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Santa Ana police outline response to June 2025 demonstrations; city cites pending litigation and limits on disclosure
Summary
City staff presented a restricted review of police response to protests in June 2025, reporting 24 arrests across multiple days, extensive use of less‑lethal munitions and roughly $399,257 in overtime and equipment costs while warning that key video and details remain withheld because of active litigation.
The Santa Ana City Council heard a detailed but legally limited account Friday of the Police Department’s response to demonstrations in June 2025, including arrests, use of less‑lethal munitions and related overtime costs.
Commander López and Police Chief Rodríguez told the council the department responded across four days (June 9, 10, 11 and 14) to demonstrations that at points drew an estimated 1,000–1,500 participants and that mutual‑aid partners supported operations. The presentation said 24 arrests were made across those dates — primarily misdemeanor charges with a small number of felony arrests — and that the department deployed hundreds of less‑lethal rounds over the course of the events (including bean‑bag rounds and CS gas). The…
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