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Santa Ana police made an arrest in a January 10 hit-and-run accident that killed a 75-year-old man. Victor Manuel Arredondo Anaya was arrested by the Santa Ana Police Department after officers identified debris on the vehicle he was driving that matched the debris found at the crime scene, CBS reported.

A local resident saw the dark blue BMW at the intersection of First Street and Grand Avenue. The vehicle matched the description of the car police said hit and killed Miguel Chaves Ceja as he was walking near Edinger and Orange avenues in the early morning. The resident notified the …

A 47-year-old man is being held at the Orange County Jail on suspicion of home burglary and for committing a crime while out of bail, the Orange County Register reported. Officers found Nhan Quoc Che is leaving the entryway of a Westminster home around 10 a.m. January 9 wearing gloves. Police had received a frantic 911 call from the resident of the home saying she heard someone trying to get into the house through the front and back doors, the article stated.

Police are also investigating whether or not Che is tied to other burglaries in the area, the Register …

A year and several months after California's prison realignment program went into place in order to alleviate inmate overcrowding, state Governor Jerry Brown announced January 8 that the prison crisis in California is over. He said it is time the federal government remove its cap on state prison populations and end its oversight on the mental health services offered to inmates at the lockups, the Orange County Register reported.

California has made improvements to the prison system, and it's time the federal government return control to the state, Brown said. The issues of overcrowding and mental health care conditions at …

In response to the recent shootings across the country, several communities in California are offering "active shooter" training for business owners and operators. The training will help prepare people how to deal and respond when a shooting occurs. The Santa Ana Police Department is among those offering the free training sessions, according to the Orange County Register.

The class is free and takes place from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on January 15 in the Police Community Room of the 60 Civic Center Plaza, the article stated. It is being sponsored by the Santa Ana Police Department and the Santa …

A man suspected of stealing a 78-year-old woman's purse January 4 has been arrested by police and booked into the Santa Ana jail.

The Orange County Register reported Santa Ana police suspect 34-year-old Michael Travis Hunt was the man who ripped the purse from the woman's shoulder while she was walking on Harbor Boulevard near West First Street shortly before noon.

A witness of the robbery ran after the suspect and pointed police in the direction of his travel. At the time they arrived at the intersection the witness said he saw the robber, he was gone, and the purse had …