, medical examiner's report says.

12/04/2024

12/03/2024

(Kill the) Community First.

14/01/2024

We hate criminals as much as we hate the bad police men and women that roam our Santa Ana Streets. Criminals should be arrested, but this should have played out differently. If the suspects weren’t dead, they sure were a lot closer to death once SAPD arrived.

14/12/2023

30/11/2023

Back the Blue, but does Blue have YOUR back?

18/11/2023

11.17.2023 | 7:27 PM | TUSTIN - Former Tustin police officers, Kendal Hurd, 40, and Kyle Hurd, 38, face accusations of workers' compensation fraud for engaging in activities such as mountain biking, boating, scuba diving trips, and home repair projects despite claiming disability. The Orange County District Attorney's Office has charged them with multiple felony counts of insurance fraud, perjury, and attempted perjury.

Prosecutors allege that, despite asserting constant back pain from police duty belts and patrol car activities, the couple led an active lifestyle, backed by video surveillance and their own photos. Kyle Hurd reportedly sent a text boasting about unnecessary medical treatment.

Collecting over $188,000 in disability payments, the couple claimed increased pain with activity and improvement with rest to workers' compensation doctors. However, surveillance revealed them sliding down water slides, lifting children, biking, paddle boarding, attending Pilates classes, and playing in Lake Mission Viejo.

Both former officers, terminated from the Tustin Police Department in July 2021, had previous law enforcement roles. Kendal Hurd worked in Santa Barbara before joining Tustin in 2015, and Kyle Hurd served in Montclair before transferring to Tustin in 2014.

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer emphasized the significant impact of workers' compensation fraud, pledging to uphold the public's trust. Kendal Hurd faces up to 11 years in state prison, while Kyle Hurd faces a potential sentence of up to nine years and six months if convicted.

21/10/2023

The police will PURPOSELY assault you and then arrest YOU for assault and battery to an officer. Unfortunately, children are no exception.

11/10/2023

If SAPD are the good guys, why do they need locks to keep their personal items safe from each other?

21/04/2023

Santa Ana Police

Full Video on YT:
https://youtu.be/xULWXx8z22w

02/04/2023

So the vehicle ran into the police vehicle, but
the SAPD unit has FRONT END damage and the suspects vehicle has side damage?

Looks like the SAPD unit T-boned the other vehicle and is at fault. Don’t be surprised if SAPD is at fault and they are now framing the driver with DUI to protect his “brother in blue”. This is a common practice with police.

Hopefully there is dash cam or body cam.

04.01.2023 | 11:08 PM | SANTA ANA - A man driving several small children slammed into a marked police car leading to his arrest on DUI and child endangerment charges, late Saturday night.

29/03/2023

Isn’t it amazing how fast the police release body cam footage WITHOUT anyone asking for it when they do the right thing, but it takes several months and and even years to release body camera when they are are trying to protect their ”brother” from their crimes.

09/03/2023

The Police are NOT your friends nor are they here to protect you.

01/03/2023

And law enforcement costs tax payers another $51 million dollars with attorney fees!

Vanessa Bryant and her children will receive more than $28 million to settle their outstanding claims against L.A. County over the graphic photographs taken and shared after the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna in 2020. https://abc7.la/3IADUQ5

22/10/2022

40% of police are the cause of domestic violence!
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/data-suggests-40-percent-cops-145601125.html

Today we wear purple to help raise awareness and show support for all survivors of domestic violence 💜 You are not alone.

The Santa Ana Family Justice Center advocates are available to help. For additional information or to speak with one of our advocates you may contact via:

Phone: (714) 245-8278
Email: [email protected]

26/07/2022

A former Long Beach Police officer was sentenced Monday to 70 months in federal prison for distributing sexually explicit images of children, including while he was on duty. Anthony Brown, 57, was …

14/05/2022

It’s ok, he’s one of the “good guys”.

Matthew Dominguez, 32, was charged with indecent exposure after authorities say he masturbated in a home while responding to a domestic disturbance call.

08/05/2022

A little bit of of justice…

27/04/2022

That’s ok, he’s with “the good guys”.

A deputy with the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) has been fired after a domestic violence incident against his wife, and setting fire to his family's home.

16/04/2022

Just 23 years old and already filing FALSE police reports.

Police Officer Pleads Guilty and Resigns

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s office prosecuted a case against a police officer who lied on an arrest warrant. Joseph Charles Roberts, 23, pled guilty to Tampering with Governmental Records, a felony involving falsifying information on an affidavit. Judge Scott Green accepted the length of sentence of two years and set the case for sentencing on June 29 where the State will argue against Roberts’ request for judicial diversion. As part of the plea, Roberts resigned from the Knoxville Police Department.

In a plea colloquy, Deputy District Attorney Leland Price explained to the Court that on January 31, 2022, then Knoxville Police Department Officer Joseph Roberts initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of Oglewood Avenue and Cornelia Street. The vehicle began to flee at a high rate of speed. Roberts lawfully pursued the vehicle, but he can be seen turning off both his cruiser camera and his body worn camera in violation of KPD policy. Despite his attempt to turn off the cameras, the cruiser camera automatically turned back on eight seconds later when Roberts’ speed reached a certain threshold. Roberts continued to pursue the vehicle with lights and sirens travelling north on Central Avenue to Heiskell Avenue. The pursuit continued onto I-275 north to I-640 east. The vehicle pulled away from Roberts as they approached the Broadway exit. Roberts located the vehicle again after it struck another car at the intersection of the I-640E exit ramp and Broadway. When other officers arrived on the scene, they repeatedly asked Roberts if he was involved in a pursuit. Even though the pursuit lasted three and a half minutes, covered over four miles, and reached speeds over one hundred miles per hour, Roberts repeatedly stated that he was not involved in a pursuit. When Roberts later swore out warrants for the occupants of the vehicle, he again lied and made a false entry in the affidavit of complaint. The falsification of official records was a criminal act that falls under the jurisdiction of the District Attorney to prosecute. Additional violations of departmental policy or civil law are not issues for review by the District Attorney’s Office.

“It is imperative that citizens are able to trust law enforcement,” said DA Charme Allen. “By repeatedly being dishonest when questioned by his supervising officers and by falsifying his sworn statements, this officer broke the law, damaged that trust, and showed that he was unfit to serve as an officer of the law.”

Tampering with Governmental Records is a Class E felony that carries a punishment from one to two years. At sentencing, prosecutors will argue against judicial diversion so this offense stays on Roberts’ record. Prosecutors will provide court records to the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, the regulatory body for law enforcement officers, to ensure Roberts is not permitted to seek a law enforcement position in another jurisdiction.

09/04/2022

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested Friday as part of an internal investigation into allegations that he sexually molested a child. Deputy Sean Essex was arrested Friday and bo…

07/04/2022

Imagine simply filming SAPD and never interfering and then they begin to play Disney music to violate your first amendment right to film them. How so? If it is a live stream your stream will be stopped and if you upload it to YouTube or other platforms it will be taken down due to copy right infringement (music in the background).

https://youtu.be/9f-z-5HZr6w

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30/03/2022

Even the K9 knows his handler is in the wrong…

22/03/2022

A former Long Beach Police officer pleaded guilty Monday to distributing child p**nography, including while working as a law enforcement officer. Anthony Brown, 57, of Lakewood, pleaded guilty to o…