Posted on: November 21, 2019
ANAHEIM, Calif. (November 21, 2019) – The Anaheim Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint Friday, November 22, 2019 on Brookhurst Street at Broadway between the hours of 8:00 P.M. and 3:00 A....
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: October 28, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (October 25, 2019) – Detectives from APD’s Burglary/Auto Theft Detail are attributing the Neighbors app by Ring for the successful identification of two male juvenile suspects involved in an 11 hour crime spree.
On Octobe...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: October 19, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (October 19, 2019) – Anaheim homicide detectives have identified the man found left in the trunk of a car on Thursday as Adrian Darren Bonar, 34 years old from Escondido.
Bonar’s body was found wrapped in a tarp and left in the trunk of a Le...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: October 17, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (October 17, 2019) – Homicide detectives have confirmed a deceased human body was discovered wrapped in a tarp in the trunk of an abandoned car along Santa Ana Canyon Road on Thursday morning.
Around 10:45 am on October 17, 2019, A...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: October 11, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (October 11, 2019) – Anaheim Police Cold Case Homicide detectives booked Leopoldo Vargas Serrano, 47, a Houston, Texas, resident, into the Anaheim Detention Facility on suspicion of murder, just days before the 19th anniversary of...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: October 10, 2019
ANAHEIM, Calif. (October 10, 2019) – The Anaheim Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint Friday, October 11, 2019 on Euclid Street at Cerritos Avenue between the hours of 8:00 P.M. and 3:00 A...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: September 13, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF - (September 13, 2019) - On Tuesday, September 17, 2019, Chief Jorge Cisneros, the Anaheim Police Department, and Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire will partner together to make a young Anaheim boy’s dream of being a...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: July 27, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (July 27, 2019) – A 24 year old Anaheim man has been arrested for felony suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs following a late night collision that injured six, including the arrestee.
At 11:45 pm, Friday night, APD ...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: July 26, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (July 26, 2019) – Anaheim homicide detectives have arrested a suspect in the July 20, 2019, murder of David McCabe in the 1500 block of W. Center Street. Arthur Williams, a 34 year old resident of Santa Ana, was arrested without i...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: July 25, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (July 25, 2019) – Three Chilean nationals suspected of being part of a larger residential burglary ring have been booked for suspicion of residential burglary. 29 year old Nicolas Fabian Masqueda Fuentes, 30 year old Sebastian Ger...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: July 21, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (July 21, 2019) – Anaheim homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man discovered in a cul-de-sac early Saturday morning. At 2:55 a.m. on July 20, 2019, officers were sent to the 1500 block of West Center Street after ...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: July 11, 2019
ANAHEIM, CA - (July 11, 2019) - Anaheim PD investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating a person of interest in a Butane Honey Oil extraction laboratory explosion late Wednesday night at 410 S. Euclid Street. Police and Firefighters responde...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: July 6, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (July 6, 2019) – Anaheim Police Homicide Detectives have said an item appearing to be a handgun was recovered at the scene of an Officer Involved Shooting involving a Fullerton Police Department officer in Anaheim on Friday night....
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: July 5, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (July 5, 2019) – The Anaheim City Attorney’s Office has filed 75 misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct against an off-duty LAPD detective accused of secretly recording in the men’s restroom at Angel Stadium....
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: July 2, 2019
ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 2, 2019) – Anaheim Police detectives have reopened the investigation of a young woman’s murder on the 20 year anniversary of her disappearance. On July 2, 1999, Mariana Tapia, 18, of Anaheim, went missing after at...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: June 19, 2019
ANAHEIM, Calif. (June 19, 2019) – The Anaheim Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint Friday, June 21, 2019 on Beach Blvd at Ball Rd between the hours of 8:00 P.M. and 3:00 A.M.
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: June 17, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – (June 17, 2019) – Investigators from the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF) are seeking additional victims of human trafficking by a YouTube rapper arrested early last week on charges of pimping a...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: May 15, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (May 15, 2019) – Anaheim Police arrested 31 year old Jesus Valdovinos, following a dangerous pursuit through Anaheim late Tuesday night. Valdovinos, a documented gang member on probation, fled from APD units in a stolen Nissan Alt...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: April 25, 2019
ANAHEIM, Calif. (April 25, 2019) – The Anaheim Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint Friday, April 26, 2019 on Euclid Street and La Palma Avenue between the hours of 8:00 P.M. and 3:00 A.M....
