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speak. I subsequently left the hospital and returned to the Santa Ana Police Department. <br />0137 hours: <br />Orange County District Attorney Investigator Craig Brower and I conducted an interview of <br />Corporal D. Alcala #3226 in 3rd floor interview room #3140 at the Santa Ana Police <br />Department. <br />The following is a synopsis of the interview with Corporal Alcala which was recorded by <br />Investigator Brower. <br />Corporal Alcala told us that his current work assignment is as a Corporal within the Gang <br />³STOP ´Suppression Unit. His Gang Suppression Unit team consists of one corporal and <br />six detectives who typically work from twelve-thirty in the afternoon to eleven-thirty at night. <br />The team normally operates in two-man units depending on staffing availability. <br />Corporal Alcala said today there were four members of the team on duty with two assigned <br />Orange County Probation Officers working with them. The gang unit detectives were in two <br />marked Santa Ana Police Department vehicles and the probation officers were in one <br />unmarked probation vehicle. Corporal Alcala was partnered with Detective George Bodnar <br />#3337 in vehicle unit number 908. Their radio call sign was ³Sierra 21 Alpha.´Detective <br />Solorio and Detective Martinez were partnered together and their radio call sign was ³Sierra <br />24 Alpha.´ <br />The probation officers were driving an umarked black Ford Explorer with spot lights and rear <br />amber lights. The gang detectives were driving two ³slick top´black and white Crown <br />Victoria police vehicles with forward facing lights in the windshield. The vehicles had the <br />³SAPD´logo and ³Gang Unit´markings on the sides near the trunk. <br />The gang detectives were wearing uniforms consisting of dark blue polo shirts with Santa <br />Ana police insignia on the front and ³SAPD Gang Unit´on the back. The detectives were <br />wearing duty belts with their equipment affixed to them as well as Body Worn Cameras. <br />Corporal Alcala activated his camera after his arrival at the scene of the OIS. <br />Corporal Alcala said the incident occurred in the area of 1800 S. Evergreen Street which <br />consists of multiple two-story apartment buildings. Alleyways are located between the <br />apartment complexes that line the streets and run in north and south direction. This is a high <br />crime area dominated by two rival gangs. The ³Delhi´gang is a larger more established <br />traditional Hispanic gang whose territory is situated west of Evergreen Street. The ³Locotes´ <br />gang is a smaller gang whose territory is located east of Evergreen Street. The Delhi gang <br />is known for such crimes as felons in possession of firearms, robberies, thefts, and <br />vandalism. Corporal Alcala has previously arrested Delhi gang members for possession of <br />firearms. <br />Corporal Alcala said that the three units working tonight had just conducted a patrol check of <br />WKH SDUNLQJ ORW RI WKH &\EHU &DIp DW  6 6WDQGDUG $YHQXH SULRU WR WKLV LQFLGHQWCorporal <br />Alcala and the other two units were working in a coordinated fashion off of the ³Green´police <br />radio channel. Corporal Alcala advised the other two units that they would be checking the <br />area of 1600 to 1800 S. Evergreen Street and Cedar Street. Typically throughout their shift <br />they would spot check various active crime areas within the city. At this time, they were <br />Santa Ana PD 2019-05804 4 of 9