Andrew Eric Mongerson
Case # 18NF1903
Date: July 5, 2018
MAN CHARGED WITH THROWING MOLOTOV COCKTAIL AT HOMELESS MEN IN ANAHEIM
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was charged on Tuesday with throwing a Molotov cocktail at two homeless men in Anaheim.
Defendant: Andrew Eric Mongerson, 29, Garden Grove
Charged on July 3, 2018, with the following felony counts: Continue reading
ANAHEIM POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SUBJECT: APD DETECTIVES SEEK WITNESSES TO SERIES OF VICIOUS ATTACKS
ANAHEIM, CALIF (May 31, 2018) – Anaheim PD Homicide Detectives are looking for witnesses who may have seen all or portions of a series of vicious attacks which occurred earlier today. At 10:43 am,APD received calls of a subject being assaulted in the parking lot of King Pollo, 530 N. State College Boulevard. Moments later,additional calls were received of another assault occurring in front of El Pollo Loco, 1098 N. State College Boulevard.
While officers were responding, calls were received from witnesses who were following the suspect. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18NF0534
*Defendant has prior strike conviction for hate crime
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was charged with hate crimes for yelling racial slurs and using a metal cane to attack a 19-year-old Hispanic man selling flowers on the sidewalk.
Defendant: Daniel Owen Kelley, 57, Transient
Charged today in an amended complaint with one felony count each of: Continue reading
Chairman’s Homelessness Update: After Clearing the Riverbed, Orange County Invests in Long-Term Solutions for Homelessness
Santa Ana, Calif. (March 2, 2018) – Orange County Board of Supervisors Chairman Andrew Do provides the sixth edition of his weekly update on the continuous and consistent progress in addressing homelessness.
SANTA ANA RIVERBED: BEFORE AND AFTER
The County delivered on its promise to motel-shelter all those living on the riverbed. Here is an aerial view of the riverbed before and after sheltering over 700 homeless individuals: Continue reading
Daniel Owen Kelley, 57, a homeless man, was charged with a hate crime yesterday after he allegedly attacked a man selling flowers in Anaheim – calling his victim a “wetback,” according to the O.C. Register.
Kelley has been accused of beating his 19-year-old victim with a cane, at Beach Blvd. and Lincoln Ave., at about 3:25 in the afternoon on Sunday, as the victim was trying to sell flowers. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCSD to enforce trespass laws following the voluntary transition of homeless individuals encamped along the Santa Ana River Trail
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Feb. 26, 2018) – As of 2 p.m. today, all individuals encamped along the Santa Ana River Trail in the project area between Ball Road in the city of Anaheim and Memory Lane in the city of Orange have voluntarily complied with the request to relocate. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will now actively enforce state trespass laws and will maintain high visibility patrols in the area. Continue reading
Public court hearing on Feb 13th in Santa Ana, please attend or send an email
Tuesday, February 13 is vital for re-claiming the Santa Ana River Trail (SART) for use and enjoyment by the public.
County of Orange enforcement efforts have reduced the number of tents in the SART homeless camp by 41% since January 22. Radical homeless advocates are suing in federal court to stop that effort and prevent the County and the cities of Anaheim, Orange and Costa Mesa from enforcing anti-camping and loitering laws on the SART and in city parks. Continue reading
Environmental Remediation Project Update: February 9, 2018
Santa Ana, Calif. (February 9, 2018) – Below please find updates on the environmental remediation project that required the County of Orange to temporarily close a portion of the Santa Ana River Trail from Memory Lane/Garden Grove Boulevard in Orange to Taft Avenue/Ball Road in Anaheim beginning January 22.
Project Status Updates: 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
County Announces Enforcement of Public Hours, Closure of One Area Along Santa Ana River Trail
Santa Ana, CA (Oct. 30, 2017) — On Friday, November 3, 2017, the County of Orange will begin active enforcement of public hours along the recreational Santa Ana River Trail (SART) that runs adjacent to the Santa Ana River flood control channel. In addition, beginning November 10, the County will permanently close to public use the west side of the flood control channel between 17th Street and Adams Avenue in the City of Fountain Valley.
OC Parks and the Orange County Flood Control District have had permanently posted signage declaring the public access hours along the entirety of the trail, though the hours have been inconsistently enforced. The public access hours will remain the same as currently posted, November 1-February 28 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and March 1-October 31 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Starting November 3, 2017, individuals who access the SART outside of the posted hours will be in violation of state trespass laws and subject to citation. Continue reading