School safety officer held for molesting

A Santa Ana man employed as a school safety officer was arrested Friday on child molestation charges.

According to the SAPD, David Escobar, 45, was arrested at Saddleback High School in Santa Ana where he worked. He was booked into Orange County Jail in Santa Ana on multiple molestation charges and bail was set at $1 million.

A woman reported to police that the suspect had molested her “on several occasions” when she was 4 years old and he was 20.

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Several gunshots were fired from a moving car at another vehicle before dawn on Friday in Westminster.

According to Sgt. Eddie Esqueda of the WPD, the incident took place around 4:40 a.m. in the 13200 block of Jasperson Way (west of Beach Boulevard, between Garden Grove Boulevard and Trask Avenue).

A motorist was driving when confronted by an unknown suspect in a white sport utility vehicle. Several shots were fired at the victim’s car, one of them hitting the vehicle.

The victim was not in-

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During their investigation, detectives identified a second victim who reported being molested by Escobar. She was a teenager at the time.

In addition to working as a safety officer for the Santa Ana Unified School District, he had also worked as an after-school program coordinator for the City of

Santa Ana’s parks and recreation department from July 1996 through September 2011. Neither victim had been enrolled in Escobar’s after-school program. Detectives believe there could be more victims and are asking anyone with information about possible similar incidents to contact Detective J. Garcia at (714) 245-8732 or at jgarcia@santa-ana.org.

Make way for spicy food and eye-catching automobiles. On Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Vanguard Avenue, between Winton Street and St. Mark Street, will close for the Chili Cook-Off and Car Show community event. Motorists should plan accordingly to avoid delays.

The Chili Cook-Off and Car Show will be held at Eastgate Park, at 12001 St. Mark Street, from 12-4 p.m.

The event is hosted by Kathy Ladd in sponsorship of the Pacifica High School NJROTC program.Residents in the area should expect an increase of pedestrian traffic during event hours.

The GGPD Traffic Unit will be onsite during closure times to direct traffic and suggest alternate routes.