OCSD - Stanton

The Official Page for #OCSD Stanton Police Services. This is a non-emergency communications tool, in an EMERGENCY CALL 911.

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🚨 Evacuation Center Update 🚨

The following evacuation centers are now the ONLY locations accepting people impacted by the incident:

📍 Freedom Hall
16801 Euclid St., Fountain Valley

📍 Savanna High School
301 N. Gilbert St., Anaheim

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Important incident update.

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***CRITICAL INCIDENT UPDATE***

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Evacuation centers are now open:
Residents of Stanton: Stanton City Hall/Community Center at 7800 Katella Avenue, Stanton.

Residents of Garden Grove: Rancho Alamitos High School at 11351 Dale Street, Garden Grove

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Evacuation orders have been reissued for the following area:

North of Garden Grove Boulevard
East of Springdale Avenue
West of Dale Street
South of Orangewood Avenue

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We thank OCFA and CHP for their partnership during this incident and all the community members who reached out with their support.

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Last night, just after 2:00 a.m., OC Sheriff deputies responded to assist the Orange County Fire Authority with a vehicle fire at a gas station near Beach Blvd and Orangewood Ave. Deputies arrived and positioned their vehicles to keep traffic away from the incident.

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Shortly after, a second uninvolved vehicle drove into our Sheriff’s Department patrol vehicles. Fortunately, no OC Sheriff or OCFA members were injured in the collision.

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A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect and victim knew each other and may have had a previous dispute. The suspect, Freddie Martinez, 50, a transient, was booked into the Orange County Jail for attempted murder and is being held on $1 million dollar bail.

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Today at approximately 6:35am, deputies were dispatched to an unknown trouble call in an abandoned industrial building near Cerritos Avenue and Magnolia in Stanton.

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On March 19, 2025, Orange County Homicide investigators, along with North Directed Enforcement Team (NDET) and Stanton Special Enforcement Team (SET) members, located and arrested the male suspected of shooting the victim in the face.

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Several subjects have been detained at the scene and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to call 714-647-7000. Anonymous tips can be sent to OC Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS (855-847-6227) or at https://t.co/ZX51lPAXtp.

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On December 20, 2024, at approximately 4:20pm, Deputies responded to the area of Orangewood Ave and Court Street in the city of Stanton reference a shooting.

Upon their arrival, deputies located one adult male with a gunshot wound.

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That victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

A second adult victim was located in the area who was treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries related to the shooting.

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At about 10:05 a.m., deputies were dispatched to the area of Monroe Ave. and Dale Ave. reference a vehicle accident. Please avoid the area and find alternate routes while the investigation is ongoing. Thank you.

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Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators have arrested one man on suspicion of robbing a massage business of $2,000 and sexually assaulting multiple victims. Read the full press release at https://t.co/69JUamUzgo

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If anyone has additional details that may assist investigators, they are asked to contact the Orange County Sheriff’s Department at 714-647-7000. Anonymous information may be provided through Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.

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Traffic Update: The intersection of Beach and Cerritos is now open. Thank you for your patience.