Deputy Chief Rick Armendariz—who has served the Anaheim Police Department since 2019—will be sworn in on August 18 as the city’s new chief of police. The Anaheim City Council approved the contract with Mr. Armendariz—an Anaheim resident—on July 18. He will be the 37th chief in the 153-year history of the police department, according to…

A 24-year-old Fountain Valley woman was booked on suspicion of animal abuse at an Anaheim daycare and boarding business in Anaheim, police said July 7. Michelle Navarrete was booked on July 6 and released when she posted $20,000 bail, according to Anaheim police Sgt. Jon McClintock. Orange County Animal Care officials notified police on July…

A joint police effort between two Orange County cities led to the arrest of 10 suspects in a robbery series that spanned over six months, authorities said. According to Anaheim and Placentia police departments, the 13 robberies occurred in Anaheim, Buena Park, La Habra, Orange, Placentia, Santa Ana, and Stanton between June and December of…

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Anaheim police were investigating a possible double homicide at Disneyland’s GardenWalk shopping district early May 21. The Orange County coroner’s office confirmed to City News Service that an investigation has been launched into at least one death at the shopping area, located outside the Disneyland and California Adventure amusement parks. According to KTLA5, police…

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A man and a woman were struck and killed by a vehicle in Anaheim, authorities said May 13. The collision was reported at approximately 8:30 p.m. Friday in the 1000 block of South Anaheim Boulevard, Sgt. Jonathan McClintock of the Anaheim Police Department told City News Service. The man was pronounced dead at the…

ANAHEIM, Calif.—The owner and operator of an Anaheim dance studio has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting several girls at the studio, police said May 3. The allegations against Mark Chavarria came to light after several girls between the ages of 12 and 14 reported multiple sexual assaults at the Chavarria Institute of the…

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Four boys were arrested May 2 evening in connection with a double shooting in Anaheim. Anaheim Police Department officers were called at approximately 8:37 p.m. to the 1600 block of Calle Del Mar, near Walnut Street and Cerritos Avenue, regarding a shooting and upon their arrival learned several suspects had fled after the shooting,…

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A man was shot and killed Monday morning at a 24-hour Jack-in-the-Box restaurant in Anaheim. The shooting was reported about 2 a.m. at the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Ball Road, Anaheim police Sgt. Jonathan McClintock told City News Service. Arriving officers found the man in the parking lot with at least one gunshot…

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Two drivers were killed April 9 morning when the vehicles they were driving collided in Anaheim. The crash was reported at 12:24 a.m. at Nohl Ranch Road and Serrano Avenue, Anaheim Police Sgt. Jonathan McClintock told City News Service. “Upon officers’ arrival, they located the vehicles, including one that was overturned,” McClintock said. “The…

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A 36-year-old man free on bail on domestic violence charges was behind bars March 20, suspected of killing a former girlfriend in Anaheim. Police were called at 2:24 p.m. Friday to an apartment in the 1900 block of South Union Street, one block south of Katella Avenue, Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Jon McClintock said….