Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, 46, was charged with two felony counts of cruelty to animals, one felony count of grand theft of a companion animal and one misdemeanor count of possession of a ...

What we know: Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, 46, is accused of luring neighborhood cats to his property where he harmed or killed them between Nov. 2024 and Apr. 2025 in Santa Ana and Westminster ...

The Santa Ana Animal Control Unit, operating under the city’s police department, received seven reports of injured and dead cats between November 2024 and April 2025. Cats were found dead or ...

The Santa Ana man charged with felony animal cruelty for luring neighborhood cats to harm and kill them did not show up for his Wednesday scheduled court appearance, and a warrant has been issued ...

The charges stem from a string of cases in the nearby cities of Santa Ana and Westminster, including one involving a woman's stolen cat, Edds said. The cases also involve a police investigation ...

A Santa Ana man charged with animal cruelty in the killing and maiming of as many as 20 cats, drawing loud public outcry, skipped his arraignment hearing Wednesday morning, according to ...

Shown is the Santa Ana home of Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, 46, who is accused of killing neighborhood cats. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...

A Santa Ana man who allegedly lured, harmed and killed neighborhood cats has been charged with animal cruelty. Alejandro Oliveros Acosta was charged with two counts of animal cruelty and a count ...

A 45-year-old Santa Ana man accused of killing dozens of cats in Santa Ana and snatching an expensive Bengal Lynx cat from Westminster has been charged with animal cruelty and is scheduled to be ...

A 45-year-old Santa Ana man accused of killing dozens of cats after luring them with food has been charged with animal cruelty. Arraignment for Alejandro Oliveros Acosta was scheduled for ...