ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 14NF3175
Date: January 24, 2018
MAN CONVICTED OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES DRIVE-BY SHOOTING MURDER ON 91 FREEWAY
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted today of special circumstances murder for the drive-by shooting of a man on the 91 Freeway.
Defendant: David Arzate Cabrera, 49, Anaheim
Found guilty by a jury today of the following felony counts: Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 14NF4905
Date: January 22, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A sex purchaser from Buena Park was sentenced to 23 years and four months in state prison for attempting to murder a woman by stabbing her in the neck.
Defendant: Emmanuel Lara, 26, Buena Park
Pleaded guilty on Dec. 1, 2018, to the following felony counts: Continue reading
Anaheim is ready for the pending clearing of the Santa Ana River Trail with extra help for those living in homelessness as well as additional resources for residents, businesses and neighborhoods concerned about the winding down of encampments.
As Anaheim has done since 2014, we will continue providing weekly homeless outreach services with City Net and the Anaheim Homeless Collaborative, a collection of more than 100 groups working together to address homelessness. Continue reading
NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK INFO & ENROLLMENT FAIR AT MAINPLACE MALL ON JANUARY 27
Local school districts and public charter schools, community leaders and education partners will participate in Orange County’s 3rd Annual celebration
In celebration of National School Choice Week, the Orange County Parent Union has gathered local school districts, public charter schools and business partners for its 3rd Annual Orange County School Choice Information and Enrollment Fair that will take place on January 27 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Santa Ana’s MainPlace Mall. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 13NF2420
Date: January 5, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced to life in state prison without the possibility of parole today for kidnapping, forcibly raping, and sodomizing a 14-year-old girl and attempting to kidnap three other victims ages 11 to 16 with the intent to commit sex offenses.
Defendant: Elias Omar Xicotencatl, 26, Anaheim
Found guilty by a jury on Sept. 28, 2017, of the following felony counts: Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 17CF3228, 18CF0076
January 4, 2018
OCDA RAPID DNA PROGRAM QUICKLY IDENTIFIES SERIAL BURGLAR WHO BROKE INTO IRVINE AND TUSTIN PHARMACIES
*Rapid DNA also used to identify woman who committed arson and vandalism in a vacant Tustin apartment and left cigarettes behind
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) Rapid DNA program quickly provided the identity of a serial burglar who committed two pharmacy burglaries in Irvine and Tustin within 30 minutes of each other. Rapid DNA also identified a woman who burned and vandalized a vacant apartment in Tustin, leaving her DNA behind on cigarettes.
Defendant: Allen Paul Rhodes, 28, Moreno Valley
Charged with the following felony counts: Continue reading
Learn about the many free Public School options available to Orange County Families at the upcoming 3rd Annual Orange County School Choice Fair, on Saturday, January 27, 2018, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the MainPlace Mall, located at 2800 N Main St., in Santa Ana.
Meet educators from local District Public Schools, Public Charter Schools and Home Schools. And meet business partners that support public school choice options too. Continue reading
Palm Lane Elementary Becomes the First Conversion School In Orange County, CA
Palm Lane Parents win their 3-year battle with Anaheim Elementary School District by receiving a (5-0) unanimous vote that allows the school to become a charter next school year.
Anaheim, Calif. – December 14, 2017 – Palm Lane Elementary School will become Palm Lane Charter Elementary, the first conversion school in Anaheim under the Parent Trigger Law. The new charter school, operated by New Century Charter Public Schools, will open in August 2018, as it was approved unanimously (5-0) by the Anaheim Elementary School District Board.
The December 13th board meeting marks an end of the legal battle between the Anaheim Elementary School District and the Palm Lane Elementary parents that have successfully converted their struggling school into a charter school using the Parent Empowerment Law co-written by Senators Bob Huff and Gloria Romero in 2010. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 17HF0430
Date: December 15, 2017
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced to 21 years in state prison today for robbing several marijuana dealers at gunpoint during two large-scale drug deals at a resort in Newport Coast.
Defendant: Thomas Lamarr Prince, 41, Anaheim
Found guilty by a jury on Oct. 18, 2017, of the following felony counts: Continue reading
On 12/7/17 at approximately 7:10 pm, the Anaheim Police Department received calls of an auto vs pedestrian collision in the 2600 block of W. Broadway Ave.
Arriving police and fire units found a male in his 30’s had been struck by a vehicle. The male was pronounced deceased at the scene. Continue reading