Commander Mark Steen

District Division Commander

Frances Arzate

Police Service Officer

(714) 245-8759

farzate@santa-ana.org

Southeast District Hotline

(714) 245-8275

SOUTHEAST DIVISION

As the name implies, the Southeast Division is located in the southeast quadrant of the city.  It is a diverse mix of residential neighborhoods and business districts.   The residential neighborhoods vary from single-family dwellings to high-density multi-story apartment buildings.  The business districts are comprised of small family owned and large industrial businesses that employ several hundred community members.  Southeast Division personnel continue to work with this diverse community to resolve their unique issues that impact the quality of life within the residential neighborhoods and to ensure continued business success.

CORNER STONE VILLAGE PROJECT

In 1994, a coalition of community based organizations, residents, City staff, and Southeast Division personnel came together to improve and revitalize the Minnie/Standard neighborhood. Historically, this neighborhood was known for drug sales and gang related activity.  The coalition’s efforts resulted in a dramatic neighborhood transformation and overall crime reduction.  It is an example of a police-community partnership in its simplest and most pragmatic form.  

ILLEGAL DOCUMENT MANUFACTURE AND SALES

District Task Force officers investigated the trafficking and manufacturing of illegal documents, completing six enforcement initiatives in 2004.  As a result of information from citizens and use of undercover officers, four illegal document “mills” were shut down.  A total of 40 arrests were made, as well as the confiscation of document blanks and reproduction equipment, valued at $95,000.