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: April 4, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (April 4, 2019) – A male adult suspect was shot and killed by SWAT officers during a barricade in Anaheim this morning. The decedent has been identified as Daniel Robert Ramirez III, a 30 year old resident of Anaheim. Around 9:00 ...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: March 20, 2019
ANAHEIM, Calif. (March 20, 2019) – The Anaheim Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint Friday, March 22, 2019 on La Palma Avenue and Kraemer Blvd between the hours of 8:00 P.M. and 3:00 A.M.
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: March 19, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (March 18, 2019) – Anaheim Police officers have arrested a parolee at large who is on parole for murder after attempting to contact him in a stolen car this evening. The man, 33year-old Robert Lee Preston of Tustin, was taken into custody a...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: March 9, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (March 9, 2019) – A female civilian Traffic Control Assistant (TCA) was critically injured early Saturday afternoon when her vehicle was struck by a driver who is suspected of driving under the influence of methamphetamine and mar...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: March 2, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (March 2, 2019) – Anaheim homicide detectives are investigating the death of a woman discovered in an alley early Saturday morning. At 1:24 am on March 2, 2019, officers were sent to the south alley of 912 E. Broadway Avenue follo...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: February 20, 2019
Orange County agencies unite to prove the power of collaboration in identifying and assisting human trafficking victims.
The Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force Releases 2019 Victim Report on Human Trafficking
WHO: Waymakers Director of Victim Assist...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: February 10, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (February 10, 2019) – A 47 year old La Mirada woman was arrested for suspicion of Gross Vehicular Manslaughter while Intoxicated and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs Causing Bodily Injury after a late night collision i...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: January 31, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (January 30, 2019) – Anaheim Police homicide detectives have arrested three suspects in connection with the September shooting death of a 36-year-old Placentia resident, clearing the city’s last 2018 unsolved homicide.
Ar...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: January 25, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (January 25, 2019) – Anaheim Police detectives have arrested Joshua Robert Dalton, 28, of Anaheim, after he was identified as the suspect on a video that showed him climbing on the hood of a woman’s vehicle and smashing ...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: January 24, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (January 24, 2019) – Anaheim Police detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who climbed on the hood of a woman’s vehicle and smashed her windshield with his fist at the culmination of a...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: January 24, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (January 23, 2019) – Around 9 a.m. today, Anaheim Police responded to an apartment complex breezeway in the 400 block of S. Kroeger Street to investigate a report of a dead body. When officers arrived, they found Charlie Uriostegu...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: January 23, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (January 23, 2019) – Around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Anaheim Police responded to the area of E. Park Lane and N. Lawrence Avenue to investigate a report of shots fired. When officers arrived, they found Jose Allan Martinez, a 23-year-ol...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: January 21, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (January 21, 2019) – Anaheim Police arrested a 29- year-old transient for commercial burglary and vandalism after he was found inside a local bank attempting to open offices, drawers and a vault.
Around 2 p.m. today, offi...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: January 15, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (January 15, 2019) – Anaheim Police Sexual Assault detectives have released a composite sketch of the man they believe assaulted at least three teenage girls since late last week near Savanna High School, 301 N. Gilbert St. The mo...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: January 8, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIF (January 8, 2019) – Anaheim Police homicide detectives have identified Miguel Reveles Villegas, a 35-year-old Placentia resident, as the suspect arrested for murder following a pursuit that terminated in San Diego Tuesday morning....
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: July 22, 2018
ANAHEIM, CA – On Saturday, July 21, 2018 at about 0936 hours, officers responded to the 500 block of S. West Street in the City of Anaheim. Family members of Eliuth Penaloza Nava, a 50 year old resident of Anaheim, called Anaheim Police Department (APD) D...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: May 18, 2018
Anaheim law enforcement will show zero tolerance
As the unofficial start of summer, the Memorial Day holiday weekend is a busy time for Californians. Each year, the highways fill with families in vehicles, on their way to start their summer vacations. To h...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: May 17, 2018
ANAHEIM, CALIF — In order to reduce motorcycle crashes and save lives, Anaheim Police Department and the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) are teaming up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) this May for the ann...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: March 13, 2018
ANAHEIM, CALIF (March 13, 2018) The Anaheim Police Department’s Vice Unit conducted a Shoulder Tap Operation at six Anaheim locations on March 10, 2018. The operation resulted in six citations for purchasing alcohol for a minor and one citation ...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: October 12, 2017
ANAHEIM, CA (Oct. 12, 2017) - The Anaheim Police Department (APD) has been awarded a $403,200 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a year-long program to augment the City’s ongoing commitment to promote and improve roadway safety. ...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: October 5, 2017
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Oct. 5, 2017) - The Anaheim Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint Friday October 6, 2017 on S State College Blvd. and Lincoln Ave. between the hours of 8:00 P.M. and 3:00 A.M.
