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The Public Information Officer (PIO) is responsible for all dissemination of news and information to the media and the public.

The PIO also supervises the newly formed Community Relations Team (CRT), which reaches out to the community with various meetings, presentations, and events.

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Corporal Jose Gonzalez

Public Information Officer

Phone: (714) 245-8715

Media Fax: (714) 245-8195

Pager: (714) 346-7112

PRESS RELEASES

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2008

Date	Title
09/18/08	$5,000 Reward Offered For Serial Game Stop Robber
07/31/08	3rd Annual National Night Out Celebration
07/03/08	Santa Ana Police Department SWAT Officer Injured During Training Excercise
06/12/08	Police and Fire Departments Sponsor Children's Illegal Fireworks Awareness Contest and Demonstrations
06/09/08	Special Olympics Torch Run
06/09/08	DUI Checkpoint
05/22/08	Suspected Child Molester Arrested
05/21/08	U.S. Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force Arrest Santa Ana’s “Most Wanted” Gang Homicide Suspect
05/15/08	Media Plan : Protect Education Funding Rally
05/14/08	SAPD Cold Case Solves 1991 Homicide
05/01/08	May 1, 2008 Media Plan
04/03/08	Against All Odds, Santa Ana Police Department Female Recruit Graduates Academy Number One Breaking 18 Year Streak
02/19/08	Santa Ana First Responders and UCI Medical Students Organize a DUI Collision to Educate Local High School
02/19/08	Supervisor Janet Nguyen Scheduled to Present the Santa Ana Police Department's Police Athletics and Activity League Funds for Facility Improvements
02/14/08	Recent Increase in Gang Violence Prompts Probe of Local Gang
01/14/08	City of Santa Ana Experiences a Decrease in Crime

2007

Date	Title
12/20/07	SAPD Officers Spread Christmas Cheer to Saint Francis and Saint Edna Senior Homes
11/08/07	SAPD Solves 2005 Murder of Jewelry Salesman
11/02/07	Suspect Identified and Arrested in 1964 Murder
10/29/07	Santa Ana Police Department Hosts Junior C.O.P. Award Recognition Ceremony
10/15/07	SAPD Cold Case Homicide Unit Solves 1987 Murder
10/11/07	Free Parvo Virus Vaccines
10/01/07	International Walk to School Day
09/27/07	SAPD's Most Wanted List Now Available on the Internet
09/24/07	EPIC Scheduled to Host Town Hall Meeting
09/17/07	SAPD Urges Residents to Vaccinate Pets
08/23/07	Pet Store Owner Scheduled to Attend Administrative Hearing
08/20/07	Pet Store Owner Cited for 85 Counts of Animal Neglect
08/06/07	2nd Annual National Night Out Celebration
08/03/07	Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez to Present SAPD with $100,000 to Launch Internet Safety Program
08/02/07	Santa Ana Police Department's 2nd Annual Career Expo
08/01/07	Public's Assistance Needed to Solve 1985 Murder
06/20/07	Santa Ana Police Department's Cold Case Unit and Orange County Crime Lab Work Collectively to Solve 1992 Homicide
05/31/07	Police and Fire Departments Sponsor Children's Illegal Fireworks Awareness Contest and Demonstrations
05/17/07	Million Dollar Reward Program Commencement
05/15/07	Consumer Alert: SAPD Urges Community to Stop Illegal Puppy Sales
05/10/07	Click it or Ticket: SAPD's Enforcement Campaign Announcement
05/02/07	Sex Registrant Residence Verification Program
04/25/07	Anti-Graffiti Logo Contest
03/29/07	Joint Effort Results in Rescue of 4-Year-Old Girl
02/21/07	DUI Enforcement and Checkpoint
02/13/07	Identity Theft Ring Investigation Update
02/06/07	Couple Charged with 109 Counts of Identity Theft Related Charges
01/31/07	New Tobacco Retail Licensing Ordinance
01/25/07	Identity Theft Ring Investigation Concluded
01/25/07	Suspect Arrested in 1990 Homicide
01/18/07	First Spanish Language Emergency Preparedness Website Unveiled
01/18/07	Fourth Arrest in Double Gang Homicide
01/02/07	Dedication of Westend Substation

2006

Date	Title
12/19/06	Town Hall Meeting-December 21, 2006
10/31/06	Traffic Grant Aimed at Curbing Aggressive Drivers
08/18/06	Interagency Traffic Grant Aimed at Pedestrian Safety
07/17/06	Reward Announced in Fatal Hit and Run of 8-year-old Boy
07/13/06	Information on Homicide Sought
06/22/06	Detectives Save Life of 14-Year-Old Girl Attempting Suicide
06/08/06	2nd Grade Students Win Lunch with Police Officers and Firefighters
06/07/06	Subject Collapses and Dies While in Police Custody
05/26/06	Robbery Series in Orange County
05/15/06	Santa Ana Joins Nationwide Safety Belt Crackdown Targeting Unbuckled Drivers
05/11/06	Gang Related Shooting Results in Homicide and Four Suspects in Custody
04/12/06	Fourteen Officers Earn the 10851 Award
03/22/06	Former Federal Employee Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges
03/13/06	ID Theft Investigations Foils $30,000 Heist
02/22/06	CARE Alert Update
02/21/06	Child Abduction Regional Emergency (CARE) Alert
02/15/06	Burnt Body Found in Shed
02/14/06	Joint Task Force Captures Kidnapping Suspect
02/01/06	Homicide Suspect Arrested at the Mexican Border
01/30/06	Minorities Promoted into Key Management Positions
01/18/06	Police Seek Public Assistance in Robberies

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