The Santa Ana Police Department believes in each individual's right to express their appreciation of an employee for outstanding service and/or complaint against an employee for improper actions.

If a Santa Ana Police Department employee provided outstanding service and you would like to extend your appreciation, we will gladly accept any written explanation of the incident.  Please provide the employee's name and badge number (if known), date, time, and location of the occurrence, and details about the occurrence.

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You may also complete the Commendation Form and mail or bring it in to the Police Department.

If you would like to file a formal complaint against a police employee for actions you truly believe to be improper, you can complete the Complaint Form and mail or bring it in to the Police Department.  For further information and instructions, please refer to the form below.

English or Spanish

Both forms are in pdf format.  The Adobe Reader is available to download for free at www.adobe.com.