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: September 29, 2017
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 29, 2017) –- The Anaheim Police Department, along with over 110 other public safety agencies, is proud to announce their inaugural 2017 partnership with the Pink Patch Project. The program centers on vibrant pink versions of the Dep...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: August 16, 2017
The Anaheim Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver's License Checkpoint Friday August 18, 2017 at the intersection of Lincoln and Monterey between the hours of 8:00 P.M. and 3:00 A.M.
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: March 16, 2017
ANAHEIM, CA (MARCH 16, 2017) – Late Wednesday evening, Anaheim Police SWAT personnel, assisted by the Orange County Sheriff’s SWAT Team, served simultaneous search warrants at three Anaheim residences: 1200 block of N. East Street, 600...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: February 2, 2017
ANAHEIM, CA (FEBRUARY 2, 2017) – Three juveniles and one adult have been arrested for a shooting that left two men with non-life threatening gunshot wounds in front of Gilbert High School Tuesday afternoon. The APD Gang Detail made the arrests W...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: November 20, 2016
A suspect being sought for assault with a deadly weapon was fatally shot during a confrontation with Anaheim Police just after 9:00 pm Saturday night. Anaheim police officers were assisting officers from the California Highway Patrol in searchin...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: October 29, 2016
A 57 year old man is in custody after Anaheim Police officers found several pounds of dangerous materials in his room. Anaheim Police were first called to an assisted living facility in the 200 block of N. Dale Ave around 10:00 am this morning regarding...Read on...
Police Press Releases
Posted on: July 7, 2016
This Saturday, July 9, 2016, the Anaheim Police Department will hold a gun buy back at La Palma Park. Between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, people who would like to dispose of their unwanted firearms are encouraged to come to the north side of La Palma Park and m...Read on...
Police Press Releases
Posted on: June 24, 2016
Last night, acting on a tip from a member of the community regarding the sale of dangerous fireworks, Anaheim Police Crime Task Force investigators completed a probation search at a residence in the 1500 block of E. Benmore Lane. Nearly 600 pounds of com...Read on...
Police Press Releases
Posted on: May 23, 2016
ANAHEIM, Calif. (May 23, 2016) - In an effort to facilitate media access to the Anaheim Convention Center for the planned visits of Presidential Candidates Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 and Donald Trump on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, the Anaheim Po...Read on...
Police Press Releases
Posted on: March 28, 2016
On Wednesday March 23, 2016 the Anaheim Police Department, with the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigati...Read on...
Police Press Releases
Posted on: February 21, 2016
At approximately 4:45 pm on Saturday, February 20, 2016, three Anaheim police officers were involved in a fatal Officer Involved Shooting of an armed attempted murder suspect. The incident occurred when officers were called to the 2000 block of W. Cris Av...Read on...
Police Press Releases
Posted on: January 21, 2016
At approximately 11:40 p.m. last night, Anaheim Fire & Rescue received multiple calls of a garage fire in the 2000 block of W. Blue Violet Court. Upon arrival, fire personnel found the garage of a two story detached condominium was fully involved and...Read on...
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Posted on: August 17, 2015
WHAT: Orange County law enforcement, transportation officials and the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF) will hold a joint news conference to discuss the state of human trafficking in Orange County. OCHTTF, which was founded and is admini...
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: August 14, 2015
The Anaheim Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on August 15, in the 1100 block of S. Harbor Blvd. between the hours of 8:00 PM and 3:00 AM.
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Police Press Releases
Posted on: May 19, 2015
Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 11:00 A.M., the Anaheim Police Department will recognize twelve Anaheim youth who demonstrated they will do the right thing! As part of the “Do The Right Thing” (DTRT) Program twelve youth from across Anaheim will be...Read on...
Police Press Releases
Posted on: April 15, 2015
Once again, the Anaheim Police Department is reminding motorists to Click It or Ticket. As part of the national seat belt enforcement campaign, law enforcement agencies around the country will be stepping up enforcement May 18-31...Read on...
Police Press Releases
Posted on: April 5, 2015
On April 4, 2015, at approximately 7:45 A.M., Anaheim Police Officers received information that a woman who was sought on an arrest warrant the previous day by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) was at her residence in the 2800 block of E. Lincoln Avenue...Read on...
Police Press Releases
Posted on: March 27, 2015
The Anaheim Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on March 28, at Cerritos Avenue and Euclid Street between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m.
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